Yachting has now become a recreational activity among corporates. Those expecting an ultra luxury sailing experience in the Indian waters can go for a yacht rental holiday. According to 2010 reports about 287 leisure boats have been registered with the Mumbai authorities. Cruising in India is increasing every year. According to the surveys done in this category, reports states that this can be improved further with better infrastructure. People are now more interested in power-yachts & speed boats. Travelers seeking an informal and casual holiday experience as well as groups and those expecting full cruise rentals for meetings, and individual private family gatherings can opt a yacht rental.
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Yacht rentals will offer you a chill out as well as entertainment at sea. Yacht rentals also offer you other excitements such as fishing and diving. Some in Mumbai even use the yachts as taxi service. Some are using the yacht rentals for sailing to places such as Singapore, Dubai, Thailand and even China.
Yachting in India is gaining more attention now a day. Even though the yacht rentals & yacht charters are gaining importance in today’s life, the rapid expansion of the yachting culture is inhibited by the lack of facilities. Mumbai considered as India’s yachting capital does not have a docking facility or Marina for large pleasure boats. Due to this, the big pleasure boats are parked overseas in Mumbai. This is the same problem prevalent in Chennai.
In some countries as in Singapore & Malaysia, the yachts have to just dock at the Marina and the tourists can get their visa on arrival. In India getting permissions like this is very difficult. It is the Yachting Association of India which is the governing body for sailing, windsurfing and motor boating in India. If the specified facilities are introduced then there will be a great increase in the number of people preferring yacht rentals in India.
Some of the Luxury Yacht rentals in India are:
1. Blue Bay Marine
New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Ph: +919820399261 / +919820007559
2. Navnit Marine Private Limited
Navnit House, Gokul Nagar,
Mumbai Agra Road,
Thane (W), 400601
Mumbai, India
Tel: (+91) 22 6677 6659
(+91) 22 6677 6658
(+91) 22 6677 6653
Mobile : (+91) 9773377555
E-mail: info@navnitmarine.com
3. Burgess yachts
Email: mumbai@burgessyachts.com
Mob: +91 9619195573
4. Ocean Blue Mumbai Office
4th Floor, Lansdowne House,
Lansdowne Road, M.B. Marg,
Apollo Bunder, Mumbai 400039, India.
Tel: + 91 22 6615 3001 Fax: +91 22 3916 6966
Email: sales@oceanblue.in
Ocean Blue Kochi Office
Marina House, Kochi International Marina,
Bolgatty Palace & Island Resort, Bolgatty Island,
Kochi 682504, India.
Mobile: +91 99958 95310
Email: kochi@oceanblue.in
5. Marin Asia, Goa
Ph: +91 (880) 508-4839
Email: info@goayacht.com
6. Lady M, Goa
Ph: 09822385885
Email: ladym@milestonehotels.in
7. Solita
Odyssey Tours & Travels Pvt Ltd
`Aranya', 2/286 Boa Viagem Road
Naikavaddo, Calangute
Goa - 403 516
Tel: 098221 80826
E-mail: solita@odyssey.co.in