If you want to feel like you’ve fallen through a movie screen into a world of palm-lined beaches, quiet archipelagos, celebrity glamour, and staggering landscapes, then a California yacht charter is for you.
A California yacht charter offers an extraordinary range of experiences, from the celebrity haunts and golden beaches of Los Angeles, to the sweet-smelling pine forests and crystal clear coves of the beautiful Channel Islands.
In San Francisco you might cruise past Alcatraz and under the soaring Golden Gate Bridge, while Santa Barbara offers a Mediterranean feel, its white stucco and red-tiled buildings dwarfed by the immense backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
No matter where you go on your California yacht charter, the Pacific currents bring an explosion of marine life to the California coastline that can be best seen from your yacht. Watch up-close as whales breach and splash their giant tails on the water, or dive where sea lions transform from clumsy, blundering land-dwellers to underwater creatures of sublime grace.
On your California yacht charter, sea life is everywhere: you might be enjoying breakfast on-deck while a seal basks on your yacht’s swim platform just a few feet away, its dark skin gleaming in the California sunshine.
The waters are deep off the California Coast, so with the exception of a few splendid island anchorages, you’ll often find yourself drawn back to the marinas in the evening. Once docked, it’s time to dress-up and step ashore into the warm California night, where neon lights flash under palm trees and life feels like the movies.
Or perhaps you’d like to take a city sunset cruise on your yacht, enjoying canapés and cocktails on the sundeck while the skyscrapers shine in the last rays of sunshine. When the lights flicker on across the West Coast and the fine dining is done, the nightlife of California can’t fail to impress, whether it’s the A-list super-clubs of L.A., the jazz clubs of downtown San Diego, or the decadent speakeasies of San Francisco.
The California Coast is immense, with over 840 miles of endless beaches, glittering seaside cities and wild, arid beauty stretching all the way to Mexico. Denison Yacht Sales has three offices in California and a wealth of experience organizing California yacht charters, so here are just a few of our ideas on how to have a truly unforgettable California yacht charter experience.
A luxury yacht charter is a superb way to enjoy the City by the Bay and its stunning surrounds. On your San Francisco yacht charter you might take a harbor cruise to visit the forbidding Alcatraz prison, or visit the meadows and coves of nearby Angel Island, its tranquil setting belying its storied past. Dock in Sausalito to enjoy the boutiques, fine restaurants, and galleries, or take a rattling cable car up and down the steep hills of San Francisco, the stunning vista of the Golden Gate Bridge and the sparkling bay spread out before you.
Take a walking tour of the local Gold Rush and Prohibition history, or anchor your yacht outside the San Francisco Giant’s AT&T Park waiting for a ‘splash hit’. On a San Francisco yacht charter you might decide to journey further, out of the Bay, and on toward the beautiful cliffs and beaches of the Point Reyes National Seashore, where humpback whales play just offshore.
Of course, it doesn’t have to be all about the coastline on a San Francisco yacht charter. On a smaller boat, you might choose to cruise up the Sacramento River to the rolling vineyards and award-winning restaurants of the Napa Valley, or take a helicopter ride above the Golden Gate Bridge and then out further, perhaps flying out across the desert to glittering Las Vegas, or to walk among the giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park.
Between the glittering nightlife of Los Angeles and Hollywood, the tranquil beauty of the Channel Islands, and the endless California beaches with their rolling breakers and iconic lifeguard huts, a Southern California Yacht charter is the perfect combination of celebrity glamour and stunning natural beauty. Stroll along Hollywood Boulevard under the waving palms, watch surfers stretched out across famed Santa Monica Beach, and cruise along the American Riviera to Santa Barbara.
Just offshore lie the stunning Channel Islands, a quiet archipelago of national parks and beaches. Snorkel or kayak along the forested coves, and enjoy the hiking and birdwatching. If you’re looking for a bit more action, head to Catalina Island, where the restaurants, beach club cabanas and stylish art deco buildings sit in the shadow of Mt. Orizaba, the island’s highest peak.
Back on the coast at Newport Beach you can continue your yacht charter down the spectacular coast of California to San Diego, enjoying the excellent anchorages, game fishing, and coastal scenery along the way.
Whether north coast or south, there’s a shiver of excitement in the warm Pacific air of California. A luxury yacht charter is the ultimate way to make the most of it, so get in contact with Denison to make your California yacht charter dream come true.
Contact Yacht Charter Manager Jackie Guenther for more information: