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Yacht charter provisioning
In an ideal situation, some essentials should already be on board your charter yacht and with the right charter company you should not have to worry about the following provisions.
Essentials that ideally should be on board
- Insect repellent
- Bottles of water - against a first day heatstroke
- Sun block
- Rubbish bags - Tea cloths - Swab
- Soap - All-purpose cleaner - Washing-up liquid
- Toilet paper - Lavatory freshener
- Matches
- Coffee filters - Tea bags
- Sugar - Salt - Spices
- Olive oil - Corn oil - Vinegar
- Ice ! - Ice !! - Ice !!!
- Perhaps a complementary bowl of fruit, bottle of Greek wine or some flowers. Yet, I would trade these immediatly for any of the essentials above.
Yacht charter provisioning list
Letting a charter company deliver groceries to your yacht is often (very) expensive so only order the bare necessities for the first day (or two). Moreover, it is nicer to do your own provisioning in the next - far more romantic - little port,
and it is often cheaper to eat out in a taverna or estiatoria (restaurant) the first evening than to prepare your own expensive ingredients.
During your sailing trip it is prudent to supply the yacht for at least a couple of days
, not only for safety but smaller ports might not hold a wide variety of provisions.
Furthermore, you might change your plans and drop anchor in a secluded bay.
Canned/dried
Sardines
Anchovy
Tuna
Soup
Tomatoes (condensed)
Corn
Chilli beans
Black and green olives
Pickles
Capers
Mustard
Honey
Toast
Rice, pasta
Dried lentils, beans and chickpeas
Nuts, almonds and pistachios
Stock cubes (soups/sauses)
Flour
Cocao
Biscuits - Papadopoulos
Beverages
A lot of bottles of water
Milk (UHT)
Orange juice
Beer - Amstel/Heineken/Mythos
Ouzo
Fresh
Courgettes
Eggplants
Cucumbers
Paprika/Peppers
Lettuce
Giant beans - Gigantes
Mushrooms
Parsley, dill, oregano, thyme
Dolmas (stuffed wine leaves)
Greek yoghurt
Feta, Graviera
, Kefalotiri
Apples, grapes, oranges, melons
Fresh fish
Chocolate
Eggs
Milk, Butter
Spinach pies (Spanakopita)
Cheese pies (Tyropita)
Fresh - lasting longer
White cabbages
Carrots
Onions
Garlic
Potatoes
Beets
Lemons
Whisky, port and good wines should preferably be bought at the airport, more choice and more quality, definitely worth the added weight in your luggage.
Every week you will need to take in diesel fuel for about 
140. The diesel will often be delivered by truck.
The water tanks usually need filling up every other day, which costs about 2 - 5 each time depending on the island and season. A very long hose is an essential item in the yacht's inventory.
Ice
Every other day you need a few bags of ice cubes to keep all the provisions fresh in the fridge while saving the batteries: 0 - 4 per bag.
In the more popular ports it will be delivered at the quay. Otherwise, the local fishermen will know were to get ice. You can also try restaurants, fishmongers, fuel stations and mini-markets. Note that ice cubes with holes are inferior to the solid ice cubes and that not all ice is made from potable water, better ask before use in beverages.
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