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• Mariner Boating Holidays offers a range of special interest journeys where the only common denominator is a boat and water. The boat may be a yacht, a traditional but luxurious gulet, a cruising catamaran or the experience may be land based as in the case of the America’s Cup.
  
  The interests range from golf to history, art, food, wine, photography and yacht racing. These journeys are usually hosted by a specialist in the field so that you can indulge unashamedly in something about which you are passionate and enjoy the experience at the same time.
  
  You can join one of these journeys as a single, couple or part of a group and you certainly don’t need any sailing experience. All you have to do is turn up at the embarkation port and we will take care of the rest.
  
  Over the next three years we will offer the following experiences:
  
  Tim Wheeler’s Photo Tour, Croatia, August/September 2013
  The Vogalonga Regatta Cruise, Venice, Italy, May 2013
  Robyn Vulinovich Slow Food Tour, Croatia, September 2013
  America’s Cup & Wine Cruise, USA, September 2013
  Cilla Campbell’s Art Tours - Turkey, September 2013 & in Croatia, June 2014
  Heli-golfing in the Bay of Islands New Zealand with professional golfer Scott Spence, 23 February to 1 March, 2014
  The Gallipoli centenary, Turkey, April 2015
  
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• Turkey

  With kilometer after kilometer of coastline, with three different seas surrounding three sides; Tukey is a superb sailing destination.
  
  The shores are laced with beaches, bays, coves, ports, islands and peninsulas. There are high rocky mountains , green valleys, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. There are unique rambling archaeological sites to explore.  A flourishing hotel and tourist infrastructure and an ancient tradition of hospitality greet the visitor. Read more

  

  Croatia

  With over a thousand islands and 4,000 km of coastline, the Adriatic is one of the best cruising destinations in the world. This area averages over 2,600 hours of sunshine per year and has an impressive chain of immaculately clean full service marinas with water, electricity,  super markets and laundry facilities - it really is hard to beat. Read more

  

  Greece

  Boasting over 20,000 km of coastline and approximately 1,400 islands, 227 of which are inhabited, this is a great sailing destination. Each island displays its own unique flavour and proud heritage. Most are barren and rocky but some surprise the visitor with fertile valleys where figs, grapes, olives and vegetables are farmed.
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  Italy

  From Sicily in the south to Elba in the north the western shores of Italy offer a wonderful cruising destination.
  When cruising the Tuscan coast cross between the coast and through the islands of Elba and Giglio 10 miles away. Harbours are slightly sparser along this coast, which includes the major port of Livorno as well as marinas at Marina di Carrara, Viareggio, Salivoli, Talamone, Santo Stefano, Punta Ala Marina, Porto Ercole and Marina di Cala Galera.
  The Tyrrhenian Coast is the most populated part of the Italian shoreline, including the major cities of Rome and Naples. The Pontine Islands of Ponza, Ventotene, Ischia, can lead into a cruise along the Amalfi Coast and take in Capri. Read more

  

  USA

  Join us in the big, wild USA, where you can wrestle with rapids, or massive waves. Mariner Boating holidays can hook you up with a large fish in Alaska or a yacht, sailing the blue waters of the relaxing Pacific North West.   Read more

  

  New Zealand

  Known by locals as "God's own country", New Zealand's land leaps out of the water and rises with green flanks towards the sky. This is the place where fairy tales are made and certainly fairy tale holidays. The Bay of Islands is the most popular cruising destination with hundreds of secluded islands and bays to explore. Read more

  

• Americas Cup Cruise

  10-night "America's Cup Wine Cruise" in September, when guests on Celebrity Solstice will have a commanding view of the boats participating in the finals of the world-famous sailing race in San Francisco Bay, complete with an overnight stay. Read more

  

  Vogalonga Regatta Cruise

  The Vogalonga Regatta is a famous regatta that began in Venice in 1974, and takes place each year on a Sunday in May when, for a few hours, the suffocating traffic of motorized boats ceases, and the water is left alone to the oars... Read more

  

  Kornati Yacht Rally 2013

  Accompanying the Kornati Yacht Rally this year is professional travel photographer Tim Wheeler. He will be on hand every day with photographic coaching, advice and guidance. Tim will be conducting five photo work-shops in idyllic locations during the cruise. Read more

  

  New Zealand Heli-Golf

  Join professional golfer Scott Spence on this unforgettable heli-golf trip in New Zealand's Bay of Islands.  Read more

  
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