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If you are one of those who have always dreamed of sailing the seas at the helm of your own sailboat , but the accounts do not come out at the end of the month, write down this option: share voyages and expenses. Everyone wins in this kind of Blablacar from boat trips . The bosses can take their boats more often and the crew members, sign up for the itinerary that best suits them and even propose another alternative. To put them in contact there are several digital platforms such as People to navigate, Barcoamigo.com and Sailwiz.

The CEO and founder of the latter, Álvaro García, summarizes the service as "a collaborative economy model that seeks to bring the sea closer to the whole world." Sailwiz was born two years ago and already has more than 6,000 users and 500 plans with prices of all kinds: from 35 euros the departure of a day along the coast of Almeria to a week in the Mediterranean for 400. The system is always the same : You pay per seat, not for the entire ship . It is the difference with the portals to the use of boat rentals.

SAILBOATS, CATAMARANS AND YACHTS

Both patrons and navigators must register previously through a Facebook, Google or email account, although the method depends on each application. In the case of skippers, they must detail, apart from their data, those of their boat (sailboats, catamarans and motor yachts usually succeed). They also announce the available departures, as well as the price of each of them. Users, meanwhile, can examine the historical valuations of the employer.

A shared journey thanks to these digital platforms.

In addition, the nautical activities that can be performed such as fishing, diving, kayaking, regattas or sailing baptism will appear. It is even possible to enjoy a gastronomic pairing on the deck of a chef's hand or hire a musical group to give a live concert.

The possibilities (and prices, of course) multiply. Just take a look at ads like this: « Sailboat cruise in Cabo de Gata from September 13 to 15. 200 euros »,« I'm looking for a boat in Jávea for August »,« We want to sail from Valencia to Ibiza. We are four adults plus one child ”,“ Camino de Santiago at sea from Vigo from October 2 to 5. 745 euros per person »,« A day trip through the virgin beaches of Menorca. 49 euros per person. Departure from the port of Ciudadela »...

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