admin Date , April 6, 2026 Sailing 12 Days to Go
“Packing for a Yacht – Why Everything Must Be Squashy”
Packing for a sailing holiday is not like packing for a hotel.
There is no:
Wardrobe
Chest of drawers
“I’ll just leave this on the chair”
Instead, there is:
A very small space and nowhere to hide your luggage
Bringing a hard suitcase onto a yacht is roughly equivalent to:
Bringing a grand piano into a tentIt:
Doesn’t fit
Gets in the way
Annoys everyone
And once it’s empty… It’s still taking up space
The golden rule:
If it doesn’t squash…
it doesn’t come
Soft bags:
Can be shoved into lockers
Fit odd-shaped spaces
Don’t attack your shins at night
Reasons to take them:
You stay dry (big plus)
You stay warm when the wind picks up
You look like you know what you’re doing
Reasons not to:
Bulky
Possibly overkill for fair weather
I don’t currently own any good ones.
Water has an annoying habit of
Getting everywhere
So dry bags are ideal for:
Phones
iPad / wifes Kindle
Cameras
Anything you don’t want to replace
Particularly useful when:
It rains
Someone splashes you
You drop something (hopefully not yourself)
This is the hardest part to accept.
You do not need:
7 outfits for 7 days - especially for my wife
You do need:
A few quick-dry items
Layers
Something warm
Something waterproof
And yes…
You will wear the same clothes more than once
No one will care
Everyone else is doing exactly the same
Packing for a yacht is not about choice.
It’s about:
Survival of the smallest bag
