NORTH FORT MYERS, Florida - The pleasures of chartering a sailing or power yacht, and learning to cruise and sail while you live aboard a vessel, are highlighted in "Sailing & Cruising," a free new video available from Southwest Florida Yachts.

In the 10-minute video, Southwest Florida Yacht's fleet of trawlers, motoryachts and sailing vessels is seen operating in the scenic waters sheltered by the famous barrier islands of Southwest Florida including Sanibel, Captiva, Cayo Costa and Useppa.

Southwest Florida Yachts charters a fleet of 10 trawlers and motoryachts from 32 to 42 feet, out of Marinatown Marina in North Fort Myers. The company, now in its 16th year, also charters a fleet of sailing yachts out of Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda. Vessels are chartered bareboat or with skippers for cruises of three days or more on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and through the barrier islands of Southwest Florida.

Southwest Florida Yachts' sister division, Florida Sailing and Cruising School, offers 25 different sailing and powerboat courses for beginning, intermediate and advanced mariners too.