Originally Posted by snmhanson
BTW, how did you like the Saona? We are chartering one in the BVIs in early December. Were you on the Owner's version or the five cabin model? Plenty of storage space for clothes and other personables?


Really liked the Saona! We were on the 5 cabin version. We were 4 couples so unfortunately one of the couples had the Captains Cabin (or at least that is what I referred to cabin that is accessed from the cockpit.) This cabin was a little smaller than the other three larger cabins. We used the bunk cabin as storage for beer basically (12 beer/ person/day! = a lot of beer! toast) Didn't have a problem with storage but we ate out most evenings.

Most of the time the sitting area above the bimini was full and allowed for a lot of company for the captain/helm's man. Sailing wise she performed pretty well although did not do a lot of up wind sailing. seemed to handle the swells with ease. We had a fantastic down-wind sail from Union to St. George.