After several wonderful sailing trips in the Grenadines my crew made it clear they would never go back if it meant flying LIAT. Those numerous terrible experiences (e.g., passengers physically assaulting flight crew to bring checked baggage onboard, luggage delivered at end of charter, boat parts air shipped flew around a whole day, etc.) more than overcame the great sailing. Regarding Barefoot, beware their "Legends" (or whatever they call their second tier boats) boats and do not believe the "fully refurbished" promo.

To be clear, the sailing is great! Depending on conditions, your first five minutes out of St. Vincent will be more fun than a year's worth of sailing in BVI. As stated earlier, the boats you will see are not the cookie-cutter charters (thanks Moorings!) you will see parked door-handle to door-handle in BVI.