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Re: Sunsail cat aground at Dead Chest Island?
[Re: Matt W]
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05/10/2022 04:57 PM
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I assume you saw my thread where someone tried to do something very similar.
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Re: Sunsail cat aground at Dead Chest Island?
[Re: parrotheadfl]
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05/13/2022 07:06 PM
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I own the Pneuma. The hull was declared a total loss by the surveyor this week. We have a 6 year old, 7yo and a 9yo and we love sailing in the Sunsail program. We are very sad. I have asked Sunsail to consider allowing us to buy an identical boat to replace the Pneuma and keep her in the program. Insurance should pay much of our damages but not all. Does anyone have suggestions from a similar experience or have advice for me? The photo is of my boys hiding in the life raft compartment in January. The boat was chartered by people from Minnesota. If anyone knows who they are, I would like to share some pictures of my family enjoying the boat they destroyed. Because of the pandemic we only sailed her 3 times. sorry to hear my friend...i wish you luck
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Re: Sunsail cat aground at Dead Chest Island?
[Re: Matt W]
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05/13/2022 09:17 PM
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I really feel for you, so sorry about what happened to your boat. I happened to be passing by in the channel when the boat was towed out of Great Harbor and towards Virgin Gorda. I have pictures in the unlikely event (insurance) you should need some more.
Your owner statement should show the last name of the charter party. Maybe ask for a copy of the charterer statement.
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Re: Sunsail cat aground at Dead Chest Island?
[Re: Matt W]
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05/24/2022 03:57 PM
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Still no word on cause of this incident?
I don't share the certainty of others that we have enough info to know that operator was plainly out of bounds here, as likely as it may seem. I was in BVI this winter for a stretch and ended up hanging out with some of the captains from Tradewinds who work down there. TW at that time was not allowing their captains to use mooring balls at all because they'd gotten so unreliable. Not a great situation when many charter captains are required and probably better off using them than anchoring. Whether the captain must keep watch over a boat whether at mooring, anchor, or even dock (!) also does not pass the sniff test.
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Re: Sunsail cat aground at Dead Chest Island?
[Re: Matt W]
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01/07/2023 05:40 AM
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Just saw this on Facebook, the owners looking to find out who chartered their boat. Seems they are still looking to get compensated. link to Facebook post
Last edited by picaflores; 01/07/2023 05:56 AM.
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Re: Sunsail cat aground at Dead Chest Island?
[Re: Matt W]
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01/07/2023 12:05 PM
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It sounded like they were looking for replacement value, as they mentioned that yacht costs had risen. If 90% of charterers are terrific, treating the boat as though it were their own, then 10% will still be a hazard. Potentially a very big hazard. If the rental company is not trying to weed out that 10%, then owning a boat in charter will come with risks.
We have a new neighbor, rebuilding an Irma-wrecked house, who plans to rent it short-term. I pointed out that the biggest problem is abuse of the boat that comes with the house, which he has already seen with other properties. It's the number one issue.
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