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My husband and I are beginning the search for a crewed charter. We are not even sure where to begin the search. We have spent lots of time in the BVIs and St. John. Usually, 2-3 times per year land based and we have stayed on Jost VanDyke and St. John. We always charter a boat and a captain for one or two days during our trip to island hop. For my 50th birthday, we would like to do a crewed charter in the BVIs. We are contemplating inviting a few family members, so this charter could be just the two of us or 6 of us. No children. I have googled some boats but am unsure how one starts this process of choosing a boat. It is kind of overwhelming. Any ideas are appreciated. By the way, we are willing to pay for a more luxurious boat. We would like air conditioning and a catamaran. This would be a summer trip. Thank you for any ideas.
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Yacht brokers can answer your questions and guide you through the process. I have known people to use Ed Hamilton and viyachts.com to good effect. We have friends out with a captain on one of the CYOA catamarans this week. CYOA is ten minutes from the St. Thomas airport and has very nice boats.
Cheers, RickG
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highly recommend Blue Moon, Catatonic or CYOA, can't go wrong with any of them
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Leanne Le Tendre here on Tortola is a very reputable broker who can steer you right..the names already mentioned are terrific..
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Blue Moon and Captain Jim are great, but typically a captain-only charter unless things have changed.
I can certainly vouch for CYOA... great organization. At the 2015 Annapolis boat show I learned that I'm CYOA's longest running customer - 32 years this year.
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I'd try iYachtclub.com
they are amazing!
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We have chartered on Breanker ( www.breanker.com) several times. 55 foot cat with top shelf everything - the owners are a lovely couple who we've become friends with over the years. In April we have both Breanker and their other cat Qwest chartered for a tandem trip. You will not go wrong with them.
It's not about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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Catatonic is here to serve you! Pamela yachtsbypamela@yahoo.com
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