We have used both TMM and CYOA and have found both companies very similar. We do prefer to sail out of St. Thomas as it is not as stressful or time consuming to get on the boat. We usually arrive STT by 2pm and are on the boat 30 minutes later. This allows us to have time for extra provisioning and to complete the presail work prior to departure early the next morning. We spend the first night after leaving the charter base in one of the beautiful bays of St. John.

The only downside for us with chartering from St. Thomas is the provisioning both food and alcohol and the increased fees from the BVI’s.