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First Time Visitor
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02/25/2017 07:33 PM
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beachbum1216
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Greetings All,
Hope this message finds everyone well. I am planning a visit in the Feb-Mar 2018 time frame for my son and I. We have never been to BVI before but I have longed to check it out for many years. I have a good friend in California who related tales of sailing, partying,debauchery and wild times on JVD and at BEYC. He said we would have a fine time on Tortola, JVD and VG and day trip. But he said we are really missing out on a terrific experience not at least doing a week charter. I fairly certain how you guys will answer, so that said, are there smaller boats we could charter? Do we try to match up with others? Is there a post whereby we list dates, details, etc. and communicate with others? At an rate, I have many questions, but I am trying to get a feel for what options are available. I also am very interested in your opinions and recommendations.
Thank you and safe sailing,
Rick
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Re: First Time Visitor
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02/26/2017 10:33 AM
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I'd highly recommend you look for Liane Le Tendre as a broker and ask her to secure Capt Boss... My wife and I just returned from our first charter in the BVI and used both of them and BVI Yacht Charters for our boat, all coordinated in a very supportive, friendly and helpful manner by all. http://www.bareboatsbvi.com
Steve
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Re: First Time Visitor
[Re: beachbum1216]
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02/27/2017 02:29 PM
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JustBS
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beachbum1216 said: Forgot to mention we would need a captain as we are not sailors (yet). There's an art to sailing for sure. I'd suggest a Power Cat (they have a nice set up too) and hire a Capt for the first day day. Take some on-line classes before you get there. Plenty of room in the Caribbean Sea to move around. You'll be fine. The navigation tools on board are very user friendly, you will be amazed. Use mooring balls instead of anchoring over night (get to your next night destination early). The charter base is always a phone call away. By the end of your stay you'll have that thing doing 360's on a dime. Be sure it has a generator, a/c, a water & ice maker. Don't cheap out here. It will save you a ton of time. Lastly, plan your nights accordingly. Willy T's on a Saturday night was everything they said it was. A Tuesday, not so much. We had a blast at Foxy's on a Friday night but I hear Sunday is locals night and can get rowdy, so we were sure to be elsewhere. Enjoy.
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