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Re: Need help (Newbies) planning a trip to the BVI's
[Re: avp1234]
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07/24/2017 02:11 AM
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Sounds like Festiva https://www.festivasailingvacations.com/ might be what you need. They've been doing sailing by the cabin for years. The format works well but of course you run the risk of your fellow crew members not being who you would choose to spend a week with, in very close company, for pretty much 24 hours a day. That's a risk you have to take. There may be other options. I used to do BVI sailing vacations where people could book just by the cabin and my wife and I introduced many people from this forum to the joys of sailing but we have sold the boat so can't help. There was another forum member who used to do the same on his boat, but I believe he has also 'retired'.
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Re: Need help (Newbies) planning a trip to the BVI's
[Re: purplelily]
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07/24/2017 06:20 PM
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I personally wouldn't charter blindly with people I've never met. It is not like being on a cruise ship where you might be able to avoid them.
I'd suggest that you are off on the right foot by posting here - maybe someone in your area is looking for company and you might be able to meet ahead of a trip. Otherwise, charter with a captain. You can always socialize with the captain or on shore.
Matt
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Re: Need help (Newbies) planning a trip to the BVI's
[Re: elrae]
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07/25/2017 02:45 PM
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We've used Cabin Charter Sailing a couple of times when we couldn't get a full boat together ourselves. http://cabinchartersailing.com/We were concerned the first time about people we didn't know, but figured most people willing to look into a cabin only would be fairly laid back and easy going. (and if you weren't thrilled with someone, you could always wander off on your own when you landed each day). Maybe we've just been very lucky, but we have enjoyed meeting a bunch of different people and still sail with a couple we meet on our first cabin only trip a few years ago.
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Re: Need help (Newbies) planning a trip to the BVI's
[Re: purplelily]
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07/25/2017 03:09 PM
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purplelily said: We need a match.com for charters. Carol / Glenn: Is that a forum that could be added to traveltalk? (Maybe in place of "Parties", which appears to have no entries?)
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Re: Need help (Newbies) planning a trip to the BVI's
[Re: aarpskier]
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07/25/2017 03:31 PM
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maytrix
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Another suggestion - update your profile so everyone knows where you are from. You never know when you might be near another member and they might have room and be interested in meeting in person first.
Matt
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Re: Need help (Newbies) planning a trip to the BVI's
[Re: avp1234]
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07/26/2017 08:23 AM
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Hi there, My friend and I, both in our 40's were land-based at the Perfect Pineapple on Jost. We did three day charters in a row with Jost Van Dyke scuba. We went to the North Sound, Baths, Savannah Bay, Monkey Point, The Indians, Norman Island, Willy T. It was really absolutely one of my best trips. The ability to come back "home" and have a drink at Hendo's and a shower was awesome- I highly highly recommend this. We went in June and JVD Scuba was running an incredible sale- 400 dollars a day for the boat plus fuel. We actually only booked one day to start and loved it so much we added on two days. Something to think about...
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Re: Need help (Newbies) planning a trip to the BVI's
[Re: maytrix]
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07/27/2017 09:21 AM
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maytrix said: I personally wouldn't charter blindly with people I've never met. It is not like being on a cruise ship where you might be able to avoid them... This. I always say that the hardest part of putting together a great charter is finding the right people. It only takes one bad egg to salt an entire trip (I've had it happen). You may want to look into chartering a smaller monohull from one of the many companies down there, and simply have them add a captain. Even better, you could join up as part of a flotilla. You'd then have best of both worlds; you could retire to your own boat when you want some privacy or down time, but you'd have the opportunity to meet (and party with) the people on the other boats. Good luck with your search <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" />
... DIF all the time...
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