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Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI #57964
06/12/2015 09:23 PM
06/12/2015 09:23 PM
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Bradenton, FL
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https://www.yahoo.com/travel/the-cheapest-family-vacation-ever-a-sailboat-in-121244160307.html

Just the TEENSIEST bit misleading.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />

Clearly they didn't have a big bill from Caribbean Cellars... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: Winterstale] #57965
06/12/2015 11:56 PM
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There's also the fact that its 4 adults paying for all 9. And the cost of flights.

I've never thought of chartering as a cheap vacation. It can be very reasonable, but there's many more cheap alternatives. Cheapest trip I ever took was probably a week in the outer banks. House rental for 3 families was about $4k for the week and we drive there so travel was cheap. Food was similar to home, so no real added cost there.


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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: maytrix] #57966
06/13/2015 10:16 AM
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My cheapest VI sailing trip ever? Rob Swain Sailing School with a private cabin. Still cost more than an east coast beach trip with the four of us. We don't go to the east coast beaches any more!

Cheers, RickG


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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: RickG] #57967
06/14/2015 08:01 PM
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I keep seeing this pop up in my FB newsfeed ... there is NO way ... my afternoon bar tab is more than that!

Felix


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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: Felix] #57968
06/15/2015 09:10 AM
06/15/2015 09:10 AM
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Bradenton, FL
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LOL Kris - that would be true for many of us here! The other thing that cracked me up was the mention of "eight adults on a monohull". Um....no. Unless it's a 70+ footer.....no. We spend more on the boat than we did when we first started because we are much fussier now....


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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: Winterstale] #57969
06/15/2015 09:42 AM
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A cat split 4 ways is certainly cheaper than a condo in Destin, FL, for example, but the airfare is the trump card. Travel is what makes the BVI trip not so cheap.

Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: dayhiker] #57970
06/15/2015 01:05 PM
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The title is misleading, but we pay about $400 per day for the charter, so I guess it we crammed 8 people on the boat it could be $50 per person, per day. However that doesn't include the fees, provisioning, etc. Of course the air fare is the big variable...



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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: rundugrun] #57971
06/15/2015 02:37 PM
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We find that cruising costs about the same as any vacation where you have to fly to a nice place and stay in a decent hotel.

Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: Twanger] #57972
06/15/2015 02:51 PM
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Twanger said:
We find that cruising costs about the same as any vacation where you have to fly to a nice place and stay in a decent hotel.


Agree <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: Winterstale] #57973
06/15/2015 05:40 PM
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All our vacations are now compared to sailing in the BVI's. When I look back on what we spent for 4 days in Vegas last year, I cringle. I could have been on a boat in the BVI's!

Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: CottageGirl] #57974
06/15/2015 11:17 PM
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CottageGirl said:
All our vacations are now compared to sailing in the BVI's. When I look back on what we spent for 4 days in Vegas last year, I cringle. I could have been on a boat in the BVI's!


<img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> I can totally relate....one of the main reasons we rarely go there...and we can drive! Palm Springs works just fine.


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Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: CottageGirl] #57975
06/23/2015 08:22 PM
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We have chartered in the BVIs quite a few times, with 6-10 people on decent boats,and do a full pre and post-trip accounting of our expenses. It almost always comes out to $200 per person per day, including everything except airfare, plus or minus 10%.

Re: Yahoo article on Sailing in the BVI [Re: SkipperChip] #57976
06/23/2015 11:17 PM
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haha... Isn't that about what it cost in taxi fares alone from STT to RoadHarbor per person not including the ferry or any port/departure/arrival/sitting/standing/waiting fees????


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