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sandy

charter management fees

My husband & I placed a brand new cat in charter last year. We chose one with the lowest management fees, and the best income prospectus, but we are being charged very high maintenance fees each month. We are now looking for another charter co. and looking for advice.

Views: 403 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jul 21, 2009 12:18pm
by sandy

Capt'n George

Saint Martin Customs

I am off to Saint Martin in 2 short weeks and am trying to plan my route. We pick up the boat at Oyster Pond and want to spend the first night in Grand Case. The next day we want to sail to Anguilla but are concerned about clearing customs out of Saint Martin. I f...

Views: 393 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jul 9, 2009 7:42pm
by Capt'n George

thorsten cook

52' BVI Sailing Yacht is set up as a Fractional Shared Ownership

Hello: There are final versions of the LLC and the Owner's Agreement available. Reef Song is now out of charter and is in the hurricane shelter for the duration of the hurricane season. Sometime mid-Oct she will come out of the hurricane shelter and become a fract...

Views: 401 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jul 8, 2009 10:12am
by thorsten cook

Rich Harmer

Sprint or Cingular in BVI?

I'm sure this gets asked fairly often, but I thought I'd get a "current" answer. Will Sprint or Cingular phones which have the "international" features enabled work in BVI? Should we be renting either a SAT phone, or Boat Phone? Thanks, Rich

Views: 1184 Replies: 3

Last Post: Jun 27, 2009 2:35pm
by Capt. Joe Adams

Jeff

MONO OR CAT IN GRENADINES FOR A MONTH - PREFER JAN 2010 START

Looking for bareboat mono or cat - min. 3 cabins in Grenadines. One month charter -- prefer Jan 2010 but will consider all

Views: 312 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jun 27, 2009 6:29am
by Jeff

Doug & Wendy

Crewed yacht at bareboat rates

Thats right, compare our rates to the same Voyage yachts and we are less then a bareboat. Our boat is loaded with toys with the experience of world sailors. Don't spend your first day provisioning and let the ladies have a vacation as well, as chef Wendy will do all...

Views: 403 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jun 18, 2009 1:58pm
by Doug & Wendy

Beth Adams-Smith

Whitsunday Islands

We are headed to the Whitsundays for ten days in early 2010. Does anyone have a log to share? Or advice? And/or does anyone have a copy of 100 Magic Miles, 8th Ed. that s/he would like to sell? Thanks! Beth Adams-Smith S/V Jerawyn, M4000, Tortola

Views: 408 Replies: 3

Last Post: Jun 10, 2009 12:07pm
by Beth Adams-Smith

melissa

Owners week needed BVI Cat week in NOV

I am in need of a week charter in BVI in the month of Nov must have 4 cabins

Views: 343 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jun 7, 2009 11:45pm
by melissa

Les Burns

Great Move

I think this is a very good idea for you to start a chat box for charter owners. We are looking into the charter ownership business and I will look forward to using this site as we move into the business. Thank you again. Les

Views: 394 Replies: 1

Last Post: Jun 2, 2009 5:37pm
by Pamela Wilson

thorsten cook

Fractional Ownership of a Jeanneau 52.2 in the BVI

I am setting up a fractional ownership of my Jeanneau 52.2 in the BVI. For more information please go to http://www.videoautomation.com/reefsong/fractionalowners.html TpCook

Views: 413 Replies: 0

Last Post: May 17, 2009 9:43pm
by thorsten cook

Rudi

Belize Nov/Dec

What does it look like Belize end Nov. beginning Dec.? Any experienced comment or suggestion would be higly welcome. Thanks Rudi

Views: 357 Replies: 1

Last Post: Apr 27, 2009 1:29pm
by Bedazzle

Mike

CAPTAIN AVAILABLE FOR BAREBOAT CHARTER

Captain available for all your bareboat charter needs. Over 7 years of BVI and Carribean Sailing experience aboard monohull and multihull sail and powerboats. I owned a Lagoon 410S2 catamaran for years and have captained over 50 charter vacations for every type of...

Views: 600 Replies: 2

Last Post: Apr 21, 2009 4:59am
by ydhcvlw

Doug

Owners time

Looking for two weeks owners time in Tortola on 37' to 40' monohull sailboat after April 15, 2010. Moorings or Sunsail preferred.

Views: 438 Replies: 0

Last Post: Apr 18, 2009 7:44pm
by Doug

Paul

Sunsail charters

FYI On two different charters from Sunsail, the boat I paid for was not ready when I arrived. Their contract states the boat will be fully commissioned and ready for service on the day you are to start your charter. I do not pay thousands of dollars for a yacht...

Views: 655 Replies: 2

Last Post: Apr 2, 2009 9:46am
by Alex Jerges

Alex Jerges

2009-2011 Crusing Guide to the Virgin Islands

Hi, I know that this book is recommended as the #1 book for BVI sailors. However I did NOT find any changes between 2009-2011 edition and the previous one. Yes there are (some) different photos and different advertisers but there is no more information. In fact t...

Views: 340 Replies: 0

Last Post: Apr 2, 2009 9:44am
by Alex Jerges

Anne

Eleuthera

Will be in Harbour Island for a wedding May 2. Looking for a last minute bareboat charter for 4 people for a week...Any suggestions? Thanks

Views: 299 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 30, 2009 11:14am
by Anne

Dan

Abacos

Looking for owner time to charter 36-42' mono hull (preferably) or cat. Beginning May 4th for a week-10days. Experienced sailors. 4 adults.

Views: 451 Replies: 2

Last Post: Mar 25, 2009 11:12pm
by dan

mustafa sen

crewed yacht charter

i have a gulet with 3 cabins for charter or for sale in marmaris turkey.

Views: 327 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 22, 2009 10:44am
by mustafa sen

Randall Carlton

buying owners time

We would like to buy owners time anywhere from St. Martin to Martinique the last part of april or first of may. Still flexible on dates. It will be myself, uscg licensed, my wife and mother-in-law.We prefer a monohull 39-45.

Views: 429 Replies: 0

Last Post: Feb 12, 2009 8:37pm
by Randall Carlton

george m

Abacos

Interested in Abaco owner time.

Views: 379 Replies: 1

Last Post: Jan 29, 2009 8:01pm
by miriam girdler

Ron Worley

Current Reviews of BVI Charter Companies

After reading about poor service from Moorings and Trade Wind Yachts, can any offer current advice on good quality bareboat charters? Would especially appreciate reviews on Sunsail, North/South, TMM and Horizion. Thanks.

Views: 3223 Replies: 13

Last Post: Nov 19, 2008 8:17am
by frederique liena...

michael eyton-lloyd

chartering in tahiti or fiji

any opinions on a bareboat charter in tahiti or fiji in the month of march?[weather, costs etc] Thanks.

Views: 452 Replies: 1

Last Post: Oct 23, 2008 9:09am
by Capt Randy Bregm...

Scott

Any opinions on chartering through ed-hamilton?

I am looking for a crewed charter (this would be my wife and my first time doing a sailing vacation) and was wondering if anyone had any recent opinions about going through ed hamilton and co? Thanks Scott

Views: 1210 Replies: 4

Last Post: Oct 6, 2008 12:56pm
by Ralph Schiller

Deb

Which Charter company to use in Tortola?

We are in the process of booking a charter trip 3/21/-3/29 from Tortola. Our needs are a 36-40 Ft CAT with 4 cabins. At this pt. I have quotes from several of the companies direct but am confussed on which company to go with. This is our first time booking d...

Views: 2094 Replies: 16

Last Post: Sep 24, 2008 9:02am
by Joe

Shardo

St Vincent/Grenadines or St Lucia/Martinique

I am planning a bareboat catamaran trip to either St Vincent and Grenadines or St. Lucia and Martinique. Can anyone provide information to help me decide which trip to take. What is the difference between the two locations. Thank you.

Views: 645 Replies: 3

Last Post: Aug 29, 2008 11:44am
by Seth

Beate Epp

St. Lucia to St. Vincent

Hello, maybe this is not the right place to post this question but my husband and I are coming to St. Lucia on February 1st (late afternoon). We planned originally to get to Grenada and then go to the Grenadines but there were no flights available so I picked St. Luc...

Views: 582 Replies: 3

Last Post: Aug 21, 2008 3:25pm
by Seth

Fred

Tipping

I am picking up a bareboat charter in Tortola in 2 weeks and I was wondering if it is common practice to tip the base crew of the charter company and if so what is the standard % of charter fee or amount for say a 10 day charter. Our last bareboat charter the guy at...

Views: 621 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jul 17, 2008 2:51pm
by Fred

Doug Mac Donald

Canadian issues in regards to charter ownership

Hello, would like to hear from Canadian Charter boat owners. I am thinking of purchasing a Charter boat in the near future and would like to know of any pit falls expierenced by Canadians Charter boat owners. Thanks Doug

Views: 955 Replies: 4

Last Post: Jul 13, 2008 9:44pm
by Tony

John

1st time bareboater

I'm looking to charter a bareboat with my fiance. I'm a young guy (22) who has a lot of boating experience, mostly power but have gotten into sailing the past couple years. I'm not concerned with my abilities (operation or navigation) in the least but I'm concerned...

Views: 1233 Replies: 3

Last Post: Jul 9, 2008 3:43pm
by fuplayer

Jim Glaser

Cost of water & fuel, BVI

My wife & I have sailed the BVI on her fathers boat multiple times. We talk about it so much that we now have friends that would like to go. I have been surfing yacht charter sights & the one thing I never see mentioned is the cost of water & fuel. If we charter a...

Views: 1402 Replies: 7

Last Post: Jul 2, 2008 7:31pm
by bill tracey

Naomi

3-6 month charter caribbean?

Anyone know how to go about chartering or renting a boat for 3-6 months anywhere in the Caribbean? Thanks in advance!

Views: 691 Replies: 2

Last Post: Jul 2, 2008 3:16pm
by Sheila

Al Mair

Mooring

A friend returned from BVI. Advised that some moorings had only a short stub out on top of ball for a pennant. Most had long pennants with eye on end to pass line through. How is mooring w. stub out snared? I'd like to know before going there soon and making a fool...

Views: 796 Replies: 2

Last Post: Jun 13, 2008 4:19am
by Chip

Tim

provisioning in St Vincent

I am looking into chartering with Sunsail in St Vincent. Is there a supermarket near the charter base like Rite-way is in BVI? Thanks, Tim

Views: 598 Replies: 1

Last Post: May 16, 2008 10:54am
by Seth

lexspud

ever picked someone up from the airport in trellis bay, tortola?

we are chartering in the bvi in june and were wondering about the feasibility/practicality of picking up a mooring in trellis bay and meeting someone coming in on a later flight by dinghy. is this possible do you think and, if so, what are the things we should look...

Views: 754 Replies: 3

Last Post: May 12, 2008 4:46pm
by Dave

St.T charter

provisioning in St. Thomas

Hi everyone, We'll be chartering from CYOA in St. Thomas this summer. They offer a deluxe provisioning package, 7 brk/lunch and 4 dinner, and then a brk/lunch-only package. Both seem expensive but convenient. They also mention a store, Pueblo, just up the stre...

Views: 811 Replies: 3

Last Post: Apr 26, 2008 2:15pm
by Margo Rose

Cam Hill

Abaco Bahamas Charters

My three children and I contracted to charter a 36' PDQ catamaran from Abaco Bahamas Charters out of Hopetown, Elbow Key, Abacos. We were to pick up the boat on Sat. 11/17/2007 and return it a week later. On Thursday 11/15/07 I e-mailed them with some questions about...

Views: 1086 Replies: 3

Last Post: Feb 21, 2008 1:47am
by Rich

art swanson

anguilla passage

I have read on another board, that some charter companies are forbidding charterers using the passage, and require them to go around Mosquito Island. I have been sailing the ilanz for over 30 years, and have never asked permission to do so, and have never had a prob...

Views: 798 Replies: 1

Last Post: Feb 14, 2008 9:31am
by Art Pennino

J.A

South Florida Sailboats?

Hello, I am looking to charter a boat in South Florida. I live in Stuart, so anything within a couple hours drive would be good. 35' to 42' range. It would be for long weekends throughout the year, maybe even a weeklong once in a while (once I know my wife is up fo...

Views: 558 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jan 29, 2008 3:54pm
by J.A

Charles Klinck

bringing our own provisions

Leaving next week for a bareboat charter out of St. Lucia. We are provisioning on our own and wondering if anyone knows what might be allowed to be brought in from the US to St. Lucia food wise? Ideally for us, it would be a cooler full of our favorite food, but re...

Views: 620 Replies: 1

Last Post: Jan 27, 2008 6:08pm
by RICHARD HICKS

Simon Marsh

STCW95

Hi, I am a new sailor and an experienced diving instructor. I am about to go to work in the BVI and need to get an STCW95 qualification... this appears to be harder than I thought it would be! I understand that I would need to do the full 5 day course to meet the B...

Views: 708 Replies: 1

Last Post: Aug 26, 2007 1:14am
by s/v La Morocha

Tim Pennington

Anyone have experience with North-South Charters?

I am putting together a charter with 7 others for the last week in March. We are currently working with North South on a Catalina 42. My only concern is that I have not heard of N-S before and dont know anyone who has used it like i do at Moorings, Footloose, Sunsa...

Views: 1128 Replies: 5

Last Post: Aug 17, 2007 10:12am
by Mustang Sally

Evan

First time bareboat in the Grenadines?

Hi, My girlfriend and I are planning our first bareboat and I would love to hear some people chime in regarding our trip... Though I have been on sailboats on and off my whole life as well as some overnight sail trips as a child, I have no formal training. I&#...

Views: 1126 Replies: 4

Last Post: Aug 9, 2007 5:34pm
by Richard Hicks

jack haely

athens sailing conditions

we are considering a bareboat trip from moorings in athens during the last week of august. if you have sailed there around that time of year, could you please give me some idea what the winds are like. we are also considering split croatia or the amalfi coast, italy...

Views: 666 Replies: 1

Last Post: Aug 7, 2007 11:40am
by Valerie

Giselle

Belize

Does anyone know of more companies in Belize than moorings and belize yacht charters for bareboating? Also any good or bad experiences. We ar looking at going there in 2006 with 8 people and have been to the BVI we want a little different scenery and maybe a litt...

Views: 1405 Replies: 3

Last Post: Jul 29, 2007 11:48pm
by Kevin Gallagher

Joe Cazana

CREWED CHARTERS AT BAREBOAT RATES

My wife and I have a 4 cabin 2006 Lagoon 440 "Sea Of Love" that is in bareboat charter in Tortola, BVIs. This is the link: http://www.catamarans.com/catamaranco/charter/bareboat/lagoon440_electric/index.asp?bhcp=1 While bareboat charters are handled by Catamaran Co...

Views: 1201 Replies: 9

Last Post: Jun 8, 2007 5:55am
by drosey

wild duk

fishing in the BVI's

We're going to Tortola on Feb. 16 '07, and wanted to get some info on fishing down there. Was thinking of renting a trolling setup and just drag some lines while sailing around. Anyone have any luck down there this time of year. thanks

Views: 1053 Replies: 3

Last Post: Jun 3, 2007 7:56am
by spartan

Tim

Charter Agreement

I've come to terms with the owner but need to put it in writing. Can anyone share a charter agreement? Thanks

Views: 835 Replies: 0

Last Post: May 16, 2007 9:58pm
by Tim

Tom Johnson

NauticBlue Charter

NauticBlue boating vacations and their Advantage Ownership Program may not work out as well as advertised. We are experienced boaters and recently chartered a NauticBlue 372 Motor Cat in Marsh Harbour. Our yacht was in such poor condition that our charter was delay...

Views: 897 Replies: 0

Last Post: Apr 14, 2007 2:58pm
by Tom Johnson

Don

looking for BVI charter company

I want to buy an existing charter & boat rental business in the BVI. Buyout or working partnership. Will look at any reasonable & common sense arrangement.

Views: 858 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 30, 2007 7:17pm
by Mike

Capnron

Moorings cats coming out of charter

Anyone interested in covering their costs of ownership when buying a used cat, or after their catamarans come out of charter, please contact me. We are desperate to get a couple more quality catamarans in the 40 ft range. We have a program that truely is unique and...

Views: 828 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 18, 2007 7:27pm
by Capnron