Virgin Island Sailing

Our trip to the BVIs this past May was nothing short of amazing. My boyfriend Ken and I were fortunate to have come across Virgin Island Sailing. Mallorie, our Bareboat Division Broker, became our main point of contact, and she was a tremendous help in selecting a yacht and planning the logistics of our trip.
We arrived at Wickham’s Kay around 8pm the day of our departure. We met our friends Kara and Spencer awaiting our arrival along with the provisions we had ordered from Riteway market for delivery. Our boat, which was chartered through Sunsail, was a Jenneau 41 and was actually an upgrade from the boat we had originally booked.
The next morning we arranged to spend with a Skipper to show us the ropes of the boat (no pun intended). He went through how to reef and trim the sails, boat handling around the docks, anchoring, and mooring. Within a couple hours, he left us...

We booked twice with VI Sailing and got great deals and awesome info from Mallorie.
She is a wealth of information and a pleasure to deal with.

The latest weeklong sailing was in the BVIs and was at the end of May 2015. This time we upgraded to a 47ft Leopard power cat, the Lady "B"; and we gathered 8 family members from the US and Europe. We wished we had planned 2 weeks. Maybe next time.

The BVI sailing (actually: powering) was in the typical good and calm weather you can expect in the Virgin Islands during spring, making the vacation very enjoyable for everyone.

We are already planning a return because it is a great opportunity for a family-get-together when we are spread all over the world.

Thanks VI Sailing for looking after us.

Cheers

the Fazis

We booked a cabin cruise charter through Virgin Islands Sailing this past Spring. We just returned last week from our sail on Dream Yacht Charter's "Dream Martinique", an incredible 62' Lagoon 620 catamaran. It was a great week on the water, visiting some fabulous islands.

Melody and the crew at VI Sailing were very helpful and thorough. Our questions were answered promptly, all needed documentation was clear and timely, efficiently sent and returned electronically. They also mailed us a really nice cruising guide to the Windward Islands, Martinique to Grenada, which covered the home port, Le Marin, and all the islands we visited in detail. Melody followed up periodically with reminders about final payment, required documents for our trip, etc. and made the whole process easy and convenient.

Our sail, of course, was spectacular. The weather wasn't...

Our charter through VI Sailing was booked a year in advance for a party of 10 sailing in June 2015. The recommended boat was a Leopard 4600, which accommodated our group well, consisting of 6 children. The onboard generator was instrumental in charging the batteries at times throughout the day and keeping my wife cool, who suffers from an autoimmune disorder.
The boat was ready for us by 1700 for a sleep aboard and the charter company, Conch Charters, got to us first thing the day of our departure to begin the check-out. With no experience on catamarans we were required to have a check-out skipper, which was very beneficial to the crew as they hoisted the mainsail, experienced a couple of tacks and practiced dropping the anchor.
Our course was phenomenal with many memories (see my longer post with images). We have chartered through VI Sailing twice over the past three...