Virgin Island Sailing

We seem to find a reason to go sailing in the BVI every year or two. 2015 was the year. As we had been very happy with VI Sailing in past adventures, we emailed VI Sailing and received a quick response from Mallorie. She helped us explore many options and schedules. One of the great things about VI Sailing is they have an online list of boats from all the major companies. It's one stop shopping, I don't have bounce back and forth among sites to compare options and details.

Working with Mallorie, we determined a Sunsail Jeanneau 38 was the best option. Mallorie took care of all the booking details, sent reminders of when payments were due and gave suggestions (like online provisioning) to make the adventure as easy as possible. Mallorie even sent us a new BVI cruising guide!

VI Sailing is always easy to work with. I like their chat option when working out...

This was our second trip booking with Virgin Island Sailing and I have to say we had some pretty high expectations and VISailing surpassed them! The check-in of the boat was very smooth and easy. We received a detailed explanation of how everything works and asked as many questions as we could think of. We had sailed only once before in the Bahamas so we kind of knew what we were doing but even if we didn’t we could have asked and they would have helped us out. The whole check-in processes took under an hour and was very smooth. The catamaran itself was gorgeous! We were 4 people in total and there was enough room for probably 8 people or maybe more! The boat offered everything. We knew right away that the next week was going to be a blast!
When we sailed away from port we set course for one of the small islands near Tortola and were sailing just under wind power. The sails on...

The first few charters my wife and I took were planned without referrals. So I spoke with multiple charter companies, trying to get the best deal available. I invariably ended up with Virgin Island Sailing and Melody Delgado. Now I just go directly to her. I am confident that I'm going to get the best advise, price and support using her and the VI staff. They are competent, knowledgeable, and always on top of things. I highly recommend Virgin Island Sailing. Five star service for sure.

This was our 3rd trip Bare Boating Charter in the BVI's; the 1st time with Virgin Island Sailing. What a wonderful experience it was. The prior 2 times we sailed out of Nanny Cay, whereas with Virgin Island Sailing we had the opportunity of sailing out of Roadtown with Sunsail. We were very impressed by the immediate pickup at the ferry dock after going through customs in Roadtown. They got us quickly to the Marina and checked in. We were able to do our provisioning at the local markets and we were off early the next morning. Thank you Virgin Island Sailing for all your assistance and coordination of this special event.

This was our second time chartering through Virgin Island Sailing (May 2015) and we will be back just as soon as we can! We reserved a Jeanneau 469 out of Tortola for 8 nights. Words can't begin to describe how incredible sailing the Virgin Islands can be!

Joann is extremely knowledgable about the area and did a great job making sure all our group needs were met. She is professional and responsive. Why limit yourself to just one charter company? If you're thinking about booking a sailing vacation, stop thinking and do it! You won't be sorry working with visailing!

Top notch outfit!

We recently came BACK to the BVIs after a number of years hiatus (10!). We had previously chartered through the Moorings and had a good experience, but a friend who had spent a great deal of time in the BVIs recommended Melody Delgado from VI Sailing & Seven Seas who steered us to BVI Yacht Charters, a smaller operation virtually "next door":

Planning:
Her knowledge of the many alternatives around Tortola was outstanding, and her ability to work through the many detailed questions of my Chief Logistics Officer and Galley Chef (more on this in a minute) was amazing. Heidi is detail oriented and Melody was able to help with everything from swim toys, the best ferry to take, as well as provisioning the boat both with outside assistance and by ourselves. In the end we selected Amethyst from BVI Yacht Charters and couldn't be happier with our choice.