Have you ever ended a vacation and said, “That was the most unforgettable experience of my life!” Charter yacht vacations in the Caribbean will have you saying that every time.  I have written about sailing in the Caribbean many times in the past five years.  And, again, if you want the best vacation adventure of your life it will be a chartered yacht vacation!  I have sailed in the Caribbean since 1975.  My ear ring is from sailing off the equator in 1997.  I know the Caribbean, and sailing is the way to experience it – promise!  The expected activities during any voyage includes; SCUBA, snorkeling, water skiing, wake boarding, kayaking, daily gourmet moments, great beverages because thirst is a dangerous thing, reading, napping, sunning with various degrees of clothing, and even the occasional squals.  Because of those years of sailing I have met some of the most remarkable people I know – Dougy the head of cabbies at Beef Island Airport; Foxy the owner of Foxy’s on Jost Van Dyke;  Mick the bartender at Soggy Dollar Bar; Liz the owner of Duffy’s Love Shack; a Danish couple who had been sailing for over five years with two of their three kids being born on their boat;  Baby Bull Rhymer who ripped me off at Cane Garden Bay; Captain Whitey of the catamaran True North who saved my dingy from thieves;  Ustis from Dominica who now owns a SCUBA diving center in Dominica after working in the BVI for 15 years.  Quito Rhymers, the famous Caribbean “Jimmy Buffet”; Erik Ackerson at Virgin Island Charter League; and hundreds more!!! And…whenever and wherever I am sailing in the Caribbean it is always unforgettable!

The reason why it is called an adventure is because you have no idea what will unfold between the moment of your launch and the moment you drop anchor at your final desitnation of the voyage. All of the STUFF that happens in between is the reason why I can’t wait to launch on any sailing adventure. I eat up the STUFF in between! Some of the ”moments” that happen are unforgettable.  Some of those ”moments” are hopefully forgotten quickly. My last voyage I ended up at The Last Resort with my guests and was swept away with the music and the rum that ended up having me as the back-up singer for the BAND!  Most of the moments that need to be forgotten usually happen late at night after some Meyer’s Dark Rum and Caribe beer chasers. With that combination, anything can happen…and usually does.

Back to sailing…that is the real deal in the Caribbean. I am at my “spiritual center” when I am under sail, and with any job that is assigned to me. I have captained my share of sailboats, but I have also been the chef on many boat deliveries, and even been as lowly as a 4th Mate whose job is typically clearing out a clogged head - one of the worst jobs on the boat.  There is nothing like the feeling of the helm in your hands as you steer your course to your next anchorage.   Do you better understand why I can’t wait to step aboard my next sailboat going to who knows where? Contact me and I promise to set up this type of experience for you, your family and friends.  I am such a fan of this experience that I secured by charter yacht brokerage license in 1997 and I have arranged hundreds of sailing adventures.  Until next time.  Fair winds.