Jim Walberg will again be providing the internet reporting to the Virgin Island Charter League Fall Boat Show at Yacht Haven Grande next week.  Below is the Show’s schedule and all of the sponsors and event participants.  Check in each day for the Show’s updates.  It is always an unforgettable event.  Until next time…fair winds!!!

St Thomas Fall Yacht Show – November 10^th-12^th – Yacht Haven Grande Marina

Monday November 9^th

Check-In: Noon – 6pm Pool Side – YHG

Dress is casual and swim wear is encouraged.  After a long day of preparing your boat for the show, cool off with your fellow yacht crews and catch up on off-season exploits while enjoying cocktails and appetizers around the pool. Sponsored by Hooters of St Thomas, Wikked,  Budget Marine,  and Bellows International

Tuesday November 10^th

Check-In begins at 8:00AM – Information Kiosk  North Lawn – Coffee provided by Bad Ass Coffee

Yachts Available for Viewing – 9:00AM-12 noon

Brokers Luncheon – 12 noon-1:00PM  Gourmet Box Lunches Furnished    VICL Main Tent – Guest Speaker TBA

Yachts Available for Viewing – 1:00pm-5:00pm

Champagne Dock Walk – 6pm-10pm – Yacht Haven Grande   Dress: Island Casual – Music provided by Ros Abijah As the Caribbean sun sets in the West, listen to cool steel drums and enjoy the tasty offerings and appetizers prepared by the Caribbean’s best Charter Yacht Chefs.  Sip and sample the new wine and champagne offerings provided by our local wine distributors and available for charter menus this season. Sponsored by V.I. Wine Wholesale,  Dyonasis Wine Distributors, Premier Wine and Sprits, Bellows International

Wednesday November 11^th

Eggs and Issues Breakfast – 7:30-9:00am – VICL Tent An informational exchange of ideas and suggestions between boats and brokers on mutually beneficial subjects ranging from charter contracts to cancelation policies.

Yachts Available for Viewing – 9:00am-12 noon

Brokers Luncheon - 12 noon-1:00pm – Gourmet Box Lunches Furnished – VICL Main Tent

Guest Luncheon Speaker – Territorial Economic Forecast – First Bank of St Thomas

Yachts Available for Viewing – 1:00pm-5:00pm

U.S. Virgin Islands Governor’s Reception – 7:00PM to 10:PM – Governors Mansion Catherineberg

Transportation from Yacht Haven Grande North Lawn:  6:30PM   Dress: Island Black and White

Transportation provided by CYBA    Sponsored by:  Theodore Tunick and Sons Insurance, the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism,  Reef Co,  Antigua Inflatibles

Thursday November 12^th

Yachts Available for Viewing – 9:00am-12 noon

Open Lunch Hour – 12 noon-1:00pm Enjoy local lunch locally at the restaurants of Yacht Haven Grande. Fat Turtle, Wikked, Peg Legs, Hubbly Bubbly, or Bad Ass Coffee

Yachts Available for Viewing – 1:00pm-5:00pm

Taste of Two Islands: Land and Sea – 7:00PM – 10:00PM Dress: Island Casual – A Fund raising Event in Partnership with WTJX Channel 12 Public Television Featuring the finest culinary offerings from over thirty restaurants and resorts of St Thomas and St John,  as well as the finest Charter Yacht Chefs in the Caribbean.

Lnks To All Of The Event Sponsors and Dignitaries

Gov. John deJongh, Jr. – http://www.governordejongh.com/index.html

Virgin Island Charter League – http://www.vicl.org/

Yacht Haven Grande – http://www.yachthavengrande.com/index.php

Shopping at YHG:   http://www.yachthavengrande.com/index.php?sv_path=4507,2526427

Governors Mansion Catherineberg – http://donwiss.com/pictures/St-Thomas-2006/h0008.htm

Hooters Of St. Thomas – http://www.hooters.to/usvi/

Wikked Restaurant – http://www.wikkedrestaurant.com/about.html

Fat Turtle Restaurant – http://www.fat-turtle.com/about.html

Peg Legs Restaurant – http://www.entreevi.com/index.pl/article?id=1088138

Hubbly Bubbly Restaurant – http://www.entreevi.com/index.pl/article?id=1142648

Budget Marine – http://www.budgetmarine.com/Store.aspx?id=St.%20Thomas

Bellows International – http://bellowsinternational.com/overview.shtml

Bad Ass Coffee – http://www.badasscoffee.com/aboutus.php

Ros Abijah – Concert – http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&rlz=1T4GFRD_en&resnum=0&q=Ras+Abijah+%E2%80%93+Virgin+Islands&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=_lXvSv2OBoHOsQPZlez1Aw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CA4QqwQwAA#

V.I. Wine Wholesale – http://www.viwinewholesale.com/mm5/merchant.mvc

Dyonasis Wine Distributors – http://usvihta.com/st-thomas-allied-members/premier-wines-spirits.html

Premier Wine and Sprits – http://usvihta.com/st-thomas-allied-members/premier-wines-spirits.html

First Bank Of St. Thomas – http://www.firstbankvi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=315&Itemid=956

CYBA – http://www.nandjyachtsforsale.com/cyba-broker.html

Theodore Tunick and Sons Insurance – http://www.theodoretunick.com/tunick800/main%20page.html

Virgin Islands Department of Tourism – http://www.usvitourism.vi/

Reef Company – http://www.reefco.net/

Antigua Inflatable’s – http://www.seagullinflatables.com/

WTJX Channel 12 Public Television – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wtjx