PR and Spanish Virgins

[Skip Gundlach]

Anyone know of outfits which charter in those areas?

L8R

Skip

--
"There is nothing-absolutely nothing-half so much worth doing as simply
messing about in boats.
In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's
the charm of it.
Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your
destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get
anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in
particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and
you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not."

[Jere Lull]

Skip Gundlach wrote:

>Anyone know of outfits which charter in those areas?
>
>L8R
>
>Skip
>

A quick search found:

Sunsail/Stardust: http://www.sunyachts.com/
http://www.sunyachts.com/CADRESUS/Index3US.html seems to be the actual
frame for PR -- might not come up by itself.

http://www.boatznyachtz.com seems to be there, but I couldn't see what
boats were where.

I've heard stories of people chartering out of St. Thomas and wandering
the Spanish Virgins, but I've also heard it can be a long slog upwind to
get back home.... Obviously, I have no personal experience.

Think it's time to hit Ed Hamilton. They should know all the outfits:
http://www.wwmarine.com/hamilton/index.html

--
Jere Lull
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[Dave Schoonmaker]

Jere Lull <jere...@BellAtlantic.net> wrote in message
news:3C578A26...@BellAtlantic.net...

> Skip Gundlach wrote:
>
> >Anyone know of outfits which charter in those areas?
> >
> >L8R
> >
> >Skip
> >
> A quick search found:
>
> Sunsail/Stardust: http://www.sunyachts.com/

Unfortunately, they closed the base. It was at Puerto del Rey Marina and was
the best-run charter operation I've experienced. Likewise, the SVI offer
great sailing. A little more adventursome than the BVI and much less
crowded. With the exception of weekends, when the PR "navy" moves in, we
were almost always the only boat in a given anchorage.

My guess is that the hullabaloo at Vieques put people off from trying the
SVI. More's the shame.

> http://www.boatznyachtz.com seems to be there, but I couldn't see what
> boats were where.

I don't know this company. There seems to be an implication that they are at
Puerto del Rey, but it's not clear. They certainly were not when I was there
three years ago.

> I've heard stories of people chartering out of St. Thomas and wandering
> the Spanish Virgins, but I've also heard it can be a long slog upwind to
> get back home.... Obviously, I have no personal experience.

I saw one crewed charter boat out of St. Thomas at Culebrita. (They were
leaving as we were arriving.) Culebrita is about the most eastern point in
the SVI, and it would be a solid day's beat to Charlotte Amalie from there.

> Think it's time to hit Ed Hamilton. They should know all the outfits:
> http://www.wwmarine.com/hamilton/index.html

Yep, they would know.

Dave Schoonmaker
s/v Quadrille