I've cruised St Vincent and the Grenadines and can say that it is very different sailing than the BVI. First of all, most destinations are much further apart and require open ocean sailing where you can not see your next destination. This is not a problem for most of us who have done a lot of blue water sailing, but it may be uncomfortable for novice sailors or guest that have not done such sailing before. I had a few green passengers on occasions. Many of the destinations are beautiful, but St. Vincent, in particular, has a lot of piracy and can not be recommended. In addition, the natives of many of the islands are often trying to scam the uninitiated. They will do things like renting out moorings they don't own and leave you to try to explain to the real owner why you are so tied up. They will often approach you in skiffs many miles off shore and try offer to "help" you navigate the local waters. They often won't take no for an answer. I have had friends have natives board their vessels (without permission). Personally, I prefer the BVI (I guess you figured that out by now :-)
Gary S/V Expresso C&C 35 Mk II East Greenwich, RI, USA On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:16 PM, <hba...@rogers.com> wrote: > Has anyone chartered St Vincent and the Grenadines? Thoughts? > > *From:* Monty Schumpert <jmschump...@verizon.net> > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent:* Friday, January 10, 2014 9:51:58 AM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List BVI Charter for 4 adults > > We have also chartered monohulls with BVI Yacht Charters several times. > Conveniently located in Roadtown close to a good supermarket, Riteway. We > were also pleased with their performance and pricing relative to the big > names. > > Monty > Scandia > C&C 34+ > Annapolis, MD > On Jan 10, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Nate Flesness <nateflesn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Looking at booking a BVI charter too, for early 2015. Suggested favorite > Cruising Guides? If they'll let me, may go over to the Spanish Virgins > (Culebra and Vieques area) > > Nate > "Sarah Jean" > 1980 30-1 > on the very hard > Siskiwit Bay Marina > Lake Superior > > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:03 AM, <hba...@rogers.com> wrote: > > Last year we Chartered a Lagoon 440 from BVI Yacht Charters. We were > very pleased and would charter from them again. > Harvey > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of * > Curtis > *Sent:* January-08-14 10:58 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List BVI Charter for 4 adults > > > Planning a charter trip in April To BVI. Any tips or hints as to who, > what, where,When and why? > -- > > Thanks, Curtis > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~
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