Give everybody on your boat their own unique water bottle. Have each of them pick something fun and bring it along. While on the boat, everyone can refill their water bottles from the plastic gallon water bottles you buy. This will: Cut down on trash. You can bring just gallon water bottles along and fill […]
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The VHF radio is an important piece of equipment on your charter boat but hopefully the most important thing you’ll have to use it for is calling for restaurant reservations. Here’s how it works. You keep your VHF radio on channel 16 most of the time. However, most restaurants will be listening on a different
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If you’d like to store stuff like snorkeling gear between trips to the BVI, you can use a storage place like Store-it BVI. For a price they’ll store your gear for a month or a year and even bring it to your charter boat. Except for the fishing poles (which are stored at a reasonable
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Although I’m the one that knows how to sail in our household, I’m not a stickler for nautical vocabulary. I’ve been known to say “grab that thingamajib” more than once. However, things go smoother if everyone has some basic words for the things around them when chartering. Here’s the list I’d start with: Boat parts.
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If you want to use a cell phone while sailing in the BVI, you have a couple of options. Use your own phone. Your US phone will work in the BVI. You should call your carrier before hand to make sure you have international roaming turned on and to check on the rates. While this
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When we charter a yacht in the BVI, we bring along these unusual, but very handy items. (They are also inexpensive and pack easily, so there’s no reason not to take them!) Water Bottles. We always carry a water bottle per person. Something unique. That way everyone has their bottle for the week that they
The last time we went sailing I debated whether or not to take my Kindle. Reasons to take it: I could carry all my books (usually five or so) in one little gadget. I could carry it in a waterproof case. (The paperback books get pretty dog eared and wet. With a Kindle you can
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One of the hardest things for new charterers to figure out is which yacht charter company to go with. There are many reputable charter companies in the British Virgin Islands, and choosing one can be challenging, especially when you can’t visit their office and see their boats in person. First off, there is no single
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For $25,000 for the week, you can rent your own 3 person submarine, the Necker Nymph. It can also fly over water and comes with a certified pilot. In order to be able to rent it, you’ll need to rent Necker Island itself. That starts at $36,000 a night for up to 28 guests (with
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If you are going to the British Virgin Islands, you’ll want an underwater camera. There are some amazing pictures you can take of underwater coral and wildlife. And even if you don’t plan to spend much time underwater, you’ll want a waterproof camera so that you don’t have to worry about getting your camera wet.
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