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Name on Your Reservation: Waldemar Bockler
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Sand Dollar

Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Very friendly and accommodating. Avril made us feel right at home and responded to all of our requests and requirements.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes.

However I offer the following observations:
The first charter, three years ago: thorough and clear, all systems.
This charter: Agent had no knowledge of the "sailing" components of the boat, but had good general knowledge of the other systems. I was guessing that he may have recently started with Navigare and was still "learning the ropes" so to speak. He said he had no sailing experience.
As a long time sailor, I was able to fill in the gaps. So no complaints.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Excellent overall.
See a couple of notes below.

The upgraded WIFI was great. It worked just about everywhere for everyone.
HOWEVER - it only worked while the generator was running!
A small inverter, running off the batteries, wired into the NAV station, so that the router could remain on, would have made for a perfect experience. (Label it - Not to be used for toasters or coffee makers!!!!)
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes, well stocked.

But we did leave a list of "nice to have" at checkout.
Things like a measuring cup, and a few other small things, for example.

The entire crew are boat owners, so it was quite easy to figure out what was missing or not working quite right. Otherwise, I'd have to say the boat was well equipped.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Very well ventilated, especially with the saloon's large opening front window. My new favorite feature!

One glitch - the port side aft cabin air-conditioner had a mind of its own. Most of the time it cycled off after running for 15 minutes. Then it would try 5 more times in intervals of about 90 to 120 seconds, and then shut off. It was looked at before we left, and seemed to be running. But for the rest of the trip it actually only worked correctly on one night. The other cabins had no issues.
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
I am very positive toward Navigare overall. With their location at Nanny Cay, they seem to be moving in the right direction with facility and boats. Very friendly and accommodating.

I found the Lagoon 46 Flybridge an excellent platform for 4 couples. Not too big, not too small, just right!
The crew had the same opinion.
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes. I like the BVI's very much.

Will charter here again, and would also try a few other areas, possibly St. Vincent, or Croatia.
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It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
I hope to charter either next year or the year after.

Name on Your Reservation: Elizabeth Doyle
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Twin Dancer

Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes, very much so! Had a room for us to keep our bags while we went grocery shopping. Got us on the boat early. They are very thorough with the walk through before and after the sailing vacation. They gave us good guidance on the map as to where to go and where not to sail through or not to anchor. Very much appreciated!
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes! Above and beyond other charter companies I’ve used..Ross in-particular knows the boats inside and out! Even has some magic tricks..
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes..had everything you need!
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes..more then enough
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes..everyone was comfortable
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Everyone was always helpful and kind..with smiling faces..
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes..the BVI’s are always fun!
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It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
We will be chartering next March with 8 people

Name on Your Reservation: Sean Reeder
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer

Boat Name: Beso Del Viento

Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Moorings staff and facilities were terrific.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
yes
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
yes, well mostly, through hull valves for the heads were not operable. Auto ignite for the grill needed a new battery and one of the stove burner auto ignite did not function. Also the tender winch line broke while lowering the davits at one point, causing the tender to crash to the water dislodging the outboard cover and it sinking. I retied the winch line, and the Moorings sent someone over to inspect and install a new cover for the outboard and all was fine.
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Loved it, needed another week!
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not sure at this time.

Name on Your Reservation: James Padgett
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Habibi Dah

Virgin Island Sailing® Team
Please answer the following questions about your experience working with the VI Sailing team.
Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? Yes
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
- Informative
- Easy to Understand
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
Joanne and Kimberly were awesome to work with.
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes

Name on Your Reservation: James “mike” Nardo
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Vaihea

Virgin Island Sailing® Team
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Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? No
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
Very pleased with the whole team again! For this reason we have used VI Sailing and Joann 3 times now. I appreciate how helpful, kind and responsive the whole team has been. Thank you.
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes. And we have now 3 times. Looking forward to possibly chartering again in oct of the economy isn’t crashing.

Name on Your Reservation: James “mike” Nardo
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Vaihea

Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Exceptional. Mrs Sophie was so kind and helpful during the whole stay. If we needed anything the whole team was very responsive as well!
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes. It happened to be brand new.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes but for some reason it had no interior curtains in the saloon making the temperature very hot inside and forcing the use of the generator and air conditioning units at all times.
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes it was beautiful.
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It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
Possibly October 23.

Name on Your Reservation: Lance Bell
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Sand Dollar

Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes the charter company had everything ready to go for our 4 pm sleep aboard. They make the checkout process pretty straightforward considering everything that has to happen to make that possible.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes they covered everything that we needed them to.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes everything was clean with good supplies. Had one cabin air conditioner that kicked off a few times but there are always a few quirks with boats.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
I would like to recommend that someone consider adding power winches for the dingy davits for future boat orders. I believe this is our first boat that didn't have that and considering that it was the newest and largest that was somewhat surprising.
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes we had a great time as some places that were not built back from the hurricanes prior were now up and running.
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Name on Your Reservation: Lance Bell
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Sand Dollar

Virgin Island Sailing® Team
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Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? No
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes I would. I have booked 3 trips through them since 2019 and all have went well.

Name on Your Reservation: Don Taylor
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Bella

Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Very. TMM is the most impressive of all of the charter companies we have used. Professional, organized and well done
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Absolutely. They were very knowledgeable and answered all questions
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Absolutely. This is the first time everything was labeled and in order
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes. We had everything we needed
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes. All systems worked perfectly
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Detail oriented, on time and a pleasure to rent from
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes. Here is a quote from one of our crew.
Having served in the army for a quarter of a century, I’ve done some ‘once in a lifetime’ things. I’ve climbed and kayaked/canoed all over the world, I rode one of the Queens horses on two royal weddings and a diamond jubilee. I raised the Union Flag during the London Olympics.
I parachuted, rode a bike down a mountain during the winter in Scotland, I drank a Coke Zero in the Grand Canyon and went to a few places most people wouldn’t dare to.

Nothing, let me say that again. Nothing, compared to the sailing trip I just went on. Sun, sand, a beautiful coloured sea, perfect weather, delicious food, the best rum cocktails I’ve ever had, a great crew, and the most awesome friends I guy could ask for!

Best trip everrrrrr!
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It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
Fall 2023

Name on Your Reservation: Don Taylor
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Bella

Virgin Island Sailing® Team
Please answer the following questions about your experience working with the VI Sailing team.
Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? No
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
- Informative
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
Joanne is always responsive and easy to work with
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes