Reviews

Name: Brian Sisson
Yacht: ADASTRA with Bradley Winslett & Julie Vigneault
Charter Dates: 07/17/2021 to 07/24/2021
Broker: Carolyn Sweet
Area Cruised: St. Thomas - USVI
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations. We would love to know some of your impressions about your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
Brad and Julie were not the crew, we had Jacob and Michelle, they were fabulous. Very friendly and very accommodating

2. Was the yacht comfortable and clean?
Yes, very comfortable and very clean. some age showing on the yacht due to usage, but nothing that is not to be expected

3. Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

4. Was the food good and well presented?
The food was fabulous! Michelle is an awesome chef, serves just the right sized portions on everything and each meal we looked more forward too than the last

5. Did you like the area you sailed?
Yes, had hoped to see some of the BVI's but they were locked down. we all, clue included adjusted

6. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
no

7. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

8. Additional comments on your charter?
Ad Astra is a great boat for large groups. Our crew was fabulous. We can not say enough about how we enjoyed our time and enjoyed Michelle and Jacob. We would highly recommend this boat and this crew to others! The only draw back was the noise created by the generator in the port forward cabin. We would recommend sleeping with ear plugs.

Name: Brian Sisson
Yacht: ADASTRA with Bradley Winslett & Julie Vigneault
Charter Dates: 07/17/2021 to 07/24/2021
Broker: Carolyn Sweet
Area Cruised: St. Thomas - USVI
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations. We would love to know some of your impressions about your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
Brad and Julie were not the crew, we had Jacob and Michelle, they were fabulous. Very friendly and very accommodating

2. Was the yacht comfortable and clean?
Yes, very comfortable and very clean. some age showing on the yacht due to usage, but nothing that is not to be expected

3. Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

4. Was the food good and well presented?
The food was fabulous! Michelle is an awesome chef, serves just the right sized portions on everything and each meal we looked more forward too than the last

5. Did you like the area you sailed?
Yes, had hoped to see some of the BVI's but they were locked down. we all, clue included adjusted

6. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
no

7. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

8. Additional comments on your charter?
Ad Astra is a great boat for large groups. Our crew was fabulous. We can not say enough about how we enjoyed our time and enjoyed Michelle and Jacob. We would highly recommend this boat and this crew to others! The only draw back was the noise created by the generator in the port forward cabin. We would recommend sleeping with ear plugs.

Name: John Wise
Yacht: Moorings Leopard 4500 Exclusive with The Moorings - Raiatea, Tahiti
Charter Dates: 07/03/2021 to 07/11/2021
Broker: Joann Higgins
Area Cruised: Tahiti - Raiatea
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations and we are eager to have your evaluation and impressions of your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Were the staff at The Moorings friendly and accommodating?
Yes. Laurent Frederick And Sophie were great and met all our needs with fantastic service. Captain Jimmy Triboulat was exceptional and ensured our sailing vacation was perfect.

2. Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes. Some minor mechanical al issues resolved by captain Jimmy Triboulat during the sail with no impact on the quality of our vacation

3. Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes

4. Was the boat well ventilated?
Yes

5. Did the staff at The Moorings do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Captain Jimmy Triboulat did a fantastic job keeping us informed and teaching us

6. Did you like the area you cruised?
Not a better place in the world to visit than French Polynesia

7. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
No. You were great too

8. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

9. Additional comments on your charter?
Not enough words to express how grateful we are to everyone who helped make this vacation experience one that we will always treasure.

Name: Leslie Chasser
Yacht: Lagoon 50 - Ace of Spades (Upgrade) with Navigare Yachting - Frenchtown Marina, St. Thomas, USVI
Charter Dates: 07/13/2021 to 07/19/2021
Broker: Melody Delgado
Area Cruised: St. Thomas - USVI
Overall Rating: 4
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations and we are eager to have your evaluation and impressions of your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Were the staff at Navigare friendly and accommodating?
There were no Navigare staff present. The cyoa were nice when they showed up.

2. Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Clean yes, but we ran out of water completely the first night. Air conditioning only worked when not on in cabins and salon at same time.

3. Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes

4. Was the boat well ventilated?
Yes, only with a.c. there were not many windows

5. Did the staff at Navigare do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
We were quite disorientewhen no one greeted us upon arrival, we felt nervous.. Second day briefing person from Cyoa gave us a bit of overview, but it didn't seem he had a list of points to cover. Just told us answers to our questions. He said the boat was hard to sail, difficult to access main if sail tangled. We had to think of all questions and concerns. Its preferable that briefer knows in advance just what a charterer should learn.

6. Did you like the area you cruised?
Yes

7. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
Yes, by having a representative present to address issues like no water.

8. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

9. Additional comments on your charter?
In light of global warming, you could consider having four stroke outboard on the dinghy. It smelled bad for us too.

ame: Jesse Fussell
Yacht: Bali 4.5-Vieques with Dream Yacht Charters - Marina de L’Anse Marcel, St. Martin
Charter Dates: 07/03/2021 to 07/17/2021
Broker: Joann Higgins
Area Cruised: St. Martin - Leewards
Overall Rating: 4
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations and we are eager to have your evaluation and impressions of your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Were the staff at Dream Yacht Charters friendly and accommodating?
Yes.

2. Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
It was reasonably clean. There were some maintenance problems with the boat.

3. Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes.

4. Was the boat well ventilated?
Yes, the Bali design allows for excellent ventilation in the main salon. Boat also had AC.

5. Did the staff at Dream Yacht Charters do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Overall a pretty good job, but there were dome details that they were not familiar with.

6. Did you like the area you cruised?
Yes, but since we were limited to St. Martin and St. Barts a 10 or 11 day trip would have been sufficient.

7. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
Dream claimed they did not receive the crew list from VI Sailing. I was able to locate a copy on the web.

8. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

Name: Blaine Guinn
Yacht: Moorings Leopard 4000 Exclusive Plus with The Moorings - Raiatea, Tahiti
Charter Dates: 06/28/2021 to 07/05/2021
Broker: Joann Higgins
Area Cruised: Tahiti - Raiatea
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations and we are eager to have your evaluation and impressions of your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Were the staff at The Moorings friendly and accommodating?
Very friendly, helpful, and accomodating. This was the best charter company experience I have ever had.

2. Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes! The yacht was in excellent condition and exceeded our expectations

3. Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes. Great galley

4. Was the boat well ventilated?
Absolutely be best ventilated catamaran I have charted. Each cabin maintained good air flow allowing for a comfortable sleep.

5. Did the staff at The Moorings do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes. Fred at The Moorings did my briefing and was super! He not only was thorough, but also gave us some great tips and suggestions regarding local places to see.

6. Did you like the area you cruised?
Yes, Loved the area. Best cruise yet!

7. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
Not really, but I did notice VI Sailing did not have much info available for French Polynesia. Everything is geared for the Caribbean.

8. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

9. Additional comments on your charter?
We had the best vacation ever. The boat was awesome and exceeded our expectations. The food and provisioning was great. The weather was great. French Polynesia is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. We are definitely coming back.

Name: Abby Rinke
Yacht: WINTERS COMING with Sergio Gomez & Christina Reynolds
Charter Dates: 07/09/2021 to 07/16/2021
Broker: Ellen Stewart
Area Cruised: St. Thomas - USVI
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations. We would love to know some of your impressions about your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
i don't know where to start with the praise. there wasn't a moment all week that capt sergio and neen weren't happy, sweet, helpful, knowledgeable, and an absolute pleasure to be with

2. Was the yacht comfortable and clean?
yes, very clean and comfortable especially for our master cabin. the guest heads were a little tight but that's boating life. everything was very well organized and easily accessible

3. Was the yacht well ventilated?
yes

4. Was the food good and well presented?
have you seen Neen's magic. we told her she needs to do a cookbook. we have traveled a lot and love exotic spicy food from around the world. she knocked it out of the ballpark. every single meal was an artistic perfection visually and to our palette. honestly couldn't figure out how she could repeat that level of production for 3 meals a day all week. we were all blown away

5. Did you like the area you sailed?
we did, st john's water gorgeous water and lots of wind

6. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
i dont think so, there was a lot of communication and info and we felt well prepared. the crew had a good handle on our preferences.

7. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

8. Additional comments on your charter?
i want to emphasize that this crew are two of the kindest people on the planet. Capt Sergio is a great sailor and had lots of fun tips, local facts, adventures, and water equipment to keep us entertained and busy all week. the sea scooter was a huge hit!!! Neen has a true gift as a chef, she pours her heart and soul into every meal and its presentation. we really weren't counting on that and were blown away at each delicious and healthy meal. to satisfy 8 palettes is a feat in and of itself, she did it. our son commented that this may be the first vacation he didn't gain weight and ate amazing food 3 meals a day. we had incredible cocktails and apps as well. Sergio and Neen were also such a pleasure to hang out with, we all said we have to sail with them again!

Name: Oliver Spring
Yacht: Leopard 433 PC Club with Moorings Power - Wickham's Cay II: Road Town, Tortola
Charter Dates: 06/28/2021 to 07/05/2021
Broker: Jennifer Caruther
Area Cruised: Tortola - BVI
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations and we are eager to have your evaluation and impressions of your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Were the staff at The Moorings Power friendly and accommodating?

2. Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?

3. Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?

4. Was the boat well ventilated?

5. Did the staff at The Moorings Power do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?

6. Did you like the area you cruised?

7. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?

8. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

Name: William Collins
Yacht: Lagoon 52 (Shama) with Dream Yacht Charter - Compass Point Marina, St. Thomas
Charter Dates: 07/10/2021 to 07/17/2021
Broker: Susan Jervis
Area Cruised: St. Thomas - USVI
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations and we are eager to have your evaluation and impressions of your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Were the staff at Dream Yacht Charters friendly and accommodating?
YES

2. Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
YES

3. Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
YES

4. Was the boat well ventilated?
YES

5. Did the staff at Dream Yacht Charters do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
YES

6. Did you like the area you cruised?
YES

7. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
WE WERE PLEASE WITH THE WHOLE TEAM

8. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

Name: Edward Dillingham
Yacht: Abundance with Blaine Kubesh & Siobhan Kubesh
Charter Dates: 07/11/2021 to 07/18/2021
Broker: Ellen Stewart
Area Cruised: St. Thomas - USVI
Overall Rating: 5
5 being the highest 0 being the lowest
We hope your charter lived up to your expectations. We would love to know some of your impressions about your yachting vacation. Please answer the following questions and add any comments you may have.

1. Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
Yes

2. Was the yacht comfortable and clean?
Yes

3. Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

4. Was the food good and well presented?
Yes

5. Did you like the area you sailed?
Yes

6. Could we at Virgin Island Sailing, Ltd. have helped you further in any way?
Great job by VI Sailing

7. May we post this review on our website?
Yes

8. Additional comments on your charter?
Now!!! Book this boat and crew now! You won't be sorry! On a scale of 1-10, (10 being the best) Capt. Blaine and his First Mate / Chef Carolina scored a 14!! The boat is very nice, clean and comfortable. The food was exceptional - tasty, healthy (not counting the wonderful desserts 🙂 and well presented. Capt. Blaine is a well credentialed First Class sailor, a thoroughly nice fellow, and knew all the best spots for diving, snorkeling and other attractions. What made this trip really special was the how much he clearly enjoyed his "work". (Quotes added for irony.) Sailing with Blaine and Carolina (Cat) was like adding a third fun couple to our group. Great folks, and a wonderful time.