Reviews

Charter Dates: 04/18/2026 - 04/25/2026

Name on Your Reservation: Alain Villeneuve
Boat Name: Jo Eli
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes, thy had skipper problem thy resolved the situation after one day.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Very good
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Good and nice yacht. The number one with you
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Perfect
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Can be better
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
No
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
The best I sailed

Charter Dates: 04/18/2026 - 04/25/2026

Name on Your Reservation: Alain Villeneuve
Boat Name: Jo Eli
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes, thy had skipper problem thy resolved the situation after one day.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Very good
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Good and nice yacht. The number one with you
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Perfect
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Can be better
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
No

Charter Dates: 04/18/2026 - 04/25/2026

Name on Your Reservation: Alain Villeneuve
Boat Name: Jo Eli
Virgin Island Sailing® Team
Please answer the following questions about your experience working with the VI Sailing team.
Rating of VI Sailing Team: 4
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

Charter Dates: 04/25/2026 - 05/03/2026

Name on Your Reservation: Dimit
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Suenos
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
We only met Jose Bernard, but see my comment below.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Jose Bernard was friendly, professional, and gave a very complete boat and chart briefing.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yacht was clean. Several comments about the yacht. 1) Jose suggested I keep the traveler centered, and I found out later that the traveler winch could not move the traveler car without tripping the breaker. This was disappointing because it limited mainsail trim options. 2) The dinghy was a terrible choice for this boat. Since the dinghy had a center console steering, you could only take 6 people at one time. Fortunately, that was our crew complement, but the usual crew size of 8 would be frustrated with multiple trips to deposit crew ashore. 3) Boom furling on the mainsail was nice when it worked, but if the boltrope cover frayed, then the main could not be raised. We sailed the last 2 days under jib only. Jose is going to replace the mainsail with a standard stack-pack and lazy jacks this summer. That aside - The rest of the equipment ex: windlass, winches (except traveler), electronics, engines, generator, watermaker all worked well.
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?
See above.
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes, but be careful of overcrowding at with local boats at Culabrita and Isla Palamino over the weekend, but you can plan around this!
Would you like to share your itinerary or a vacation highlight with us?
We anchored at Vieques (Green beach, Esperanza, Playa La Chiva), and visited black beach, Esperanza, Bio Bay (Mosquito bay)). We also anchored at Culebra (Esperanza Hondo - 2 nights) and visited Dewey, Playa Flamenco, and Playa Carlos Rosario. We anchored for 1 night at Culebrita and visited the beach, lighthouse, and Piscinas Naturales. Our final night was spent on a mooring at Melones Beach. We were fortunate that winds were generally from the east and we didn't get any north or south swell.

Charter Dates: 04/25/2026 - 05/03/2026

Name on Your Reservation: Dimit
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Suenos
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
We only met Jose Bernard, but see my comment below.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Jose Bernard was friendly, professional, and gave a very complete boat and chart briefing.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yacht was clean. Several comments about the yacht. 1) Jose suggested I keep the traveler centered, and I found out later that the traveler winch could not move the traveler car without tripping the breaker. This was disappointing because it limited mainsail trim options. 2) The dinghy was a terrible choice for this boat. Since the dinghy had a center console steering, you could only take 6 people at one time. Fortunately, that was our crew complement, but the usual crew size of 8 would be frustrated with multiple trips to deposit crew ashore. 3) Boom furling on the mainsail was nice when it worked, but if the boltrope cover frayed, then the main could not be raised. We sailed the last 2 days under jib only. Jose is going to replace the mainsail with a standard stack-pack and lazy jacks this summer. That aside - The rest of the equipment ex: windlass, winches (except traveler), electronics, engines, generator, watermaker all worked well.
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?
See above.

Charter Dates: 04/25/2026 - 05/03/2026

Name on Your Reservation: Dimit
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Suenos
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: - Informative
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication

Charter Dates: 04/11/2026 - 04/19/2026

Name on Your Reservation: Dan Helein
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Family Therapy
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 helpful!
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Kavon(not sure on spelling) gave us the technical briefing on the boat and he was EXCELLENT!!!! This man is clearly talented beyond his current role!
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes, everything was in good working order and clean with one exception. We immediately noticed a pretty big ant infestation in the outside seating area. Kavon apologized and cleaned it up quickly but must not have found the source of the problem because we battled a lot of ants the entire charter. Again, didn't ruin the vacation or anything just annoyed us as we were constantly killing ants.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes