Tag Archive for: Sailing Vacation

Boater Gift Guide

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Sailor gift ideas – Sailing is the gift that keeps giving whether by helping someone achieve their goals with a sailing course or the ultimate of gift of a sailing vacation.

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How to qualify to skipper a boat on a sailing vacation

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If you want to qualify to skipper a boat on a sailing vacation, you’re going to need to be competent. Don’t focus on the certification first – that will come once you are competent. Here is a plan towards competence that will make sure you are not only qualified but knowledgeable, safe, and experienced.

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Sailing Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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There are several ways to sail the Grenada/Grenadines areas: A one-way drop of starting in St. Vincent or even the farther island to the north of St. Lucia and ending in St. Georges, Grenada OR you can start in St Georges, Grenada and sail north then returning to St. Georges. The one-way drop-off option whereby you start in St Vincent or St Lucia costs a little more to have the boat delivered back north but it does create a great trip as the wind angle for most of the trip will be a beam reach or broad reach on your port. We don’t recommend doing a one-way drop off whereby starting in Grenada and sailing north as this will mostly be close hauling all the way with many tacks making your time unrealistic.

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