Cruising Couple Lucas and Ashley take the helm as Captains
Captain’s log:
On Sunday Lucas and Ashely came aboard around 5 pm. We started off with a couple painkillers and a light appetizer. We had a nice introduction, discussed sailing goals, discussed locations, and sailing experience. Lucas and Ashley have been on several sailing cruises in the Virgin Islands and Belize with a Captain and decided they wanted to take the helm and get bareboat certified to charter a catamaran with their friends.
Sailing Route:
Day 2: Compass Point Marina to Lamshure Bay, St John (Snorkeling Virgin Islands National Park and Fresh catch fish dinner aboard)
Day 3: Lamshure Bay To Christiansted St Croix. ( Sailing 33 nm in Rain squalls Delicious dinner at Brew STX and exploring the board walk)
Day 4: Christiansted to Buck Island National Marina Monument. (Exploring the Reef for Lobsters, Sailing Skills practice, Dinner ashore at the Cruzian Bayou Bistro)
Day 5: St Croix to Maho Bay, St John. (33 NM in 4.5 hours, What a sail!, Snorkeled with Turtles, Dinner at the Awesome Lime Inn, Cruz Bay St John)
Day 6: St John to Grass Cay to Christmas Cove. (Down wind sailing, exploring beaches, snorkeling, Dinner aboard Cheese Burgers in Paradise)
Day 7: Great St James to Compass Point Marina. (Sailed out 3 miles to dump 😊 before returning to the dock)
We hugged and said a sailor’s goodbye, may our sails meet again someday.
Catamaran: Sailing Vessel Lady Luck is a 2022 LAGOON 46 OV.
Crew: Captain Genevieve and Captain Trevon
ASA students: Ashley and Lucas
Courses completed: ASA 103/104/114
When: Premium Catamaran Course Sunday, November 13th 2022 @ 5pm – Saturday, November 19th 2022 @ 10am
On the first day of our class Virgin Island Yacht Charters (VIYC) Check out Captain “Scooby” came out and did a quick boat safety briefing with us. He went over every system in detail. He showed us how to use all of the key features listed below. Scooby is a local St Thomain, he is patient, thorough, and extremely knowledgeable about the Catamarans because he also does maintenance. He took us off the dock and we were underway in no time.
Scooby met us in the channel and took the Cat over to the fuel dock for refueling. He slipped us right back into the dock with a crew and dock lines. A quick check out and Lucas and Ashley were on their way.
We hugged and said a sailor’s goodbye, may our sails meet again someday.
We sailed in the U.S. Virgin Islands to St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix while learning how to operate the catamaran on a crew-centered adaptable itinerary. We wanted to schedule time for sailing skills, island hoping, snorkeling and beach time. We always discussed and considered wind and weather factors.