This company focuses on the United States of America (Florida, Annapolis, US Virgin Islands) and the British Virgin Islands . Waypoints Yacht Charters prides itself on its impeccable knowledge of local realities. They will therefore recommend hidden places to go with your boat, businesses to visit and possible pitfalls to look out for.
Waypoints Yacht Charters boats depart from four marinas . On land, they are Annapolis , the capital of Maryland located on the Chesapeake Bay , and St. Petersburg , Florida, where you can easily reach the Gulf of Mexico and explore the Caribbean islands and islets . Other marinas can be found on the island of Tortola , the largest of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, and on the island of St. Thomas , the gateway to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The latter is famous for its beaches and beautiful snorkelling spots.
You'll find all types of boats in the Waypoints Yacht Charters fleet, from sailboats to catamarans to powerboats . And the recently popular motor catamarans are also on offer. So there is something for everyone.
The core of the fleet consists of four to five cabin Fountaine Pajot catamarans in various sizes 45, 47, 50, 51 or Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42 . If you insist on a sailboat, you can choose mostly from the classic Dufour 470 or 530 .
Waypoints Yacht Charters not only provide classic bareboat charters, but are also able to supply an experienced skipper on your request. He knows the local waters like the back of his hand and will not only guide you to the best places for anchoring, swimming, but also recommend places to eat, drink or entertain. If you're visiting the area for the first time and want to make the most of your holiday, we highly recommend taking advantage of this extra service. For connoisseurs, this company also provides a ship's chef upon request if you don't want to deal with cooking and working around the kitchen.
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Cruise as often as you want, waypoints yacht charters is a charter company with bases in the world’s best sailing destinations.
Waypoints Yacht Charters also has relationships with independently-owned and independently-operated charter bases sharing the vision of delivering truly personalized, full-service charter vacations in Annapolis, Maryland , St. Petersburg, Florida , the Bahamas , USVI , and BVI .
Waypoints Yacht Charters works in conjunction with Business Yacht Ownership ® , offering owners flexibility and options to keep their yacht in any of our Waypoints owned or charter affiliate locations with the ability to offset a significant portion of new yacht costs with business income, special financing, and potential tax advantages.
Each of our charter affiliates shares the same high level of commitment to quality and service, so no matter which location you choose, you are guaranteed the same top-notch professional maintenance and service that you’ve come to expect from Atlantic Cruising Yachts.
Experience the beauty and lifestyle of chartering from world-class charter operators from a host of destinations, managing the entire process for you, and ensuring a relaxing and enjoyable trip.
Innovative ownership approaches including Business Yacht Ownership® provide owners the opportunity to offset a substantial portion of new yacht costs.
As one of the top-selling dealers for Fountaine Pajot worldwide and a proud dealer of Dufour Yachts, ACY Yachts provides innovative resources that can help dramatically reduce the costs of ownership, supported by Waypoints Yacht Charters.
ACY Annapolis 312 Third Street, Suite 102 Annapolis, MD 21403
ACY Fort Lauderdale 1800 E Las Olas Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
ACY St. Petersburg 200 Beach Drive, NE, Suite 11 St. Petersburg, FL 33701
ACY Texas 555 Bradford Avenue Kemah, TX 77565
ACY Great Lakes & Ohio 225 West Water Street Sandusky, OH 44870
ACY California 2819 Canon Street San Diego, CA 92106
ACY Toronto 475 Unwin Ave Toronto, ON M4M 3M2
ACY Caribbean 3562 Honduras #4, Frenchtown Marina St. Thomas, VI 00802
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Our base in the heart of Nanny Cay is located on the South side of Tortola, between the capital Road Town and West End. This boutique setting offers you cocktails under the sunset, restaurants, spa, swimming pool, beach, free WiFi, luxury shower facilities, supermarket, pump-out station, and fuel dock.
If you are looking for relaxation and convenience before or after your charter, Nanny Cay marina has everything you require to start your vacation off in luxury.
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All about one of the most awesome classic yachts of all time, the three mast schooner Atlantic. Long time holder of the world record for the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean under sail, this one hundred and eighty-five foot schooner originally designed by William Gardner in 1903 has been relaunched and is sailing once more.
The Atlantic is currently in the western Mediterranean, and available for luxury sailing yacht charters.
524 boats available for bareboat or crewed charter
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49 catamarans available for rent in European Atlantic, form €1,390 for 1 week charter. Ideal option for group of friends or family vacation.
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Bareboat charter, crewed yachts, skippered boats, cost of boat rental in european atlantic.
Average yacht charter cost in European Atlantic starts from €2,925 per week. Graphic below represents fluctuation of charter prices in European Atlantic during the year, based on a sample of 50 boats ranging from 40 to 50-foot. This graphic shows months with lowest prices during the year as well high season when prices are above average. Before booking the boat at lowest rate, please check sailing conditions as usually best prices are during off season.
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€3,566 | €3,663 | €3,694 | €4,298 | €3,106 | €3,350 | €3,150 | €2,925 | €2,977 |
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Très bonne expérience pour notre première location. Professionnelle, disponible et efficace!
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Very positive experience with 12 knots. Even when we had an issued regarding the boat Helene and her team were very helpful in getting to a resolution working with the base manager. Would definitely use 12 knots again. Thanks Helene in particular.
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My first experience with 12 Knots, very good services, very good communication skills, prompt reaction and easy procedure for booking. I highly recommend their services. Clearly, not everybody could be satisfied, but personally I did not find any wea…
Excellent charter - I recommend them!
Sail across the atlantic ocean – join transatlantic sailing voyages, it’s every adventure seeker’s dream to sail across the atlantic ocean..
And we’ve helped hundreds of sailors – new and experienced – to turn that dream into reality.
Find transatlantic voyages here where you book a berth or cabin and join join as hands on guest crew on planned journeys and rallies like the ARC, or if you’d like to charter a whole boat then get in touch .
We work with a network of many incredible boats from luxury yachts, performance racers to historic traditional tall ships.
If you have the ambition to sail across the Atlantic Ocean, whether you’re a beginner or pro sailor, there are exciting options for you on board hands-on sailing vessels. Join yachts or tall ships as guest voyage crew and learn incredible new skills, as you pull together as a team to harness the wind and reach a new continent. It’s a sustainable long-distance travel option that is all about embracing the journey.
Complete our short form to let us know your Atlantic ambitions and we’ll be in touch with exciting options.
A big first consideration for many when planning their transatlantic is which direction to sail – east or westbound and if you’re fixed on that it will determine when you’ll go.
Westbound: Europe to the Americas & Caribbean tend to depart with the trade winds in between October-December.
Eastbound: Caribbean & Americas to Europe tend to sail between March – June (April & May most commonly).
Northbound : South Africa to Europe voyages tend to depart between April-June
Our crews are a mix of sailing abilities.
Some enter races and you’d be expected to know what you’re doing, others teach you everything you need to know on the go. You’d just need to join in with a ‘can do’ and ‘here to learn’ attitude and the professional crew will help with the rest!
We have limited spaces available on organised voyages – these trips are very popular and often book out far in advance.
First step: Explore the listings and make an enquiry on the voyages you’re interested in. You’ll receive more information by email right away and if you asked any questions we’ll get back to those as quickly as possible. In the info you receive is an intro to the skipper or crew office for the boat so you can go ahead and book with them directly if it’s the right fit. These berth options are perfect for solo travellers or couples/pairs/small groups of friends.
Bespoke voyages are organised separately, so reach out to us through the contact form or by email for more details on these.
Or get in touch using the contact form above so we can help you make this trip dream a crossing to remember!
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Check all Atlantic ocean crossings here or email Larissa on [email protected]
Want to sail, but not sure about a transatlantic voyage? We have options for everyone. Check out:
Finding the right boat for your journey is a important part of your planning, not just the route. Each boat has it’s own character, style and charm – and personality! And the on board experience varies hugely depending on the reason for the boat sailing – is it taking part in a race? Is it an ocean cruise slow travel experience? And so on. The degree to which you’ll be mustered to help with the sailing and life on board also varies so whether you’re keen to join a 50ft yacht or a full size tall ship we’re happy to talk you through the options to find the best fit.
Experience navigation, planning and life on board with your fellow crew who will be a mix of ages and from all walks of life.
There’s rarely an upper age limit on the voyages although some of the tall ships have more recently set a limit of 73 for their offshore voyages (please ask for details). Decisions on whether someone is a suitable crew are made on a case-by-case basis by the crew office for each vessel but the key requirement is good health and an enthusiasm to get involved.
We met as two solo travellers on board a transatlantic voyage, so we understand the opportunities and challenges of solo travel on long journeys at sea.
It was a life-changing experience for us and Another World Adventures wouldn’t exist without that solo travel experience.
The really good news for solo travellers is that when it comes to ocean sailing trips around 80% of the people joining are doing so on their own – so if all of your mates look at you like you’ve grown two heads when you tell them your Grand Plan then don’t worry, you’ll be in great company with the friends you’ll make on board.
As well as being an amazing experience for those travelling solo, transatlantic sailing with friends can bond you for a lifetime.
As experienced adventure travel planners, we can connect you with a reliable and responsible vessel that you can join together to make the crossing. Heck, we’ve even known honeymooners celebrate their marriage with an ocean crossing.
All that’s needed is an adventurous mindset to sail across the Atlantic.
If you are looking for a more personalised experience, we can coordinate bespoke voyages for individuals, groups and companies.
Let us help you find and charter a private vessel for a journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
Whether it’s a bonding experience with friends, a brand contest or marketing effort, or a chance to achieve a life-long dream, we can help you navigate the best vessel choices whether you’re 4 or 40 sailors.
You do not always need much prior sailing experience to take on the challenge of a transatlantic sail although it is advised to ensure you and your fellow crew get the most out of the experience. Afterall, this is a really big experience to go into without knowing if it’s your cup-of-tea. For many of the boats we work with, especially the tall ships, sailing experience is not compulsory. Instead, the vessel crew will give you hands-on experience and training along the way – both on expedition sail yachts and tall ships.
If you’re looking for an experience on a smaller vessel, you might need to have or get some sailing experience or qualifications beforehand. For example, some of the race boats or smaller yachts (60ft) require RYA Day Skipper or equivalent, so speak to us if you’d like more information. A few of the passages are even qualifiers for Yachtmaster Ocean mile makers, so if you have bigger ambitions for your sailing, please reach out to ask about that and about Watch Leader roles, too.
Below are some voyages from the past which we’ve left up to give you an idea about routes to consider. If there’s a route you love the sound of but it’s not in the current schedule then just drop us a line to find out more. With so many changes to the sailing schedule for ocean journeys there’s a chance it’s in the planning stages, just not yet announced..!
If you’re not sure of the best option for you, speak to us about your plans and dreams for this great adventure, so we can advise you on the best voyage route and crew to join.
Past voyages have included
If you see a trip listed here but not on the Atlantic sailing trip page , please contact us to discuss your options. We are constantly updating this list so get in touch if you don’t see a route that works for you and we’ll see what is possible.
Join an unforgettable 30 day hands-on westbound Atlantic Ocean crossing from Canaries to Barbados as crew
Join an unforgettable 41 day hands-on eastbound transatlantic from Antigua to Portugal via Azores
Cross the Atlantic as part of the ARC Rally on this bucket list adventure from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia
Embark on a transatlantic voyage on a Challenge 67 from USA to France via St Pierre & Miquelon
A TRUE epic - sail a traditional tall ship from South America to Southern Africa via Antarctica
Join a Cape to Cape sailing voyage via Antarctica, South Georgia & Tristan da Cuna on a tall ship
Join the famous Westbound Atlantic Rally crossing on a fantastic sailing cruiser.
Embark as a teammate in a transatlantic voyage on a Challenge 67 from France to USA
Embark as a teammate in a transatlantic voyage on a Challenge 67 during the ARC 2024!
An Atlantic Circuit sailing adventure including two transatlantic crossings and some unusual port stops
Embark on the voyage of a lifetime sailing from Gran Canaria to Martinique on an exceptional 54ft catamaran
The voyage of a lifetime to sail across the Atlantic Ocean with a crew in the ARC 2024.
Join a crew to sail back across the Atlantic Ocean from Antigua to the UK
Offshore sailing between Malaga and Lanzarote, Canary Islands on a fantastic sailing cruiser.
Become crew on an authentic working sailing ship on a global circumnavigation. 20+ ports, 30000 nautical miles
Adventure sailing Tenerife to Falkland Islands from the North Atlantic into the South Atlantic across equator
Crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Verde to Brazil Fernando de Noronha.
Hands on sailing a classic brigatine across the North Atlantic from Caribbean to Azores to the UK in May '24
Experience life at sea as you sail across the Atlantic Ocean on a 100 year old traditional tall ship.
Navigate by the stars as you sail across the Atlantic Ocean eastbound from Antigua to UK
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NAME | ATLANTIC | |
PREVIOUS NAME | N/A | |
BEAM | 8.85 (29′) | |
DRAFT | 5 (16′) | |
LENGTH | 56.39 (185′) | |
CRUISING SPEED | 11 | |
BUILT | 2010 | |
REFIT YEAR | Never refit | |
MANUFACTURER | Van Der Graaf BV | |
CREW | 11 | |
GUESTS | 12 | |
STATE ROOMS | 6 | |
DESTINATIONS | €110,000 / Per Week |
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Looking across the quay toward the deck of schooner yacht ATLANTIC, it is impossible not to remain fascinated. The beauty of this strikingly large and slender three-mast luxury yacht charter schooner is overwhelming. Sail yacht ATLANTIC boasts 56 meters of impeccably-laid teak deck interrupted only by a few lacquered teak deckhouses and skylights and by a partition caused by the characteristic slightly raised aft deck.
This vessel, mega sail yacht ATLANTIC, is an exact replica of the original, launched in 1903. Dutch yachtsman Ed Kastelein owned, restored, rebuilt, and recreated a number of yachts. To illustrate, Thendara, Aile Blanche, Borkumriff, and Zaca te Moana. Most recently, the Herreshoff racing schooner Eleonora. He then planned his ultimate masterpiece. Recreation of this most famous 3-masted schooner.
She measures 185 feet (56 meters) over the deck. She is the largest classic racing schooner recreated. Her original lines honor the finest detail. In addition, the sail plan equals that of her doppelganger. In specific, the victorious 1905 Transatlantic Race made her immortal in yachting history.
Atlantic is an absolutely amazing 3-masted schooner who charters, not as a bareboat , but with a full professional crew. The power of the sails is amazing. This yacht is gorgeous racing through the water.
The raven black high-gloss hull reflects every ripple in the water. And looking up at the three towering masts, one senses the enormous power this yacht must-have. Above all, she is again breathtakingly beautiful, turning heads wherever the wind takes her.
In conclusion, book sailboat yacht ATLANTIC for your own private luxury yacht charter vacation today. Contact your yacht charter brokers at 1-800 Yacht Charters at 305-720-7245. Consequently, complete our online inquiry form at https://1800yachtcharters.com/book-now/ .
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Celebrate in Style on the Seas with Atlantic Yacht Charters!
Host stress-free parties aboard our luxurious boats or at the beach for an unforgettable celebration. Choose from 4, 6, or 8-hour packages, and let us turn your special moments into extraordinary memories.
Elevate your celebrations with us - where every moment is a reason to celebrate in style!
Say "Cheers" amidst Beach Bliss with Atlantic Yacht Charter
Picture enjoying our delightful meal with your feet in the sand or under the shade of a beach setup, surrounded by the tranquil allure of the coastline.
Customized to your desires, our 6, or 8-hour beach setup packages guarantee a hassle-free celebration.
Team Spirit with Incentive Trips on Atlantic Yacht Charters!
Imagine rewarding your team against the backdrop of a fun ocean trip or a tranquil beach setting. Our luxurious boats, accommodating up to 65 guests, provide the perfect venue for a memorable corporate getaway.
Choose from our flexible 4, 6, or 8-hour packages, tailored to make your incentive trip stress-free and invigorating.
Dinner Cruises Redefined, with Atlantic Yacht Charters
Picture a 4-hour cruise through the channel, with the best Brazilian-style cuisine the island has to offer. Our boats, designed for comfort and luxury, provide the perfect setting for a delightful culinary experience.
From corporate gatherings to intimate dinners, let the gentle waves and Brazilian flavors create an ambiance that transforms a meal into a cherished memory.
TESTIMONIALS
Lydia J - 5 STARS
"What an excellent experience. The catamaran was clean and well maintained. What made the trip exceptional was the SERVICE! The yacht had a full staff... "
Deborah - 5 STARS
"We had the opportunity to charter the Atlantis II for a recent corporate event, and could not have had a better experience..."
Preston - 5 STARS
"5 Star experience … Captain Enisson and crew were over the top … We had 12 adults on our day trip to celebrate my wife’s 60th birthday …"
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32.99m / 108'3 westport yachts 1998 / 2021.
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Primed for discerning charter guests, luxury yacht Atlantic offers the height of luxury living
The 32.9m/107'11" 'Atlantic' motor yacht built by the American shipyard Westport Yachts is available for charter for up to 8 guests in 4 cabins. This yacht features interior styling by Sheryl McLaughlin.
Built in 1998, Atlantic's bespoke fittings and design ensure guests can explore the ocean's wonders in style and comfort.
Atlantic offers guest accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 suites comprising a master suite, two double cabins and one twin cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.
Keeping comfortable and entertained on Atlantic is easy thanks to the available amenities, particularly a deck jacuzzi, perfect to enjoy the scenery with your favourite drink in hand.
Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you, particularly Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to stay connected at all times, should you wish. Guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.
Built with a GRP hull and GRP superstructure, she benefits from a semi-displacement hull to provide exceptional seakeeping and impressive speeds. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 12 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 21 knots with a range of up to 2,500 nautical miles from her 21,953 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed. With a shallow draft of 1.7m/5'7" Atlantic can anchor closer to coves and sheltered bays overnight.
Atlantic knows a thing or two about fun on the water, with a selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to enjoy whilst on charter. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. Another excellent feature are two SEABOBs, offering a truly remarkable experience that lets you skim along the surface or swim with the fishes quietly and safely. If that isn't enough Atlantic also features fishing equipment, inflatable water toys and snorkelling equipment. When it's time to travel from land to see, it couldn't be easier with a 11.89m/39' HCB Outboard.
Based in the magical waters of the Caribbean all year round Atlantic is ready for your next luxury yacht charter. Let Atlantic Discover the magical places, food and experiences of the the Caribbean.
Motor yacht Atlantic has an array of charter-focused amenities to ensure a memorable experience onboard whatever the destination.
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Length | 32.99m / 108'3 |
Beam | 7.2m / 23'7 |
Draft | 1.7m / 5'7 |
Gross Tonnage | 187 GT |
Cruising Speed | 12 Knots |
Built | | (Refitted) |
Builder | Westport Yachts |
Model | Custom |
Exterior Designer | Wesley Carr |
Interior Design | Sheryl McLaughlin |
Amenities & Entertainment
For your relaxation and entertainment Atlantic has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.
Atlantic is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:
For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.
For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.
'Atlantic' Charter Rates & Destinations
Summer Season
May - September
$55,000 p/week + expenses
High Season
Cruising Regions
Caribbean Bahamas
HOT SPOTS: Florida
Winter Season
October - April
$60,000 p/week + expenses
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Cruise as often as you want, waypoints yacht charters is a charter company with bases in the world’s best sailing destinations.
Waypoints Yacht Charters also has relationships with independently-owned and independently-operated charter bases sharing the vision of delivering truly personalized, full-service charter vacations in Annapolis, Maryland , St. Petersburg, Florida , the Bahamas , USVI , and BVI .
Waypoints Yacht Charters works in conjunction with Business Yacht Ownership ® , offering owners flexibility and options to keep their yacht in any of our Waypoints owned or charter affiliate locations with the ability to offset a significant portion of new yacht costs with business income, special financing, and potential tax advantages.
Each of our charter affiliates shares the same high level of commitment to quality and service, so no matter which location you choose, you are guaranteed the same top-notch professional maintenance and service that you’ve come to expect from Atlantic Cruising Yachts.
Experience the beauty and lifestyle of chartering from world-class charter operators from a host of destinations, managing the entire process for you, and ensuring a relaxing and enjoyable trip.
Innovative ownership approaches including Business Yacht Ownership® provide owners the opportunity to offset a substantial portion of new yacht costs.
As one of the top-selling dealers for Fountaine Pajot worldwide and a proud dealer of Dufour Yachts, ACY Yachts provides innovative resources that can help dramatically reduce the costs of ownership, supported by Waypoints Yacht Charters.
ACY Annapolis 312 Third Street, Suite 102 Annapolis, MD 21403
ACY Fort Lauderdale 1800 E Las Olas Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
ACY St. Petersburg 200 Beach Drive, NE, Suite 11 St. Petersburg, FL 33701
ACY Texas 555 Bradford Avenue Kemah, TX 77565
ACY Great Lakes & Ohio 225 West Water Street Sandusky, OH 44870
ACY California 2819 Canon Street San Diego, CA 92106
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Stats: 58.3m, Damen Yachting , 2023, 12 guests, 17 crew
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What to expect in Antarctica: Widely considered the first true explorer, 126-metre Octopus famously belonged to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen before being sold in 2021. Equipped with an ice-classed 1A steel hull, a flotilla of tenders and cool expedition features such as an ROV, Octopus is perhaps the most extravagant way to see Antarctica.
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The wave comes , throat-high and hungry. The last thing I see before it sweeps me off the rock and into the ocean is a man in a wetsuit leaning his shoulder into a wall of water. When we swam out here around 2 a.m. and hoisted ourselves onto the algae-slick face of a boulder, he had warned me: “If you go in here, it won’t be fun.” And he was right.
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I manage to keep hold of my fishing rod, and I’m reeling in lost line and treading water and trying to forget all the stories I’ve heard about sharks as a second large wave begins sucking me up its face. By the time the third crashes over me, I’ve abandoned any pretense of swimming back to our original perch. Sputtering and coughing, I make my way toward another rock closer to shore. A last wave pushes me onto it, and I get my feet under me.
Thirty yards in front of me, having held on to that sloping rock through the entire set, Brandon Sausele makes a long, arcing cast into the pounding surf.
Sausele is 27 years old. Shaggy-haired, tattooed, and muscular, he is a devoted practitioner of an extreme sport known as “wetsuiting,” which is both easy to describe and impossible for the uninitiated to understand. When I was first getting into the sport a few years ago, the advice I received from another fisherman was simply: Don’t .
Wetsuiting is a form of saltwater fishing that involves wearing a wetsuit and wading or swimming out to offshore rocks—almost exclusively at night, often during storms—to access deeper water or faster currents than can be reached in traditional waders. The quarry are striped bass, a fish that migrates every spring, mostly from the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, to as far north as Maine, and back down again in the fall.
Although “stripers”—one of the most popular game fish in America—can be caught during normal waking hours, the largest members of the species, some more than four feet long, usually come close to shore at night. Stripers prefer inclement weather and rough water, which make ambushing their prey easier, but also make conditions more dangerous for the men—wetsuiters are nearly all men—who chase them.
Catching big stripers requires dedication and sleep deprivation. And if you’re wetsuiting, it involves more than a little risk. The hazards of this hobby, coupled with the fact that most of us who do it don’t even keep the fish we catch, are often baffling to outsiders, who quite reasonably wonder why we bother. Perhaps not surprisingly, wetsuiting has long attracted highly particular personalities: cranks, brooding combat veterans, adrenaline junkies, recovering alcoholics, and spiritual questers.
Fishing for striped bass from the shore—known as “surf casting”—was once a pastime for the rich, who created clubs and built “bass stands” in places such as Newport and Cuttyhunk Island in the 1800s. But what Sausele does, wetsuiting, was born in the mid-20th century in Montauk, New York, back when it was a hardscrabble fishing town. Who exactly invented the sport is a matter of substantial debate, but it’s generally agreed on that by the early 1960s , a handful of men were donning wetsuits and swimming sometimes 100 yards or more through the churning surf to reach the sandbars and outer rocks on Montauk’s shores .
Montauk’s geography is uniquely perfect for the sport. Situated at the eastern tip of Long Island’s South Fork, which some call simply “The End,” the town has a mix of sand beaches, boulder fields, and ripping currents that provides an ideal habitat for stripers, and a singular challenge for those who hunt them. By most standards, I’m a serious wetsuiter; I go out some 80 nights a year. But I was not fully prepared for the nights I spent on Long Island this summer, fishing with one of the most celebrated anglers on Montauk’s coastline.
Wetsuiters often talk about their “career” in fishing, and Sausele has already had a decorated run. He has seven Montauk Surfmasters tournament victories to his name and a “50” under his belt. Catching a 50-pound striped bass is an achievement that most spend their life chasing, and very few attain.
During the day, Sausele works as a pipeline-rehabilitation specialist, traveling the country to repair lines that carry water, chemicals, and natural gas. But like most die-hard wetsuiters, he treats fishing as his second job, which means forgoing anything approaching a healthy sleep schedule. Sausele regularly fishes from sunset to sunrise before driving 90 minutes from Montauk back home to change; then he goes straight to work. This isn’t uncommon: Most dedicated wetsuiters are out in the surf multiple nights a week from May to November. Some junkies log 100 or more nights a year.
In this prolonged state of sleep deprivation, wetsuiters must keep constant track of moon phases, bait migration, wind direction, tide swings, current speed, water temperature, swell and surf conditions—knowing that a single mistake can spell injury or worse. Wetsuiters pursue a fish, yes, but also an old and very human question: What can a body do?
I sought out Sausele because he’s a good fisherman, really good, but also because he is, as he himself puts it, one of a dying breed. By Sausele’s estimate and that of other Montauk fishermen I talked with, only about five or six hard-core wetsuiters fish The End regularly today, down from dozens in the ’90s and 2000s. (Many local fishermen still wear a wetsuit, but vanishingly few swim out to Montauk’s far-flung reefs at night.)
In part that’s because Montauk has long since become a vacation spot for influencers and Wall Street guys, pushing out the working class and making it harder for fishermen to find affordable places to stay. It’s also because striper numbers have dropped after years of inadequate conservation. But just as much as any of these reasons, it’s a story about sharks. Because if there’s one thing keeping Montauk wetsuiters shorebound, it’s the shark population . Sausele often takes to Instagram to share videos and images of large bass bitten in half by “the tax man” while he is reeling them in, as well as other encounters he has with large sharks while precariously perched on offshore rocks, most of which are submerged, leaving him belly-deep with predators bigger than he is. In one video, he releases what looks like a sizable bull shark at night. It had hooked itself after eating a bluefish on his line.
If this sounds insane, that’s because it is. Wetsuiters are all mad, and they always have been. Spending sleepless night after sleepless night up to your chest in the riotous Atlantic, hunting fish the size of a preschooler, isn’t a hobby that people who are psychologically grounded pursue. (I do not exempt myself from this charge.) Many disciples speak about their relationship with the sport as a kind of addiction. More than a few have lost marriages and jobs in their desperate quest for this fish. Some have lost their life.
I went down to Long Island in June and again in July—a time of year when shark run-ins are common—to swim to the outer rocks with Sausele in an attempt to understand why he risks life and limb, chasing massive fish only to release them, with nothing but the occasional Instagram post and a few hundred likes to show for it.
Wetsuiters have a mantra: “Boat fish don’t count.” It’s often said tongue in cheek, but most of us sort of mean it. I’ve thought about the meaning of this phrase a lot: on the long drives to my fishing spots; while wading out, neck-deep, to sandbars in white-shark territory; in a parking lot, gearing up to fish the bleeding edge of a hurricane. Boat fish don’t count because, generally, boat fishing can’t kill you.
I arrive in Montauk during the first week of June, my wife and seven-month-old in tow. We haven’t been away together since our son was born, so we decided to make the trip a family affair, staying in one of the rental homes that are helping drive up the town’s housing prices. We get in on a Monday afternoon and spend the evening like tourists, drinking South Fork rosé at a picnic table and watching the sun sink into Lake Montauk.
Twenty-four hours later, Brandon Sausele is giving me a firm handshake in a dirt-and-gravel parking lot. Although we talked on the phone several times in the months leading up to my trip, Sausele takes me a little by surprise. You might expect a man who swims through a shark-infested ocean at night to be brash and full of swagger. Sausele is not quiet, but he is understated and modest. He asks me questions about my gear, whether I like a certain brand of hook, if I have thoughts on a certain kind of “plug” (an artificial lure). It’s a bit like if Phil Mickelson asked an amateur golfer his opinion on a particular nine iron.
After a few minutes of chitchat, we’re piling into Sausele’s truck and driving to a second location, where we’ll slip into our wetsuits and prepare for the night. He tells me he doesn’t like to get ready in the same place that he’s fishing in case he’s recognized by another wetsuiter who might try to horn in on his bite. (This kind of secrecy is typical—I have my own similar routines and rituals that shade from privacy into paranoia.)
We take our time getting our gear together: pool-cue-thick rods and waterproof reels made of aircraft-grade aluminum; plug bags made of sailcloth attached to thick belts made of scuba material; rust-proof rescue knives; primary and backup dive flashlights attached to lanyards made of surgical tubing; nitrile-coated gloves; specialized shoes called Korkers fitted with carbide cleats designed to grip rock; an assortment of other tools, including pliers, stainless-steel D rings, and handheld scales to weigh fish. And finally, with those sharks in mind, tourniquets.
By 8 o’clock, we’ve driven to a third location, and I’m wading deep into the Montauk surf with Sausele. Our first perches are maybe 60 yards offshore, a pair of flat rocks that we can reach without swimming. He directs me to the bigger of the two and we fish until the blue wash of sky turns purple and the ebbing tide sucks out a little farther. He keeps a polite eye on me.
“All right,” Sausele announces. Night has fully set in, and soon I’m watching Sausele’s dark form side-stroking through the choppy Atlantic, using his 11-foot surf rod to feel for a specific rock that allegedly lies somewhere below the surface. He does this without turning on his flashlight, so as not to spook the fish; as he later explains, he locates these underwater rocks, which he scouts during the day, by triangulating from various onshore landmarks. The water is pushing fast and he starts his swim up current, letting it swing him toward the rock. A few minutes later, I can just make out Sausele’s silhouette standing some 40 yards in front of me. He signals for me to join him. I slip into the black water.
As Sausele promised, the rock is plenty big but awkwardly shaped. The water is well above my waist, even when I’m standing on the highest part. I’ve fished plenty of difficult places—my home waters offer miles of ledge-studded coastline, craggy death traps battered by New England tides—but Montauk is an entirely different animal. I’m not used to fishing from rocks that are this deeply submerged, and the surf is frothing and the current tugs at me. Within the first 10 minutes, a big roller comes in and pushes me off into deep water. Sausele extends a hand and pulls me back on only for the next wave to push me off again. This time, I swim around to the front of the boulder and let the next wave deposit me belly-first onto the rock.
We don’t catch any stripers that night, and my entire body aches—Sausele stays on that slimy boulder like he’s glued to it, while I seem to spend as much time swimming back to our rock as I do fishing from it. Nevertheless, the entire affair is deliriously fun. Wetsuiting can feel illicit, almost juvenile: courting danger while the rest of the world sleeps, the sense that something exciting—catching not just a fish, but The Fish—could happen at any moment. When the sky brightens over the distant Montauk Point Lighthouse, Sausele’s watch reads a quarter to five and we call it quits. We mostly float back, paddling with the hands not holding our rods, relying on the buoyancy of our wetsuits and letting the waves push us toward shallow water.
Back onshore, we stand on the rocky beach, panting lightly, leaning on our surf rods like canes under Montauk’s crumbling bluffs. A sliver of moon is dissolving into the morning. Sausele says he hopes the fishing will be better tomorrow.
The teenager in the surf shop is tanned and stoned. When I tell him I’m working on a story about fishermen, striped bass, and sharks, his bloodshot eyes flash, his mouth splitting into a grin.
“Oh, the sharks are here, man.” He leans back on his stool until it’s balanced on two legs. “I’ve seen them two different times. One night, I was out at dusk. Whole crowd of surfers. And we see this big fin coming down the lineup. Just fucking cruising.” He presses his hands together and makes them swim like a fish. “Just fucking cruising,” he repeats. “And we’re all like … shit! You know?” I agree, shit . He forgets to tell me about the second time he saw a shark.
It’s been a month since my June trip and I’m back in town. When I pull into the parking lot around midnight, Sausele is tying a monofilament leader to his braided fishing line, fingers lit up by the beam of a headlamp.
We had fished hard the day before, meeting at midnight and staying out through sunrise with only two bass and some hefty bluefish, all released, for our efforts. When I got back to the parking lot of my beachside motel that morning, vacationers were already ambling toward the ocean, weighed down by coolers and sandy beach chairs. I slept until 10 a.m. Sausele went straight to his job.
It’s the week of July 4, when sandbar sharks and other species typically begin showing up in Montauk in big numbers. Sausele hasn’t had a fish bitten in half yet this season, but during the height of summer, it can be a weekly, sometimes daily occurrence. He expects his first visit from the tax man any day now, a prospect that doesn’t seem to cause him much anxiety, though it keeps my heart rate up.
Craig O’Connell—the director of the O’Seas Conservation Foundation, who is also known as the “Shark Doctor” and has appeared on Shark Week —told me that on top of a growing sandbar-shark population, the Montauk surf is also home to white sharks, duskies, spinners, bulls, and sand tigers (these are reportedly behind Long Island’s recent uptick in attacks).
When I asked Oliver Shipley, a marine biologist who studies Long Island’s sharks, if he thought it was safe to go wetsuiting at night during Montauk’s summer months, he let out a peal of laughter. He said he’s seen some of Sausele’s Instagram videos. Shipley emphasized that it’s important not to demonize sharks, and that attacks on humans remain extraordinarily rare. Though some fishermen feel like the shark population, especially sandbars, is “exploding,” he said, it’s actually rebounding after decades of decline , as a result of effective conservation efforts. But he also said that he personally would not go swimming after dark, smelling like fish and eels (common striper bait), looking like a harbor seal in black neoprene.
Shipley’s gallows laughter is on my mind tonight as I’m pushing out toward an eddy that marks the location of a submerged rock a short distance from the one Sausele is already on. I’m uncomfortably aware of how soft a human belly is as I swim. I scramble onto my rock and try—and fail—not to look like a wounded seal.
I’ve spent plenty of time in New England waters at night during the peak of our white-shark season. But I’ve never actually seen or encountered a white—which are relatively uncommon and often interested in chasing larger prey than striped bass—whereas the ubiquity of Montauk’s sandbar sharks, as well as the fact that we’re both chasing the same fish, means there’s a decent chance I’ll come across one of them. While I stand on my rock with the tide incoming, bioluminescent algae sparking around my waist, I think of the stories I’ve heard from other Montauk wetsuiters: releasing a large bass only to hear the surface erupt 10 feet away as a shark strikes it; exploratory bumps on the leg from curious sandbars; eight-foot-long shadows cruising cresting waves; a large fin surfacing in front of your rock, then slipping beneath the surface.
Two of Sausele’s friends join us, swimming out through the incoming tide. They are among the very small number of people he fishes (and shares information) with. During the glory days of Montauk wetsuiting, when dozens of fishermen regularly pushed out to the farthest rocks, wetsuiters often worked in “crews,” cooperating to scout new territory and claim choice rocks. As Sausele and his friends banter, getting washed off their rocks and cracking jokes at one another’s expense, laughing at the prospect of being eaten, I catch a glimpse of what it might have been like at its peak. As John Papciak, a still-active fisherman who wetsuited in Montauk in the ’90s and early 2000s, told me, the crews were in no small part about commiserating amid discomfort.
A season in the surf is an accumulation of petty miseries broken by fleeting triumphs. Permanent sand in your boots. The wetsuit that never fully dries from one night to the next. The October waves that hit you in the face and the feeling that you’ll never be warm again. The trudging, flashlight-free walks through the woods or along the beach at night, trying to keep your secret spot a secret. The hunger for sleep. And the all-too-real risks. Papciak warned me that I should not glamorize wetsuiting, and during our hour-long conversation, he reminded me again and again how dangerous the sport is. He mentioned an acquaintance who had washed up lifeless in the surf on Cuttyhunk Island, and told me stories of his own close calls. But I also noticed the twinkle in his eye as he told them.
Anyone who is being honest will tell you that wetsuiting is a sport of considerable torment. But there is also nothing like it. When you feel the bracing hit of a 30- or 40-pound striped bass after six hours of futile casting, and the line goes singing off your reel all at once, and your rod is bucking and the surf is building and you’re trying to hold your rock and hold your rod and weather the sea that wants to claim you until suddenly, as if by magic, you see a tail the size of a broom head spraying water at your feet—in that moment, the months of pain are all worth it.
The truth is, it’s worth it even when the fish aren’t there. And they aren’t in Montauk, at least this time. Neither are the sharks. None that we see, anyway. We swim off our rocks at 3 a.m. Sausele needs a Red Bull, one of his friends needs a cigarette, and another needs to get his car into the driveway before his wife realizes he sneaked out again. “If one of my kids wakes her up, I’m fucked,” he says, laughing. Sausele asks if I’m up for regrouping and swimming back out to fish through sunrise. The only sleep he’s gotten in two days is the two hours he grabbed in his truck before we met up tonight.
I haven’t slept much more than he has, and I have a long drive ahead of me. I remind myself that my wife and son are expecting me to return in one piece, and that the most dangerous part of wetsuiting is what happens not in the water but on the sleep-deprived trip home. I tell him I should get back to my motel and rack out for a few hours.
He understands. His friends disperse. Sausele gives me a fist bump, and I watch him disappear again beneath a maze of stars. I listen to the death rattle of the Atlantic as it sucks sea-polished stones, and one fisherman, back into its embrace.
Through the summer, I continue to hear from Sausele that the fishing in Montauk is tough. Anecdotally, it seems tough everywhere. Maine. Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Connecticut. The story is the same. The most talented wetsuiters I know report their worst season ever.
So when I return for a third and final trip to The End in late July, my expectations are low. “You take what Montauk gives,” Sausele’s friend tells me as we’re bullshitting on the shore. “And lately she isn’t giving much.” But tonight Montauk is generous. Around 1 a.m., Sausele’s rod doubles over. Minutes later, he’s treading in deep water, cradling in his arms a bass that weighed in at 29 pounds, reviving her until she’s ready to swim off. “That water’s fucking murky,” Sausele observes with a grin. I know he’s thinking about those sandbars that love to steal an easy meal. We spend the rest of the night on a minivan-size boulder that Sausele’s crew calls “shark mountain,” the site of his aforementioned bull-shark video. No other fish make an appearance, and I wonder if this is normal now.
For at least a decade, anglers, conservationists, and fisheries biologists have been warning that the striped-bass population is in crisis thanks to a combination of overfishing and poor spawning years due to unusually warm and dry springs and winters. Between commercial fishing, guided charters, and recreational angling, stripers represent a multibillion-dollar industry, composed of stakeholders who always seem to think that someone else is the problem. The recreational fishermen accuse “the comms” of harvesting too many fish. The commercial fishermen respond by pointing out that “the recs” kill more than their share annually, and that a percentage of released fish still die. And on and on.
In the attempt to keep everyone happy, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has long avoided making the hard decisions—namely, declaring a moratorium on harvesting striped bass—necessary to allow striper numbers to rebound. The species’ population collapsed once before, in the 1980s, and many of us think we’re on the verge of another collapse, if we’re not there already. If it does happen again, it may well prove the final blow to Montauk’s wetsuiting scene.
Like any town that was once a fishing town and is now that and something else, Montauk is a sprawl of contradictions. In the past 15 or so years, The End has been transformed into a summer gathering spot for the rich, a fate that was perhaps inevitable given the proximity to the wealthier Hamptons. Nearly every local I spoke with referred, with some degree of ambivalence, to the 2008 appearance of Surf Lodge—a clubby, celebrity-filled hotel , where rooms can start at $600 a night during the peak summer months—as the town’s point of no return. “Our B.C./A.D.,” one said.
The crusty dive bars that once gave Montauk its character—a local fishing legend, Bill Wetzel, told me that “surf rats” used to pull up a bar stool, still dripping in their wetsuits—are now something like vestigial organs, touchstones from an earlier moment in its evolutionary history that are gradually being pushed to the margins by New Montauk. There are beachside cocktail joints with $22 Negronis. There is SoulCycle and green juice. There are Land Rovers with custom golf clubs in the passenger seat. There are big houses with perfect lawns that sit empty 50 weeks out of 52. There are finance boys lined up outside the Shagwong Tavern, where they will dance badly to a bad DJ on the same floor where commercial fishermen slop beer in the hard winter.
But for now at least, they also remain—the men who ply the dark surf, who fish hard and sleep little and pull a great American fish from the ocean and know, as all fishermen know, that there is a kind of love that is also violence. And if it is around dusk and you take the parkway east toward the lighthouse, and you drive until you can’t drive anymore, you might still see them. They will be changing hooks and checking lights and strapping dive knives to their ankles and heavy belts to their waists. They drink Red Bull and gas-station coffee and read texts from their wives that say “Be safe.” And when the sun sets over the Atlantic, a few of these last Ahabs will push out past the breakers and swim for the horizon.
This article appears in the October 2024 print edition with the headline “Boat Fish Don’t Count.”
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The 38.0-pound grouper caught in the Atlantic Ocean is only 10 pounds short of the world record.
Jian Feng Li, center, caught the new Maryland state record yellowedge grouper from an Ocean City charter boat. Photo by Gary Tyler, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recognizes Jian Feng Li of Silver Spring as the first state record holder for yellowedge grouper (Caulolatilus microps) in the Atlantic division.
Li caught the 38.0-pound, 43-inch fish on August 27 while fishing in Poorman’s Canyon off Ocean City. He was deep-dropping with false albacore strips for bait and was using a hand-cranked conventional reel.
The group of anglers on Captain Chase Eberle’s charter boat Tiderunner started the day fishing offshore for dolphinfish (mahi) and other pelagic fish–those that live in the water column and not near the bottom or shoreline. Eventually, the anglers decided to deep drop false albacore strip baits with heavy sinkers into 420 feet of water in Poorman’s Canyon, looking for large bottom fish. Four anglers hooked up with big fish, and three broke off. Li was the only angler to bring his fish to the surface – a state-record grouper.
Staff at Sunset Marina in Ocean City weighed the fish on a certified scale. Maryland DNR biologist Gary Tyler confirmed the species.
The yellowedge grouper commonly ranges from North Carolina to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. With the recent popularity of deep dropping, anglers have reported catching them in the canyons off of New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. They are a solitary, deep-water species occurring in rocky areas and on sand or mud bottoms in 290 to 1200 feet of water. On soft bottoms, they are often seen in or near trenches or burrow-like excavations. Yellowedge grouper feed on a wide variety of invertebrates (mainly brachyuran crabs) and fishes. They are considered very good for eating, among the best of the grouper species when fresh.
Li’s catch is the first state record for this species. It is only 10.6 pounds lighter than the International Game Fish Association world record yellowedge grouper, a 48.6-pound fish caught off Dauphin Island, Alabama in June 2012.
The Department of Natural Resources maintains state records for sport fish in four divisions — Atlantic, Chesapeake, Nontidal, and Invasive. Anglers who think they have a potential record catch should download and complete a state record application and call 443-569-1398. The department recommends the fish be immersed in ice water to preserve its weight until it can be checked, confirmed, and certified.
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The 140.75ft /42.9m Custom motor yacht ‘Grayzone’ was built in 2010 by Concept Marine and last refitted in 2016. Her elegant exterior and interior styling are the work of Concept Marine, who is also responsible for her engineering.
Grayzone’s interior layout sleeps up to 10 guests in 5 rooms, including a master suite, 1 VIP stateroom, 2 double cabins and 1 twin cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 8 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience. Timeless styling, beautiful furnishings and sumptuous seating feature throughout to create an elegant and comfortable atmosphere.
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BUILT | 2010 |
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GUESTS | 10 |
STATEROOMS | 5 |
CABINS CONFIGURATION | 1 Master, 1 Twin, 1 VIP, 2 Double |
BED CONFIGURATION | 1 Pullman, 2 Convertible, 3 King, 3 Single |
CREW | 8 |
CRUISING SPEED (s/knots) | 12 |
MAX SPEED | 14 |
DESTINATION | MEDITERRANIAN |
You’ve made up your mind: your next sailing adventure will be in the Caribbean. The gorgeous waters, gentle trade winds, and sun-drenched islands are calling your name.
While we don’t believe you have to choose ( see here for our argument for combining the two ), it’s true that picking BVI or USVI means you can get a deeper experience when you pick just one.
We’re here to help you better understand the difference between the two, and help you make the choice. Among the team of Waypoints Yacht Charters Specialists, we’ve sailed these waters countless times, dropped anchor in hidden coves, and toasted sunsets from every angle.
Before you set sail on your next yachting adventure, let’s dive into what sets these destinations apart, from the sailing conditions and culture to the natural offerings. Our goal? To help you decide which Virgin Islands – British or U.S. – is the right fit for your next Caribbean sailing escape.
The British Virgin Islands are renowned for their exceptional sailing conditions, making them a favorite among seasoned sailors and newcomers alike.
The archipelago’s layout creates a sailor’s playground, with short passages between islands and abundant sheltered anchorages.
Popular destinations in the BVI include the famous Baths of Virgin Gorda, where massive granite boulders create a labyrinth of grottoes and pools.
The atmosphere of Jost Van Dyke draws visitors to its legendary beach bars, while Norman Island’s caves inspire tales of buried treasure.
Thanks to its history, the BVI offers a unique blend of British and Caribbean culture. Must-experience attractions include:
For those seeking the perfect anchorage, popular spots include:
Hidden gems worth discovering:
If you’ve been thinking about getting to the BVI, now’s the time to start planning for 2025 .
The U.S. Virgin Islands provide a different yet equally special sailing experience. With three main islands – St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix – the USVI offers a mix of developed areas and unspoiled natural beauty.
Sailing conditions in the USVI can be more challenging than the BVI, with longer passages between islands and more exposure to open water.
This makes it an excellent choice for those looking to sharpen their sailing skills. The USVI’s cultural highlights blend American influences with Caribbean traditions.
Must-visit islands and hotspots include
In addition to the main attraction islands, these are a few of our favorite experiences:
For your sailing itinerary, popular routes include:
Off-the-beaten-path gems:
For more on sailing in the USVI, we’ve got a list of our favorite hot spots and hidden gems here .
While both destinations offer Caribbean charm and excellent sailing, key differences set them apart. The BVI tends to have more consistent winds and calmer seas, ideal for leisurely island-hopping. The USVI, with its longer passages, caters to those seeking a bit more adventure in their sailing.
Culturally, the BVI retains a stronger British influence, evident in its customs and traditions.
The USVI, as an American territory, offers a unique blend of Caribbean and U.S. cultures.
For instance, you’ll find cricket matches in the BVI, while American sports are common in the USVI.
The BVI is known for its numerous uninhabited islands and cays, perfect for those seeking seclusion.
In contrast, the USVI offers a mix of bustling ports and untouched natural areas, providing a more varied experience.
The most popular time to visit both the BVI and USVI is during the dry season, from December to April. However, sailing is enjoyable year-round, with the shoulder seasons offering fewer crowds and lower prices. For more on traveling during this period, check out our more extensive article here .
When booking with Waypoints Yacht Charters, you’ll benefit from our expertise in both destinations.
Our team can help you choose between the BVI and USVI based on your sailing experience, desire for cultural experiences, and preference for developed or more secluded areas. Not only that, but we have charter bases in each. Read on to see what you can enjoy at each.
The Waypoints USVI base is located at Frenchtown Marina in St. Thomas, just a 10-minute cab ride from Cyril E. King International Airport (STT). This prime location allows for easy access to the surrounding islands and a quick start to your USVI sailing adventure.
Embarkation begins at noon on the first day of your charter, with sleep aboard options available from 4:00 p.m. The Waypoints team provides comprehensive online briefings prior to your arrival, followed by an in-person review and chart briefing at the base.
Rae Ann A. shares her experience with Waypoints USVI:
“We have been chartering catamarans, both bareboat and crewed, for many years and from many charter companies – in the VI, the Bahamas and Europe. Our bareboat charter experience with Waypoints was the best we’ve ever had, from the initial call with the sales office all the way through to checking back in at the end of our journey. The staff at Waypoints is very professional and also very relaxed and friendly. Everyone went out of their way to give us a great experience.”
The Waypoints BVI base is situated at Nanny Cay Marina on Tortola, providing an excellent starting point for your BVI adventure. Located on the south side of the island, about 3 miles west of Road Town, the base offers easy access to the surrounding islands.
Embarkation begins at noon on the first day of your charter, with sleep aboard options available from 5:00 p.m. The knowledgeable staff conducts thorough yacht briefings, typically lasting 45-90 minutes depending on the vessel size.
Getting to the base is convenient whether you fly into Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) on Tortola or Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) on St. Thomas. From St. Thomas, you can take a ferry to Tortola, with private water taxi options available for a more personalized transfer.
Solomon G., a satisfied customer, wrote:
“We had an amazing experience on an 8-day bareboat charter with Waypoints Yacht Charters BVI. I can honestly say this was the best experience I have ever had with a bareboat charter company. Saying this boat was in pristine condition is an understatement. Anthony and his team are absolutely amazing.”
Another client, Peter F., said:
“Just completed a 10-day bareboat sail on Tupelo Honey and had a spectacular time. I cannot say enough praise for this ‘young/new’ company which is run by very experienced professionals who clearly know how to cater to every need for the charter sailor. The equipment is new and clearly well-maintained by very helpful and friendly staff all in a classic BVI setting of the well-positioned full service Nanny Cay Marina. There is no doubt we will be back.”
Whether you choose the British Virgin Islands or the U.S. Virgin Islands, a Caribbean sailing adventure promises plenty of unforgettable experiences. The BVI offers easier sailing and a more laid-back atmosphere, while the USVI provides a mix of American comforts and Caribbean charm.
Whichever you choose, Waypoints Yacht Charters is here to help facilitate your journey with our boutique approach and unparalleled local knowledge. Contact our Waypoints Yacht Charter Specialists today to start planning your Caribbean sailing escape in the BVI or USVI.
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