Spinnaker Sailing's St Martin Sailing Vacation

St Martin Sailing Vacation

Suggested Itinerary

 

A non-stop flight from Miami arrives at Juliana International Airport, Saint Maartin (Dutch terri- tory) at around 2:15 p.m. Taxi to the charter base at Oyster Pond. We’ll get checked out and board the boats and stay overnight at the marina.

Saturday - Wrap up any loose ends of checking out the boats.

Depart Oyster Pond to sail to Columbier Bay in St. Barts. Anchor in Columbier. Beach party ashore hosted by ASA.

Sunday - Relocate to Gustavia for shopping, diving, dining, etc. Motor scooter & rental cars are avail- able. There are various beaches around the island.

Monday - There’s a wonderful crepe shop for breakfast in Gustavia and plenty more to do during the day.

Tuesday - Head out for a stop over in St. Maarten (Dutch side) for the night on the way to Anguilla. Stay over night at Philipsburg or Simpson Bay.

Wednesday - Depart for Road Bay, Anguilla. Skip- pers report to customs and immigration imme- diately at the government office near the dinghy dock with boat papers and crew passports. Be sure to follow customary flag etiquette. No host dinner at Johno’s Restaurant on the beach.

Thursday - Relocate to Crocus Bay and anchor. It’s right next to Little Bay; a national marine park with excellent snorkeling. Dinner ashore.

Friday - Sail to Grand Case, St. Martin (French side) and dinghy ashore to check out the restaurants before dinner. There are dozens of them in this small settlement.

Saturday - Return boats to Oyster Pond by check in time. Guests who want to return home on Saturday can taxi directly to the airport. Those who want to stay the night before flying home can taxi to the hotel. (Good option for West Coast travelers)

Sunday - Taxi to the airport. There are flights leav- ing in the morning that will connect with flights to the West Coast by evening.

Dining

Easy on the Cook

Spinnaker is supplying each boat with "Easy on the Cook" provisioning package. This will provide food for breakfasts, lunches, and snacks every day and one dinner to be cooked aboard the boat. The food order is customized for each boat. Members will get together to fill out order forms to indicate preferences.

Cruise Meeting

February 18, 2012

Each crew should meet to complete their provision and beverage orders by earl February. (There's nothing like making a joint beverage order to help people get to know each other.) A meeting will take place on the evening of Feb. 18th that will include slides and lots of travel and cruilsing advise.

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St. Martin, St. Barts and Anguilla    

April 19- 28, 2012

The Islands of St. Martin/ St. Maarten, St. Barts and Anguilla are located in the Leeward Antilles or Leeward Islands. About 100 miles east of The Virgin Islands, this area is known for fresh breezes and wonderful contrasts between the various islands

St. Martin is two countries in one island. Half is Dutch (St. Maarten) dating back to the 17th century. The Dutch capital, Philipsburg, has friendly taverns on the waterfront. The French half (St. Martin) is very picturesque with excellent food, bargain shopping for imports direct from Europe and sidewalk cafés in Marigot, the French capital. St. Barts is quite chic, with numerous interesting shops and restaurants in the capital city of Gustavia. Motorscooter rentals makie it easy to get around the rest of the island. Anguilla, a few miles north of St. Martin is British and less developed, but has excellent diving and snorkeling in its underwater national parks.

 

Join us as an individual, couple or put together your own group to fill your own boat.

 

The Boats

Our group will use a Moorings Beneteau yachts from 41 to 51 feet. These boats have 3-4 double cabins. We'll be keeping it comfortable with no single people having to share double cabins together.

 

Activities in the Leeward Islands

Few parts of the Caribbean offer as much variety as the Leeward Islands. The French Caribbean, Dutch Antilles, and British West Indies are all included in our cruising area of St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Barts and Anguilla.

The French territory of St. Barts (St. Barthelemy) is the most sophisticated with many high quality restaurants and shops. St. Barts also has uncrowded beaches and places to snorkel and dive. Motorscooters are a popular way to get around and are available for rent.

French St. Martin and Dutch St. Maarten (one island) include the yachting center of Simson Bay and Phillipsburg in the Dutch territory. Marigot is a free port in the French territory and a bustling town for shopping and dining.

Anguilla is a somewhat sleepy British West Indian Island with a wonderful system of national parks that are ideal for snorkeling, diving and enjoying nature. It also contains many fine restaurants and small but high end resorts.

Bareboat Charter Certification

Certification is available to Basic Coastal Cruising graduates who have acted as skipper at least 3 times. It's important each student gets used to the responsibility of skippering a boat before Bareboat Charter certification is attempted. The cost is $315.00 extra for text book, certification fee and instruction. Bareboat charter graduates can do their own bareboat cruising in The Caribbean or other locations around the world.

 

Reservation and Payment Information

$1795 per person for couples or singles in main salon
$1995 single in private cabin

Payments:
$100 non refundable deposit
$900 due December 15, 2011
Balance due February 15th, 2012

Airfare is not included, but we can help you get flights.