PREPARING FOR YOUR COURSE
Checklist:
✅ Book your trip with Go Sail VI
✅ Book plane tickets
✅ Budget and buy travel insurance.
✅ Email copy of your travel insurance to [email protected]
✅ Pack swimsuit, hat, warm weather clothing.
✅ Check FAQ page for all your questions and more.
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We sail 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 want to schedule time for sailing skills, island hoping, snorkeling and beach time. We will always discuss and consider wind and weather factors. This a large stable vessel and its not as likely for you to get sea sick.
Sleep aboard starts at 5 PM on the day of your booking at the marina where the catamaran is docked in St Thomas, USVI. Please call the Captain upon arrival and he or she will show you to your cabin for sleep aboard on the Catamaran. Once you are settled, the first crew meeting begins with introductions. Then the captain will show you around the vessel and do a short boat orientation. We will recommend some great dinner spots off the vessel for the first night.
- 7 AM daily, breakfast, coffee, and/or tea will be available.
- Every morning at 8 AM we will spend about an hour at the galley table (classroom), to discuss topics like exam review (1 each day), theory, boat systems, and navigation, and the sailing skills for the day and plans for our desired anchorages.
- Sailing daily after the morning class session and operate the catamaran until around 4-5 PM, stopping for a midday lunch break, with swimming and snorkeling options.
- We will anchor or moor every evening around 4-5 PM. We will have time for knot tying, swimming, debriefing, free time, island exploring, preparing dinner aboard and/or going ashore.
The final day is for verifying all the certifications, logbooks, and sea-time forms. Then we will set sail to the marina. At the dock you will have time for vessel clean up and packing for a 10 AM departure. We can help you arrange a taxi to pick you up.
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Fly to and from St Thomas (STT)- Cyril E. King International Airport St Thomas, USVI.
CLASSIC CATAMARAN COURSE –Then take a taxi from the airport to the Crown Bay Marina. It is a 15 minute ride, $10 per person, $2 per bag.
PREMIUM CATAMARAN COURSE- Take a taxi from the airport to Compass Point Marina. It is a 45 minute ride, $15 per person, and $2 per bag.
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We strongly recommend travel insurance. We cannot speak to all travel insurance documentation.
We recommend https://www.worldnomads.com/ World Nomads plans build in benefits that support you should you unexpectedly get sick while traveling. Please reference this website for more information.
https://www.worldnomads.com/usa/travel-insurance/whats-covered/coronavirus-covid19
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The weather is perfect in November through July in the Virgin Islands. This is why we book the bulk of our classes at this time. The easterly winds are 15-20 Knots, weather sunny 85, and dryer than hurricane months (August – October).
We may need to cancel a course due to unforeseen circumstances or natural events outside the control of Go Sail Partners, LLC including but not limited to hurricanes and hurricane affected areas. No refunds will be issued but an alternative date will be offered. A number of companies provide travel insurance, including some credit card companies. We are not affiliated with any of them, but one option is available here.