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How to Bareboat... It's easier than you think. This downloadable e-book will de-mystify the process of becoming your own skipper on a sailing vacation in the beautiful British Virgin Islands. We are are back from our photo shoot cruise to verify our facts and finalize our recommendations for the best of the BVI for you. How to Bareboat...It's easier than you think is available now. It features insider information on:
For the first 100 purchasers, we are offering a free $30 value telephone consult. See the "Services" page.
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How to Bareboat...It's easier than you think will help you complete your sailing resume so you can qualify as skipper of a beautiful charter boat. Catamaran or monohull? You will learn how to choose the right boat for your party. We'll help you plan your itinerary, develop menus and provisioning lists, offer hints on how to pack, what is essential and what NOT to bring. We provide specific information according to your interests:
How to Bareboat...It's easier than you think, offers recommendations for day-by-day sailing destinations for 7 and 10 day vacations. These Float Plans™ are complete with menus matched to shopping lists to make provisioning your yacht a breeze. We will even put you in the right place when you need to dump your garbage or replenish the beer and ice supplies. We can recommend the best deals on shopping and dining ashore. We know where to find the best lobsters or that "Cheeseburger in Paradise." We know where the parties will be and also where the secluded beaches and most romantic harbors are found. We'll show you where to get the best "painkillers" - the trade-mark drink of the BVI. And we can direct you to the legendary Soggy Dollar Bar that originated them.
Visit my blog: Bareboat BVI-Insider Info
Go out and get the ingredients, mix up a couple and come back to the website...
Photos - Mike HowardThe How to Bareboat
book and website both feature beautiful photos of BVI scenes and action by Mike Howard, a
beach portrait and wedding photographer in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He is a
member of the elite Canon Professional Services For more about Mike's work, please visit:
Our MissionOur mission is to make it possible for first-timers to enjoy this magical sailing paradise by showing you 'it's easier than you think' We want to help you just as we were mentored early in our cruising experience. DedicationThis project is dedicated to Bud and Kathy Barrett, who were our mentors on that eye-opening first cruise back in 1991. Bud taught us all about "island time". This guide, however, is far too organized for Bud, who feels that any thing beyond the next cold beer is "long-range planning".
Nautical Bob New & Kathleen Rich-New
For more about Kathleen, visit:
Contact Information
*Nautical Trivia: The saying "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" has a nautical origin and has nothing to do with a simian or his anatomy. In the days of iron cannonballs and wooden ships, they used a tray called a "monkey" to enable them to stack cannonballs into a neat pyramid. The monkey was normally made of iron, but for special occasions they had a brass monkey. Well, if you understand that the coefficient of expansion is different for brass and iron, you can see how it could be cold enough to cause the iron balls to tumble off of the brass monkey. **Parrothead - Jimmy Buffet fan For you "parrotheads" out there... What Jimmy Buffet song specifically mentions a prominent harbor on Tortola and "the lights of St. Thomas"? The answer is somewhere on this website...
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Copyright © 2008 How to BareboatDisclaimer: This website is not affiliated with any of the
establishments in the BVI noted herein or in the book nor does an
endorsement of any of their products or services in any way constitute any form
of warranty or guarantee of quality. All recommendations are based on
personal past experiences. We cannot guarantee the
future. None of the principles are travel agents, licensed captains nor do they purport
to be. Sailing recommendations in the guide are not intended as navigational
advice and sailors should always consult the proper charts.
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If
you are a small boat sailor who longs for the big-boat experience, this is the
site for you. Overcome your doubts with the help of Nautical Bob and his
co-Skipper, Kathleen. Together they have sailed all over the BVI and
introduced 100's of their friends to this charter boat paradise. 
group.
Mike was
chosen for this project primarily for his skill in working in the bright sun on
beaches and near the water. He is also a rookie sailor and first time
visitor to the BVI. We wanted to capture the first-timers impressions of
this paradise and Mike was perfect for the job. As a parrothead**
and guitar player, Mike also was in charge of "tunes" for the research
cruise.
age of ten. He is a past commodore of
the Carolina Sailing Club and life member of the Corinthian Sailing Club of
Dallas, Texas. He got his Nautical Bob nickname at a nautical trivia* contest at the
Flying Scots' Glow-in-the-Dark regatta when his hand was up before they even
asked the questions. He is a retired corporate trainer and now works
with Kathleen as a consultant in her businesses.
