x-no-archive:yes (nick) wrote:

I'm planning a sailing charter in the Caribbean around Christmas -
7-10 days with captain for two couples.

Just a note - I note that you talk about bareboating 'with a captain'.
IMHO that's the worst of both worlds. You have to do all the work of
feeding and catering to the captain, so you are responsible for the
provisioning etc and that negates the savings you get by bareboating.

That's why I gave a crewed charter URL (
http://www.sailingvacations.com/ ). Again IMHO it is better to have a
charter captain who is more than just a hired gun but has something
invested in seeing that his guests are happy i.e. a boat owner.

If you really want a bareboat though, there's another site which will
compare bareboat companies and give you the option in some cases of
booking on-line and that's http://www.ebare.com/

I've never been to the Caribbean and am looking for advice on which
island group would best fit our interests:

snorkeling and diving,
lack of crowds,
unihabited or islands still in their natural state,
close distance between islands.

We're not interested in nightlife or cities.

I'd love to hear any advice, ranging from where to go, favorite
charter companies, etc.

Thanks.

grandma Rosalie

S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id2.html