Category: Caribbean

By Josephine A June 18, 2024 Written by Lewis K., mate on Sonsbeek The fleet woke up early and enjoyed a breakfast buffet- a choice of cereal, granola, and yogurt. Shortly after they completed their pre-departure checks to make sure their boats were safe and ready for the day’s sailing. They dropped the mooring ball…

Written by Beck L., mate on FLX Another beautiful, sunny morning in the BVI’s for our Earlies fleet! Today, we woke up to a warm sun, had delicious yogurt parfaits for breakfast, and got ready for an exciting day: boat swap! Each boat’s campers and mates spread out amongst the fleet to experience a different…

Written by Grace H., mate on Betty’s Dream Hi from Trellis Bay!  This morning, we woke up on our mooring ball at Little Harbour on Jost Van Dyke. The crew slept exceptionally well after an on-shore dinner and dance party last night! After having strawberry oatmeal bowls and prepping the boat to depart, Ava took…

Written by Josie A., Social Media Coordinator We started our day off bright and early with our divers hopping on the dive boat after a nice breakfast our amazing fellow boatmates prepared. Some on board finished their last dives today and got their Advanced Open Water dive certifications! How exciting!!  While they were diving, the…

Written by Kate R., mate on Sonsbeek After a night on the docks of Nanny Cay and some coveted, luxurious land showers, our crew woke up bright and early and set out for Pirate’s Bight! After doing all of our PDCs, pre-departure checks, the skipper of the day, Dasher, led us through a flawless de-docking…

Written by Emily D., mate on Mile Hi Today the students woke up to a beautiful sunrise and some amazing buttermilk pancakes. We started the day off right with morning announcements and scuba diving before moving on to swimmy fun time! We rotated through some Colgate fun and tubing before chilling in the shade.  After…

Written by Val P., mate on FLX Today we woke up at Cooper Island bright and early at 6:45 am. Quinn and Eloise made a wonderful breakfast of eggs and bacon. Before leaving the boat to go to Salt Island Ava and Val went over navigating the path to Salt Island from Cooper looking at…

Written by Darby T., mate on Betty’s Dream Hello from Betty’s Dream! We have had a fantastic first few days on board, and all agree each day has been better than the last. Today, we woke up to a bright, sunny morning and were excited to sail from Marina Cay to Cooper Island. After filling…

Written by Suzanne V., Provisions Manager The first kid arrivals of the summer started today at Hodges Creek Marina! Staff enthusiastically greeted everyone as they arrived at the airport. Soon after, the boat assignments were read out, and all kids were introduced to their captains and mates for the program. Everyone also got their room…

Written by the Summer Echo Crew Departing the spectacular excess of Saint Barth’s, the Caribbean stomping grounds of the rich and famous, we set our sights on the majestic island of Saba, a towering fortress of a mountain with sheer cliffs on all sides. A few spectacular hours of sailing, which brought us past droves…