Category: Caribbean
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo, Charlie, Foxtrot & Sierra – Day 21
Written by Zoe F., Social media coordinator/mate On Saturday, July 15th, we woke up bright and early to head to the airport. Departure day began with a 6 am wakeup. We brought all our bags to the porch outside the office, where Gus, our provisions manager, was handing out lemon and guava cake and fruit…
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Follow Our Journey: Delta 2s, Day 3 (Part 2)
Written by Lilly S., Mate/Social Media Coordinator Our two boats on Delta, S/Y Polygala and S/Y Aegnor have finished up their third day on program. After we had breakfast this morning, crews went ashore to the Cooper Island Beach Club area to grab some ice cream, enjoy the shops/boutiques, and frolic through the…
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo 2, Charlie 2, Foxtrot 2 & Sierra 2- Day 1
Written by Zoe F., social media coordinator/mate On Monday, July 17th, staff enthusiastically greeted students at the airport and brought them to our home base, Hodges Creek Marina on Tortola. Students were directed to their respective boats and met their captain and mates. As they got settled into their new home for the next three…
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Follow Our Journey: Bravo 2, Charlie 2, Foxtrot 2 & Sierra 2- Day 2
Written by Zoe F., Social media coordinator/mate As campers woke up for their first full day of camp, feelings of anxious excitement filled the air. They made breakfast and then gathered outside the office, where Mike L., founder of Sail Caribbean, welcomed everyone. After a review of the expectations and opportunities available over the next…
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Follow Our Journey! Alpha & Tango 2 – Day 9
Written by Sara B., Mate We are the champions, my friends And we’ll keep on fighting ’til the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers ‘Cause we are the champions Of the world It’s Olympics day at Sail Caribbean! We awoke at 7:30…
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Follow Our Journey: Delta 2s, Day 3
Written by Lilly S., Mate/Social Media Coordinator Good morning from Cooper Island. There is a beautiful morning light on the calm water and it’s a gorgeous scene to wake up to. The kids on Delta are now all together! On Polygala, we finally got to meet our 9th crew member: Carlie! Carlie had a delay…
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Follow Our Journey! Alpha & Tango 2 – Day 8
Written by Topher P., Mate Today, we woke up at Little Harbor on Norman Island, where we were greeted with great weather: bluebird skies and perfect winds. We started off the morning with breakfast sandwiches and then began pre-departure checks to get ready to sail to Jost…
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Follow Our Journey: Delta 2s, Day 2
Written by Lilly S., Mate/Social Media Coordinator Good morning from the Delta staff! We are so excited to be hosting a new group of Deltas for the next three weeks. Students trickled in around 5 PM yesterday and continued arriving throughout the night. We greeted our new crew with our signature yellow Sail…
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Follow Our Journey! Alpha & Tango 2 – Day 7
Written by Morgan S., Mate Today we woke up to a beautiful rainbow over the bight. We had bagel sandwiches for breakfast complete with bacon and scrambled eggs or blueberry and cream cheese. We dropped the ball by 9 am while Henry, Cole, and Noah left to sail on…
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Follow Our Journey! Alpha & Tango 2 – Day 6
Written by Kelly R., Mate As the sun rose over Nanny Kay, we made breakfast and said goodbye to divers and those going on the Colgate as they were taking a truck to Hodges Creek Marina that is on the same island. Those staying at Nanny Kay took part in shore…