Name: 34 USVI by NauticEd
Duration: 59 min 53 s
Description: Join Kristi and Jim Query, owners of Virgin Islands Yacht Charters, as they take us for a tour around the USVI. We talk about what it's like to own a yacht charter company, a great USVI itinerary, places not miss, what they require in terms of a sailing resume to charter with them, and in general, why the USVI is such a great place to charter a yacht on a sailing vacation.

In this issue, Captain Kevin interviews Professional Yacht Charter Captain Bay Peterson who is an expert in the Exumas in the Bahamas. You'll learn about the Exumas and Bay also talks about life as a Professional Captain. Grant Headifen, Director of Education with NauticEd, jumps in with his perspective on when someone is qualified and when they should hire a professional captain and why someone should hire a captain even if they have some experience.

6 - Exumas, Bahamas And Benefits of Hiring A Captain

Guests Alex and Daria Blackwell talk about their lifetime of sailing experiences with multiple times across the Atlantic to Ireland and up and down the USA coast as well as Galicia Spain, Portugal, the Azores, and Southern Ireland Coast. They wrote the book Happy Hooking among others and are authors of the NauticEd Anchoring Course. They also discuss what it takes to become ocean sailors like themselves. A really enjoyable discussion.

8 - Sailing the coasts of both sides of the Atlantic plus Anchoring Skills

Listen as we interview Bob Bitchin Owner of Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine. His philosophy of how sailing and life work so closely together is a wonderful inspiration to us all. He coined the phrase don't dream your life, live your dream. Bob has 75,000 miles and a rouge wave under his hull. Please enjoy our interview with a major force and personality in the sailing world.

9 - BobBitchin - His StoryAndLatitudesAndAttitudes

John and Amanda Neal have a combined 750,000 miles under their hulls. That's a lot of knowledge and adventure, and it's knowledge and adventure that they love to share. First, they help people find and decide which boat is best for them and then they help people gain the knowledge and experience. Listen to John and Amanda as they describe what it has been like doing what they do.

10 - Preparing For Offshore John And Amanda Neal

Come learn about one of the lesser know yacht charter destinations remaining but one of the best-kept secrets,  The Canary Islands. Here, we interview a local expert, Jan Schaeper, about the island archipelago and learn what a great place the Canary Islands are. But be careful, one listen and you'll be booking a yacht charter there either captained or bareboating yourself.

19 A Spin Around The Canary Islands with Lava Charter

Join us with a fantastic interview with Dawn Riley; 4-time America's Cup participant and 2-time Whitbread around the world race. Dawn is now the executive director of Oakcliff Sailing in New York and she has a huge mission. Come discover with us what she intends for the world of sailing.

25 - Dawn - Riley

With BoatyBall.com you make reservations for mooring balls in the BVI. The guys who run BoatyBall, Ty and Bob, are hilarious so we decided to do a dual topic show. Massive Dinghy fails and BVI buoy reservations. Come have a blast with us as we describe crazy dinghy fail stories on vacation while at the same time tell you about how to easily make a buoy reservation in the BVI. "There was this one time that an evil spirit took over our dinghy and..."

32-BoatyBall And Massive Dinghy Fails

Join Kristi and Jim Query, owners of Virgin Islands Yacht Charters, as they take us for a tour around the USVI. We talk about what it's like to own a yacht charter company, a great USVI itinerary, places not miss, what they require in terms of a sailing resume to charter with them, and in general, why the USVI is such a great place to charter a yacht on a sailing vacation.

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