Fun Sail 2015 - Overview

We are chartering a monohull, Midnight Song, a Beneteau 473, from Pro Valor Charters on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).  Midnight Song has 3 double cabins and 3 heads. Your BVI guide and skipper is Claudia Dengler. You can learn to sail, tie knots, cook on a boat, snorkel, trim sails, serve as crew or just be a passenger.  

Schedule
March 7, 2015       1:00 PM (EST) Board Midnight Song at the James Young Chalwell Marina at Fat Hogs Bay on the East End of Tortola.

March 14, 2015      11:00 AM (EST) we are back at the Marina and ready to head back to our respective destinations.

The Price per person $1,595.  

What’s included?   The boat – a Beneteau 473

All breakfasts (Claudia’s homemade granola is on the menu) & lunches.  We'll find a new island and a new restaurant for dinner each night.

The charter company supplies us with: water, fuel, mooring fees, charter insurance, dinghy with motor, bath & bed linens, kitchenware, 7 nights aboard, National Parks fees, cruising permits, VISAR  (Virgin Islands Search & Rescue) fees and snorkel gear. 

What’s not included? Airfare, ferry tickets ($45. one way), dining ashore, alcoholic beverages, taxis, BVI departure tax ($10.), souvenirs, and personal incidentals.

Payment schedule

Sept. 10^th - $595 a deposit per person to get the ball rolling. 

October 10^th - 50% of balance due, $500.

January 10^th – the remaining 50% of the total amount due, $500.  

Credit cards, checks, bank transfers and cash are all acceptable forms of payment.

Whose coming?
Claudia Dengler, your skipper, Retired executive, USCG 50 ton Master Inland Waters & Great Lakes, OUPV near coastal, sailing & towing endorsements, ASA instructor for Basic Keel Boat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Charter, Navigation, Catamaran.  Sailing since 1968.  Owner (previously) of 3 sailboats.   Lead instructor at the SailAway Sailing School.
Chris Rieffer & Tom Flint - Chris owns the yarn shop where I buy yarn and knit.  She has made me the knitter that I am today.   Her husband Tom designed my business cards, as a huge favor, he's a marketing wizard with a speciality matters of technology and social media.  This trip is an anniversary present for them and btw they are awesome swing dancers.
Pam Vincent - While we are on the topic of knitting, Pam is a brilliant knitter, a fantastic cook, especially in the baking category, sings with Unitarians, wrote a wonderful mini-homily about her dog and spirituality and marries people for fun.
Kiki Johnson & Margaret Davenport - I've known these 2 the longest.  Kiki is a pediatric anesthesiologist in Northern California. A lover of four footed animals and a wonderful friend.  Margaret is her partner and is winemaker.  With any luck, we'll have a bottle of her wine on board.  They  have one child Sofie, a teenager.
Jacob Saltzman - is my oldest son (29) and lives in Northern California.  These days he is a student of a renown and visionary Austrian farmer named Sepp Holzer.  Jacob is a steward of the land and the 14 acres under his care in Petaluma are going to look a lot better when he is done with it. He knows how to tie a monkey's fist and is willing to teach you how to make one.  You can friend Jake on Facebook...he's got a lot of interesting stuff there.

We might be at the legal limit for the number of talented and interesting people you can put on one vessel!