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WE LCOM E ABOARD! Sail Veritas offers an exclusive, 10-day sailing program for students of all levels to learn sailing in a fun, hands-on environment. The program is available to single-sex groups of up to six 16-18 year-olds. Experience the beauty of the Caribbean and learn lifelong skills while hanging out with your friends on a yacht! Students will take command of Veritas on day one, steering her through narrow inlets and wide-open seas under the supervision of their mentors. Those new to the sport will become competent sailors while students who have prior sailing experience will appreciate the intricacies of skippering a classic ketch. The program includes instruction in basic yacht handling, navigation, and passage planning. Participants return from this adventure not only with new boat-handling and navigation skills but also with increased self-confidence, leadership and teamwork skills—all while enjoying the Caribbean and the activities associated with
it—kiteboarding, wakeboarding, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, waterskiing, windsurfing and kneeboarding. Accommodations & Amenities Veritas is a classic 1962 Abeking & Rasmussen Custom Ketch. She has a beautifully faired steel hull, teak deck, varnished teak coach house and Sitka Spruce masts and booms. At 57’ overall and a beam of 13’9”, she is ideally suited for coastal and long-distance sailing. She is equipped with the latest in safety gear including two six-person life rafts, EPIRB, flares and first aid kits as well as a full complement of electronics including computerized charts, GPS (2), Radar,
VHF (3), SSB long range radio and satellite weather, telephone and internet. Accommodation space is both forward and aft of the galley and is fully air conditioned. Students each have their own bunks equipped with a reading light and ample storage for the recommended clothing and accessories. Students will have access to the TV and DVD player for the odd occasion when they are not too busy!
P R O G R A M D I R E C TO R Captain C. Todd Patterson is a graduate of St. Sebastian’s Country Day School and Hobart College. He is licensed by the United States Coast Guard, Master 100 ton with his STCW-95 (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping), and the British Virgin Islands, Boatmaster Grade 1, as well as being certified in First Aid and CPR and SCUBA diving. His chartering experience has taken him along the west coast of Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama, through the Panama Canal, the Caribbean, Bahamas, and eastern seaboard.
PROGRAM ITINERARY DAY01 Arrive in St. Thomas, meet the mentors Depart Lindbergh Bay for Water Island Familiarize yourself with Veritas BBQ dinner on aft deck DAY02 Weigh anchor and set sails Snorkel in Cinnamon Bay, St. John Sail to Soper’s Hole, BVI DAY03 Sail from Soper’s Hole to Cooper Island SCUBA dive at Cooper Island DAY04 Sail from Cooper Island to Virgin Gorda Visit the famous Baths and Devil’s Bay Short sail to Gorda Sound Prepare for passage to St. Martin Dinner at Saba Rock
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DAY05 Pre-dawn departure from Gorda Sound All day and night sail to St. Martin Learn offshore watch keeping and other skills
DAY06 Arrive at St. Martin Kiteboarding and windsurfing lessons DAY07 Depart early morning from St. Martin Downwind sail to St. Croix Learn how to fly a spinnaker
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DAY08 Arrive at St. Croix Snorkeling and watersports at Buck Island Afternoon sail to anchorage of students’ choice
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DAY09 Depart St. Croix for sail to St. John Shopping and strolling in Cruz Bay, St. John Party aboard Veritas
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DAY10 Final sail from St. John to St. Thomas Depart Veritas with memories to last a lifetime!
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Ten Day Program $4,250 USD Includes: All meals, accommodations, transport (excluding airfare), customs and immigration fees. Discover SCUBA Diving lesson, kiteboarding and windsurfing lessons, as well as the wakeboarding, waterskiing and tubing activities. We also recommend travel insurance and additional spending money for souvenir shopping. Sail Veritas Yacht Charters Nanny Cay Marina, Tortola, BVI BVI Phone: (284) 544-7765 GSM Phone: (617) 285-8595 info@sailveritas.com