Offering day, half-day, sunset sails, private charters, motor excursions, weddings-on-board and a variety of other water activities for guests of Caneel Bay Resort and the entire St. John community.

      Sunset Sail: Leaves the Caneel Bay dock between 4:30 and 5:30 PM (depending on the time of sunset) and returns 1½ hours later. Appetizers, along with guest’s choice of water, soft drinks, beer, white wine or rum concoctions are served. Guests should dress casual and bring cameras. Offered only as public sails on Wednesday, Friday and Saturdays - private sails everyday.

      Combination Half-day with Sunset Sail: Leaves the Caneel Bay dock between 1:30 and 2:30 PM (depending on the time of sunset) and returns 4 1/2 hours later. Long sail from Caneel with a stop for snorkeling. Appetizers, along with guest's choice of water, soft drinks, beer, white wine or rum concoctions are served on the return sail to Caneel through sunset. Offered only as a private sail for up to six guests. Everyday.

Weddings and Renewal of Vows:

Captains Greg (Spitfire) and Charles (Phaedrus), are registered with the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands to perform weddings in the territory. Please call for further information.

Pricing:

Day Sail:  $150.00 per person, private party sails (five or less guests) at $850.00. Offered everyday.

Half-day Sail:  $90.00 per person, private party sails (five or less guests) at $500.00. Offered everyday.

Sunset Sails:  $80.00 per person on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Private party sails (five or less guests) everyday at $450.00.

Combination half-day with Sunset Sail: offered only as private sail, maximum of six guests $900.00. Everyday.

BVI trips: offered only as private and are $950.00, plus customs fees.

Gift certificates are available.

Our boats carry a maximum of six guests.

Sail Caneel Bay is an Authorized and licensed Virgin Islands National Park concession

A few words about Virgin Island weather...

Many of our guests will check weather.com or some other weather service to see what their week in paradise has in store for them. Well, a forecast of "30% chance of rain and scatter showers" has a very different meaning in the upper 48 States than it does here in the Islands. In the States you would expect grey skies and wet, sloppy weather, generally the type of weather you would like to escape from. However, that same forecast for the Islands means blue skies with puffy white clouds and trade wind breezes, with a chance of a passing (refreshing) rain, just the type of weather you would like to escape to. Rainouts in paradise are unusual and are generally described as "60% (or more) chance of rain and numerous showers". In any case, if you get a little wet, the brilliant sun will dry you quickly.

OUR BOATS & CREW:

Note: All of our sailing yachts are now "Green", each with solar panels and wind generators.

SPITFIRE: Built in 1981 by John Alden, Spitfire has been extensively sailed throughout the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, and the East coast of the United States. She has been continually updated and refitted. Spitfire is extremely comfortable and offers wide, spacious decks and a large shaded cockpit. There is a marine toilet (head) on board.
LOA: 51’-0"    Beam: 14’-2"    Draft: 7’-6"

Designed by Kaufmann & Ladd

SPITFIRE appears on the cover and inside of the December 2007 issue of Travel & Leisure magazine.

SPITFIRE has also been used in photo shoots for MACYS.com and a 2008 Target catalog.

     SPITFIRE’s captain, Greg Freitas, is from Cape Cod, where he was an engineer in the oceanographic field. As captain of the 80-foot schooner ADIRONDACK, he has set the course record and twice won the Mayor’s Cup in Manhattan. He has also appeared on "Regis and Kelly Live" show. He has been sailing since 1969, has had a U.S. Coast Guard Master's License since 1988 and has logged over well over 60,000 miles under sail. He has visited over 36 countries during his career.

Captain Greg has been featured in Time-Out New York magazine  and in numerous newspapers articles including one in The New York Times. Captain Greg was given a Citation of Honor by the United Seamen's Service (New York City), a Certificate of Appreciation from the Humane Society of New York and was awarded a Citation and the Transportation 9-11 medal by the Coast Guard and the Department of Transportation for his work during the 9/11 evacuation and relief effort in New York City. Greg was also interviewed on The History Channel’s documentary, "The Day the Towers Fell".

In a recent issue of "International Yacht Vacations & Charters" magazine, author Scott Rose wrote "Charter yachtsman simply do not come any finer than Captain Greg Freitas".   

      Captain Barbara Emerson spent her early years as an avid equestrian, competing successfully in Florida. However, when she discovered sailing, she traded in her riding boots for a pair of flip-flops. Barbara graduated from Florida State University in 1979, practiced public accounting as a CPA, went body surfing, taught aerobic dancing, and would cruise the Bahamas on her vacations. In 1989, she decided to take a one-year sailing sabbatical to the Caribbean and has never considered returning. She has held her U.S.C.G. Master's license since 1993 and has over twenty years sailing experience. Barbara enjoys traveling, snorkeling, swimming, dancing and hiking. She is an avid reader, loves music, and enjoys entertaining.

       KALINA: Built in 1984 by Morgan Yachts, Kalina was designed for Caribbean charter sailing. Fun, fast, beamy and stable, Kalina has a roomy and shaded cockpit as well as flush decks that are great for sunbathing. The transom ladder provides easy access in and out of the water, and along with a fresh water rinse, makes Kalina an ideal boat to snorkel and swim from.

LOA: 50’-8" Beam: 14’-9" Draft: 7’-8"

Designed by Nelson Merek

Patrick and Beverly Lockett have been sailing together for over 20 years….from the jungles of Belize to Carnival in Trinidad, visiting over 21 countries and countless islands along the way.

 Pat (a licensed captain since 1984) began sailing in Hawaii at the age of 12 and has been "messing about with boats" ever since. With a B.S. in Industrial Management, his professional career was in yacht manufacturing, supervising the construction of hundreds of boats. He established his own yacht repair and remodeling business which he sold in 1997 to cruise again full time with his wife.

      Beverly has devoted many years to social work and public policy on behalf of children and families. She spearheaded efforts to have two bills introduced in the Florida legislature, both of which were signed into law.

      Along with the ship’s cat, Kippa, Pat and Bev enjoy sharing their love of sailing, snorkeling and the cruising life with their guests.

       PHAEDRUS: Also a Morgan Yacht, Phaedrus was designed for Caribbean charter sailing. Fun, fast, beamy (wide) and stable, Phaedrus has a roomy and shaded cockpit as well as flush decks that are great for sunbathing. The transom ladder provides easy access in and out of the water, and along with a fresh water rinse, makes Phaedrus an ideal boat to snorkel and swim from.

LOA: 50’-8" Beam: 14’-9" Draft: 7’-8"

Designed by Nelson Merek

Charles Swaim and Leslie Jones are the owner-operators of Phaedrus and have been living aboard for ten years.  Together they have sailed over 30,000 sea miles.

Charles' early interest in cooking and an opportunity to apprentice to an excellent continental chef set into motion a lifelong love of cooking and cuisine. A gypsy at heart, Charles was educated in Texas and received a degree in comparative philosophy. Taking early retirement from an administrative position at the University of Oklahoma allowed the pursuit of a dream to live and sail in the Caribbean. Charles holds a US Coast Guard 100 ton masters license.

The operation of Phaedrus is shared by Leslie Jones. Leslie's first home is central Oklahoma where she was born and received a degree in Business Administration. She left her job at an international lettering arts magazine to go with Charles to the Caribbean.  She loves animals, nature and the sea and would be delighted to share what she has learned about the wildlife of the Caribbean.

Lila is a tabby cat adopted from the St. Thomas Humane Society and has almost as many sea miles as Charles and Leslie. She is a "people" cat and will entertain you by chasing pelicans or curling up next to you.

    M/Y SATISFACTION - Built in 2006, SATISFACTION is a Neptunus 55 Cabrio, powered by twin 800HP turbo diesels and designed to be the cat's meow of power yachts. Let the captain and crew whisk you away for a day adventure to the British Virgin Islands or pick you up at Little Dix Bay for a transfer to Caneel (or the reverse trip). It will be a day you will remember for a long time. Offered at $2800.00 per day plus fuel.

Please note that Satisfaction will not be available until November 2010.

Reservations may be made by contacting:

Sail Caneel Bay / Sail St. John

P.O. Box 37
St. John, VI 00831
340-998-2904

email: captgregfreitas@msn.com