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The Moorings
What ever you do, don't charter from the Moorings. I have chartered
from them a dozen times. The last two were a disaster. Since the founders sold, service has plummeted. And customer service and follow up is terrible. Write me if you would like a four page letter about the problems I had in Cannouan. And the Virgins, And Tonga. |
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~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: i was about to sign up for a bvi week charter... please fwd to me your details....thanx !! You might want to check out TMM (Tortola Marine Management). They're very good, boats are nice, and not expensive. I can send you all kinds of contact info if you like. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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I would not put a lot of credibility on a one time (or very rare) poster
making vague negative comments about charter companies. The Moorings base on Tortola has a lot of very loyal customers and I hear very few complaints. OTOH, if you are reasonably experienced with keel boats you might look into the second market. I use BVI yacht management. Some of their boats are older Moorings boats but most are individual first owner boats. All are in good condition and the price is a good 15% under Moorings. Others you might look at are North/South, TMM and Horizon to name a few. When you book your boat don't take the provisioning package. Way to expensive and you end up with a lot of things you won't eat. Lay out your menu and fill out the spreadsheet from Bobby's Market Place. http://www.bobbysmarketplace.com/#FO...20PROVISIONING Leon, the manager, will reply with any questions or substitutions and deliver it to your boat when and where you say. You will save about 40% over having the charter company do it. For a wealth of information and more advice sign into the BVI forum at Travel Talk On Line. http://www.traveltalkonline.com/foru...Cat=&Board=bvi -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com "~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message oups.com... i was about to sign up for a bvi week charter... please fwd to me your details....thanx !! |
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Well, I've heard several stories that have indicated the same sort of thing.
My personal experience has been that the service has declined over the six trips (about a 10 year timeframe). I have a friend who as a former exec in the company, and he had the same complaint. At the time, I took it for a bit of sour grapes, but since then I noticed the degradation in service. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message news:heGXe.27431$hp.12256@lakeread08... I would not put a lot of credibility on a one time (or very rare) poster making vague negative comments about charter companies. The Moorings base on Tortola has a lot of very loyal customers and I hear very few complaints. OTOH, if you are reasonably experienced with keel boats you might look into the second market. I use BVI yacht management. Some of their boats are older Moorings boats but most are individual first owner boats. All are in good condition and the price is a good 15% under Moorings. Others you might look at are North/South, TMM and Horizon to name a few. When you book your boat don't take the provisioning package. Way to expensive and you end up with a lot of things you won't eat. Lay out your menu and fill out the spreadsheet from Bobby's Market Place. http://www.bobbysmarketplace.com/#FO...20PROVISIONING Leon, the manager, will reply with any questions or substitutions and deliver it to your boat when and where you say. You will save about 40% over having the charter company do it. For a wealth of information and more advice sign into the BVI forum at Travel Talk On Line. http://www.traveltalkonline.com/foru...Cat=&Board=bvi -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com "~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message oups.com... i was about to sign up for a bvi week charter... please fwd to me your details....thanx !! |
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In article heGXe.27431$hp.12256@lakeread08,
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote: Others you might look at are North/South..... Glenn, do you have current info on North/South? The last I heard was when they were trying to correct their dismal, and earned, reputation. I'd like to bring that part of our pages up to date. For a wealth of information and more advice sign into the BVI forum at Travel Talk On Line. http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=bvi I wholeheartedly second this recommendation. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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North/South hit it's low point about 2000. From what I heard the on site
manager was pocketing a lot of the maintenance money. Brian, the owner up in Toronto, finally figured out what was happening and spent a lot of cash setting things right. I stopped by back in August to check on their progress. I would rate the boats in high second tier condition now. Chandi, who started out as a dock boy, is now the manager and doing a very good job. Damage to their reputation is going to take a lot longer to repair though. They are giving deeper off season discounts and more extra days trying to rebuild their customer base so you can get some pretty good deals. I have found a home with BVIYC so I doubt I will go back. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com "Jere Lull" wrote in message ... In article heGXe.27431$hp.12256@lakeread08, "Glenn Ashmore" wrote: Others you might look at are North/South..... Glenn, do you have current info on North/South? The last I heard was when they were trying to correct their dismal, and earned, reputation. I'd like to bring that part of our pages up to date. For a wealth of information and more advice sign into the BVI forum at Travel Talk On Line. http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/postlist.php?Cat=&Board=bvi I wholeheartedly second this recommendation. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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