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Tips For First Time Snorkelers

Tips For First Time Snorkelers

If you’re planning a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands and spending time on tropical beaches, there’s a good chance that you’ll end up snorkeling at least once. Snorkeling is a great way to get up close to sea life. But if you are new to swimming in open waters and aren’t familiar with snorkeling…

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Sample Itinerary for a Trip to St Thomas

Mumfy We sail with some really fun people who are visiting St Thomas and St John on vacation. They’ve already made the great decision to go sailing on our catamaran with us, and they’re looking for other cool things to do on their island visit. So I thought we’d share some of those ideas with…

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Liberty and Justice: The True Nautical Story

When Captain Ryan found and fell in love with the light blue Bruce Roberts Offshore 44 ketch in 1998, she had already been named Liberty by her original owners. Who doesn’t love the idea of liberty? It’s a great name for a boat that is capable of taking you anywhere the seas flow, so Ryan…

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Best of St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands

What could be better than lounging on a beach on a tropical island? If you’re planning on a vacation to the U.S. Virgin Islands, there’s a good chance that you’re imagining days spent soaking up the sun and swimming in the ocean, but St. Thomas has a beautiful history and plenty of sites to see…

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Essentials You Should Bring When Sailing in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Have you been daydreaming of lounging on a tropical beach? Or sailing the open waters with a warm wind on your face, maybe watching the sunset after a day of swimming? Daydreaming is nice, especially if it’s been a while since your last vacation or if you’re struggling to get through a cold winter, but…

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What You’ll See Snorkeling in the U.S. Virgin Islands

As you can imagine, there is a lot of sea life to see in the ocean. And one of the best ways to get an up-close look at a variety of life in the U.S. Virgin Islands is going snorkeling! The St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix areas are some of the best places…

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NO PASSPORT? NO PROBLEM!

Now, more than ever, you need to relax and escape reality, but cold weather and closed borders might make you think there aren’t any good out of town options. Think again! The US Virgin Islands has maintained its no-passport-required policy, making it a great place to help you feel like you’re in another world while…

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GET YOUR BOAT FIX!

Are you dreaming of a cruise to St. Thomas for the 2020-2021 winter season? Thinking about all the fun you were planning to have on an excursion in St Thomas or St John? Well just because cruise ships aren’t coming to the Caribbean this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t still get your boat fix!…

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Sailing Terminology You Should Know

There’s something about the water that will always pull us to the seas. Whether it’s the mystery of the great depths of the ocean or the movement of the ripples as the wind touches the surface, where there is water there will be people to explore it. It’s no different in a breathtaking place like…

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THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS DURING COVID-19

Past and future visitors have been thinking about what life has been like in St. Thomas and St. John during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many ways, it hasn’t been very different from other parts of the world. Since mid-March, we have gone through a series of precautionary regulations that range from beach and business closures…

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