Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year from all at Conch Charters!
If you are chartering in the BVI, then be sure not to miss out on the best the islands have to offer for Christmas meals and New Years’ Eve parties!
We will be posting the going-ons regularly to our Facebook page as the holidays get closer!
Conch Cap Photo
Highest a Conch Charters Cap has ever been?
Thanks to Malcolm Atack for this great shot. Send us in your cap pictures if your cap has been higher!
Did you know…?
Norman Island, Jost Van Dyke and Bellamy Cay were named after pirates. Dead Chest off Peter Island was reputedly the island where Black Beard marooned 15 of his sailors with just a bottle of rum.
Hence the ditty; “Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!”
Best Boat Name seen on docks!
Conch Charters Superior Rum!
Conch’s Fab Spot of the Month!
Relish Gourmet Food & Wine
Located in Road Town, just a short ride away from Conch Charters, Relish Gourmet Food & Wine offers you a great new way to provision with a difference! They will deliver to your boat and are happy to handle any special requests you might have.
Delicious gourmet and specialty foods (including lots of gluten free options), as well as sumptuous wines and tasty beers. Sliced meats and cheeses, frozen hors d’oeuvres, fresh frozen herbs and lots of jams, jellies and sauces! Something for everyone!
What is the traditional Christmas drink of the Virgin Islands?
Hint: It’s made from a fruit that is grown locally and there is even a song named after it! Email us now to be in with a chance of winning a Conch Charters Cap;
The correct answer to last months question was; ‘Little Jost Van Dyke’Conch-grats to: Rick AuffreyContact us for your cap!
Now available in; Red, Navy, Grey, Yellow, Pink and White!
Conch-Coction
Santa’s Caribbean Sunset
1 1/2 oz Conch’s Superior Rum (a bottle free with every charter!)
3/4 oz Triple Sec
2 Jalapenos
1 Squeezed Lime
A splash of Passion fruit to top upShake all ingredients together with ice and garnish with Jalapenos for an extra reindeer kick!
Boat for Sale
Leopard 46 2008
‘Kokomo III’ – $310,000
Best priced Leopard 46 in the Caribbean reduced August 2016!
Hauled and repainted with antifouling in March 2016.
This yacht comes with lots of new equipment: New Genoa, new mainsail and Doyle’s stackpack – 2014
Mainsail electric winch-NEW 2014 Shower & Faucet hardware-NEW 2015
Windlass-NEW 2014
Again Robertson and Caine has designed a catamaran with excellent sailing performance.The Leopard 46’s overall performance and ease of handling has earned it ‘Boat of the Year’ nominations from Cruising World magazine and acclaim in the international sailing press.
The deck layout is uncluttered and has walk-through access to the aft swim platform. Mainsail and head sail controls all lead to the helm station.
It has a fully battened mainsail with a stack pack for easy stowing, the head sail is roller furling.
The Leopard 46 has a raised helm station which is protected by it’s own small hard top offering fantastic visibility. The interior is very light and spacious with long sleek windows.
It has the popular four cabin, four head layout with a single crew berth in the bow. All four double cabins have a full size berth which you are able to access from either side. Each head has a separate showering area.
You can open up the cockpit even more by adjusting the rear backrests to face forward or aft.
A large cockpit has an aft deck bench seat that becomes a swim/dinghy platform.
A great catamaran to sail and to socialize!
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