A record 140 brokers attended the Fall Charter Yacht Show last week to meet captains and crewmembers aboard the 53 participating boats, organisers said. The broker number represented a 20 …
November 21, 2024
December 1, 2022
Tourism booms as Covid ebbs
The tourism season started barely two weeks ago, but business is already booming at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Jost Van Dyke. “I don’t think we’ve ever seen a season like …
September 7, 2022
MarineMax targets superyachts
With a new acquisition, a yacht retailer and charter company with a base in the Virgin Islands is expanding its offerings into the luxury megayacht space. The Clearwater, Florida-based MarineMax …
May 20, 2021
‘Hybrid’ yacht show held at Nanny Cay
In a small conference room-turned-bar-and-recording-studio, crewmembers from 16 yachts sang “We are the World” as the finale to the Spring Charter Yacht Show last Thursday evening. The performance was one …
January 20, 2021
The Moorings expands to St. Thomas
Even as the Virgin Islands charter industry struggles to regain the business it lost during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is poised to get some new competition from its neighbouring territory. …
April 17, 2018
Boat owners urged to get insured by storm season
The Virgin Islands Shipping Registry is warning boat owners to insure their boats before the 2018 hurricane season begins on June 1 or risk being charged with an offence and …
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