Fun at Fifty

Sunsail hosts a bareboat charter flotilla to celebrate their 50th anniversary

AS SEEN IN SAILING MAGAZINE - October 2024

Gazing at the azure waters of Pirates Bight, where yachts gently bobbed and red battle flags smacked in the breeze, I watched as a small armada of dinghies approached the shore. Their crews alighted, nimbly balancing cocktails and props, and paraded up the sand to present their libations with a godlike reverence.

The fleet lines up smartly in the easterly breeze after the sprint to Anegada.

Betsy Senescu photo 

I was one of a panel of judges in a rum drink contest on the British Virgin Islands’ Norman Island and it was serious business. Concoctions like the Blueberry Zing, Chilicolada and Rumscicle (and occasionally a bribe) were proffered, to varying reactions. The affair was lively and creative, a bit naughty and, I’ll confess, an absolute blast

When invited to take part in Sunsail’s 50th anniversary flotilla in the British Virgin Islands, I admit I hesitated. Flotillas, I thought, smacked of follow-the-leader boating and constraints. But I could not have been more wrong. Our week was fluid and stress-free, a medley of parties, activities and friendly competitions on the water and off, and I disembarked with a new attitude and appreciation of sailing en masse.

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