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The Moorings Opens New Charter Base in St. Thomas

The Moorings is opening a new charter base in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, offering a variety of charter options for some of the most beautiful destinations in the Caribbean. Crewed charters will be available in February, The Moorings said, while bareboat sail and power charters start in March. The charters operate out of Yacht Haven Grande Marina in Charlotte Amalie, just a ten-minute drive from Cyril E. King Airport, with many direct flights from the U.S. Yacht Haven Grande (pictured below) is a luxury full-service marina, with immigration services, shopping, dining,  pool, tennis courts, Wi-Fi and a business center.…

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How To Dock a 1,187-foot-long Cruise Liner in St. Thomas, a Very Tight Harbor. See the Video

You think you have a hard time docking? Consider the Oasis of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world. coming in to a very tight entrance at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The ship is 1,187 feet LOA, so the captain has to thread a needle into the harbor, making a tight turn in a narrow channel with sailboats moored all around. And with a 30-foot draft, there are only six feet to spare under the keel. Power for the ship, which carries 6,000 passengers, comes from three 26,800-hp ABB Azipods, driving 20-foot props.…

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Once Hungry, U.S. Couple Start a Pizza Business on Their Boat in St. Thomas

This is just too good a story to miss – all about an American couple who left their successful jobs in the U.S. and are now running a floating take-out pizza business on their boat in the Virgin Islands. They love it; so does their baby. More than a decade ago, Sasha Bouis was a MIT engineering grad working on Wall Street. He wanted something else, so he quit and moved to the Caribbean. Tara Bouis was teaching school in Anderson, Indiana. She too decided there was more to life, and she too moved to the Caribbean, where she taught…