Captain Jim Baker heads to the Pamilico Sound on the YMCA Sail On Program

Captain Jim Baker joins Captain Lee Sutton on the YMCA Sail On Program this week for an overnight cruise with campers from Camp Seagull and Camp Seafarer.

Fraser Island

We took a two day one night trip over to Fraser Island from Hervey Bay. The island is accessible by 4X4 and only by ferry. When we arrived it was raining and we headed through the Central Station (an old logging station) out to the main beach. We drove up the beach and as we did the showers stopped and the sun came out for the first time in a week. We had good timing. We saw the wreck of the Maheno, an old passenger vessel that washed ashore on Fraser Island and drove up the 75 mile long beach to the north end. There were very few people there and we spend the majority of our time out of sight of any other people.

At the north end of the island we waded in the champaign pools and relaxed on the beach for the afternoon. For the evening we drove back down the beach and camped out for the night. We cooked dinner and camped right on the beach with no one in sight as far as you could see in both directions. The stars were the most stunning I have seen anywhere...including out at sea.

We spend the next day exploring the rain forests and inland lakes on the islands interior trails. The inland lakes boasted white sand beaches and clear blue water. It looked more like a beach in the caribbean than an inland lake. We relaxed at the lakes and went on nearly every trail on the island before leaving on the last ferry.

We are back in Hervey Bay now for the day...catching the overnight train to the Whitsundays for a couple days of sailing.....

Byron Bay

We arrived in Byron Bay around 8pm during a heavy downpour only to find that there was no room left in the inn so to speak at the hostel we had booked. After a brief canvas of the lodging options we were able to secure a two bedroom apartment from a surly Frenchman named Gerard. We took advantage of the full size kitchen and fixed a proper hot dinner and followed that with some much needed ice cream. The winds and rain picked up overnight and by morning the weather had blown out.

We woke up to a beautiful sunny day and headed out to the beach to enjoy the beautiful weather. We lounged on the beach, enjoyed pints at the cafe, and explored town until it was time to catch our bus up to Brisbane at 8pm.

Byron Bay is full of surfers and young travelers, needless to say..the place is quite full on a Valentines Day weekend.

Sydney

After an early morning flight from Melbourne, we arrived in Sydney around 8am. We headed over to the hostel to drop off our bags and begin exploring the city. We headed down to the
Harbor and caught the first train over to the Taronga Zoo. We spend several hours at the Zoo and even caught a seal show at the end. After the Zoo we took the ferry back over and took a tour of the Sydney Opera House. The project began with a budget of 7 million and ended up costing around 109 million to complete.

After the Opera House we headed back to the Hostel to get settled and moved into our room. We were able to make it back up town in time to catch the sunset from the Sky Tower. We enjoyed dinner afterwords in the rotating restaurant on the top floor.

The next day we got an early start heading to the Australian National Maritime Museum and Wildlife World before lunch. We spend the afternoon taking a cruise around the harbor and exploring the Sydney Aquarium.

We spent our last rainy day in Sydney getting caught up on rest and visiting a few last sights. We revisited the Australian National Maritime Museum and caught an afternoon film at the IMAX about the Wild Coast of Africa.

We have now begun our treck up the East Coast. We caught a 7am train out of Sydney bound for Byron Bay.

Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road...hard to believe there is more to the tour than standing on the very beach that Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze stood on at the end of the film "Point Break''....Bells Beach... This was actually our first stop on the tour...couldn't save the best for last.

We actually begun the tour from Melbourne, amongst the worst bush fires in Australian history. The fires affected suburban areas of the city itself so the effect was easily felt among everyone we encountered on our tour.We passed through Geelong (Second largest city in Victoria) and stopped in at an Aboriginal Cultural Center there. It was our first encounter with Aboriginal people that we were able to interact with. The Aboriginal people experienced a history similar to that of Native Americans in the United States ( I am starting to think it was worse). Needless to say they is a large amount of the population that is understandably self-separated from western society. It was good to have a chance to actually speak with an Aboriginal person, as it seems that every Australian (White - European decent) has a different opinion about the "situation".

We drove up the coast to the "Twelve Apostles" where we hopped into a helicopter for a birds eye view of this natural wonder. The video and photos of our flight are amazing and will be posted to this page...see above...

We also visited an arch just up the coast called "London Bridge" and were surprised to learn that a second arch existed before 1995 and had fallen while people were out on the section that is now separated from the land. Fortunately no one was hurt during the collapse...but they did just finish filming a BMW commercial on the arch and had 12 BMW's parked on the part that collapsed the week before. Good thing for Bavarian Motor Werks that they didn't film the commercial one week later.

Kangaroo Island

Up and out the door early to catch the first ferry to Kangaroo Island our of Port Jarvis. You may remember Port Jarvis made the news a few years back when a dead whale was devoured by great white sharks off its coast for several days a few years ago. There are some famous pictures of a local standing on top of the whale while the sharks were slowly eating there way through it. We had the privilege of riding with the very man who captained the reporter out to take that famous picture. (See Below)

Kangaroo Island is the 3rd largest Island in Australia with a population of about 4000 people. We headed out to Pennington Bay for a bit of a swim before getting our tour of the island started. We headed out to a few rocks named the "Remarkable Rocks". They resemble "The Baths" in the British Virgin Islands, but these rocks are perched high atop a cliff and have a fantastic view of the southern ocean. We visited several beaches that hold a few of the remaining Australian and New Zealand Seals. You can get very close to the seals and we were able to get some amazing pictures of them. We finished up our visit with a sand boarding in a place called the "Little Sahara".

Adelaide

After arriving on the Ghan from Alice springs, we didn't have very long in Adelaide....an afternoon and evening on the front end of our trip to Kangaroo Island and an evening on the back end. We spend our afternoon looking through the city market in Adelaide. It is the Australian version of a farmers market. We stocked up on some fresh fruit for our trip to Kangaroo Island and headed down to the beach. We found the only Mexican restaurant in town and enjoyed Sangria and a great view of the beach. We needed a chance to cool down from our days spent in the scorching outback heat.

The Ghan

This morning Jim and Maria rode on the legendary Ghan - a train that travels from the southern part of the continent in Adelaide all the way up to the farthest point of the Northern Territory of Darwin (many of you may have heard of this from the movie Australia) and back. We started the journey from Alice Springs yesterday at noon and will arrive back in Adelaide today around 1pm. The train is the way to go...this is now Maria's 3rd excursion on a train in Australia and it is a great way to see the land as I am learning how vast and expansive the Australian is. The Northern Territory where we just left has only 1% of Australia's population. It's hard to comprehend until you actually drive 9 hours on a paved highway with much or less the same scenery and look on a map to find that you have gone about 1 inch. This was our experience for the last 2 days when we took a tour of Ayers Rock (Uluru), Kings Canyon, and Kata Kjuta from Alice Springs.

Maria and Jim Explore the Outback

The first day we drove 6 hours starting at 5am out to Kings Canyon, stopping on the way to get my first glimpse of some kangaroos and a camel. The temperature for the day was 41degrees C, so about 100-110 F, so needless to say we only did a 1 hr. hike of the Canyon before returning to the van to enjoy some refreshing AC. From there we made a 4 hour drive to our camp site outside of Ayers Rock. That night we enjoyed a traditional Australian BBQ with kangaroo steaks - a great way to spend the night in the outback after a memorable sunset over Kata Kjuta (huge clumps of rocks rising over 500m in height in the middle of the desert). The next day was filled with the sunrise over Ayers Rock, a 2 hr. base walk of the rock, another 1 hr. hike of Kata Kjuta, and a million curse words at the billions of flies that flocked to piss off all the tourists. If Jim and I had not each invested in a fly net the day before, we would have been absolutely more miserable - at one time you could have 75-100 flies all over your back, arms, and face. That fly net was undoubtely the best $9 I have ever spent - for my emotional, physical, and mental safety! ha. Upon arrival at our hostel, our first priority was icing down a 6 pack and ordering a pizza to celebrate our accomplishment of seeing, exploring, and surviving the harsh outback

Jim Baker and Maria Powell meet up in Alice Springs, Australia

Today Maria Powell and Jim Baker met up in Alice Springs, Australia for a month long trek across the country.

We will be postings update, photos, and using the SPOT messenger to track our travels across Australia by satellite. Our travels will take us to Adelaide, Kangaroo Island, Melbourne, Sydney, Bryon Bay, Brisbane, Maryborough, Hervy Bay, Fraser Island, Properpine, Airlie Beach, Sailing around the Whitsundays, and Cairns. If any of you have any suggestions for us or know anyone we should meet, please drop us an email

More to come after a visit to Ayers Rock tomorrow.....

After a final night at The Last Resort Guests Depart.......

After we sailed over from the baths to Trellis Bay. We went ashore on Bellamy Cay to enjoy dinner at the Last Resort.

After dinner the band came on and several of our guests made use of the "guest mic" on stage.

After breakfast our guests departed Trellis Bay by cab for the ferry dock and back to the states......

Afternoon Cookout at the Baths

We spent the afternoon cooking out at our favorite spot at the Baths. We set sail for Trellis Bay. We dodged a few squalls on our way over. We pulled into Trellis Bay and headed into the Last Resort to confirm out dinner reservations and have a few drinks.

Chris warming up the rock grill at the Baths

Florence and Jim

Relaxing at the Baths

Departing Cooper Island for the Baths

At 0700 we dropped the mooring and headed for Virgin Gorda. We are going to make a quick stop at VGYH to pickup a few items for our cookout and then head over to the baths.

Photos from the sail to Cooper Island

Departing Soper's Hole for Cooper Island

After a quick provisioning stop at the Harbor Market in Soper's Hole, we have departed for Cooper Island. We plan to snorkel cistern point and relax on the beach at the Cooper Island Beach Club.

Departing Jost Van Dyke

After enjoying homemade Caribbean Roti made by Chef/Mate Chris Davis the crew went ashore to relax at Sydney's House of Peace and Love.

After enjoying the honor system bar they walked over to Harris's Place for some dessert.

We are heading over to Soper's Hole for a quick provisioning stop.

Relaxing at the Soggy Dollar Bar

After a quick sail around Sandy Spit, we realized that there was no better place to ride out 30 knot winds and heavy seas than the tranquility of White Bay. We pulled in early this afternoon for a few painkillers and lunch aboard. We plan to spend the afternoon relaxing on the beach and then head up to Sydney's House of Peace and Love for the evening.

Relaxing on the Beach at the Soggy Dollar Bar, enjoying the famous Painkillers

Set Sail for Jost Van Dyke

This morning we enjoyed breakfast anchored off the Anegada Reef Hotel and then set sail for Jost Van Dyke. We are making a quick stop at the airport to aquire some delayed baggage, but our destination for the evening is Foxy's.

Spending Christmas Day on Anegada

After arriving at Anegada, we headed over to Cow Wreck Bay to snorkel and relax. We watched the storms roll past Anegada and enjoyed a spectacular rainbow that stretched across the length of the beach. We headed back to the boat for a quick shower before meeting Sam at Whistling Pines for dinner. Whistling Pines was made famous when it was featured on Feasting on Waves with Alton Brown as the best place in the Caribbean for Lobster. As usual, Sam did not dissapoint and presented us with a spread of BBQ and Lobster.Tereasa and Jim at Cow Wreck Bay

Guests Arrive at Bitter End Yacht Club for Christmas Eve

After a short delay on the ferry, we picked up our guests in Roadtown and headed to the Bitter End just in time for Christmas Eve Dinner. They enjoyed the Christmas buffet and made a short stop over at the pub before singing Christmas carols aboard. After a good nights sleep, a great breakfast, we set sail for Anegada.

Lundy Charters Crew Waiting at BEYC for guests

The Lundy Charters Crew is enjoying Christmas Eve on docks at BEYC, we just checked our guests flights and they are on time. We plan to go pick them up using one of Bitter Ends boats this afternoon when they arrive in Roadtown on the 5:00 pm ferry. In the meantime, we are finishing our provisioning and enjoying catching up with our old friends at the Bitter End.

Sunset at the Bitter End Yacht Club

On the way to the Bitter End...

After a busy day in Road Town provisioning the boat, we are now underway to the Bitter End Yacht club to await our guests' arrival tomorrow.

Lundy Charters Crew Arrives in the Virgin Islands

At 1400, the Lundy Charters crew arrived in St. Thomas. We are heading out on the 1615 ferry to Tortola. Our guest arrive on Christmas Eve.

We plan to pickup the boat in the morning, provision, and head to the Bitter End Yacht club where we will await our guests.

Oyster Catcher in New York Harbor at Night

The lights of New York City at night from the bridge of the M.V. Oyster Catcher

Halloween Charter Aboard M.V. Oyster Catcher

Captain Jim Baker arrived in New York to serve as a Relief Captain aboard the M.V. Oyster Catcher. Captain Geoff Werner and Captain Jim Baker sailed the M.V. Oyster Catcher around New York Harbor on Halloween. Glorious Catering and mates Chloe Douglas and Fred Brehm helped entertain family and friends aboard while we left from the World Financial Center, went around the Statue of Liberty and up the East River and Hudson River.

Sunset during the M.V. Oyster Catcher Charter in New York Harbor

George Washington Bridge

M.V. Oyster Catcher on docks near the World Financial Center

Statue of Liberty from the bow of the M.V. Oyster Catcer during our Halloween Charter

Lundy Charters founder Captain Jim Baker races at Belhaven Yacht Club

After finishing the delivery of the M.V. Oyster Catcher, Captain Jim Baker and Captain Geoff Werner took an afternoon off to race at the Belhaven Yacht Club. We raced with some of our friends from the Bitter End Yacht Club and finished second overall.


Captain Jim Baker before onboard before the race

Captain Jim Baker at the Belhaven Yacht Club before the race

Video from the Race

Important reminder, bring cold beer to a race.

Lundy Charters Runs Long Island Sound Charter on M.V. Oyster Catcher

Captain Jim Baker stayed in Darien after the delivery of the M.V. Oyster Catcher to help Captain Geoff Werner run its first charter of the season. The charter was out of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT. After a squall blew through, we were able to get out on the water and run a great charter.

Captain Jim Baker at the helm of the M.V. Oyster Catcher

The squall from the bridge of the M.V. Oyster Catcher

The Indian Harbor Yacht Club

The Charter Guests Celebrating a Graduation
Captain Geoff Werner sharing some local knowledge with the guests

More Photos From South Andros Remote Fly Fishing Trip

Kurt and Justi show off their bonefish

Dinner.....

Haircut onboard

Making some conch salad....

Departing Marsh Harbour....despite the brush fires

Despite brush fires near the airport, our flight to Miami was still able to depart from Marsh Harbour.

Special Thanks

We would like to thank the Captain and crew of the Chicora from Charleston, SC for lending us the use of their tender yesterday. Thanks guys!

The end of one adventure, the beginning of many more...

Last night Chris and Jim relaxed and enjoyed a good night's rest at the Abaco Beach Resort in Marsh Harbor, and will be returning to North Carolina today. Lundy Charters would like to thank all of our guests from last week: Brian, Kevin, Jim, Peter, Justi and Kurt for making our adventure one to remember. Here are some pictures from the week:


Sunset over the Tongue of the Ocean



Dinner in Fresh Creek



In search of bonefish



South Andros



Fishing a Blue Hole



Enjoying a Lobster dinner aboard the boat



Anchored off an uncharted island




Sunset in Hope Town

Lundy Charters Staff Enjoys a Day Off in the Bahamas

Chris Davis and Jim Baker Enjoy a Day off in the Abacos

Lundy Charters Founders Chris Davis and Jim Baker are back in Hopetown after a sail from Nassau

We are back in Hopetown with the boat. Today we are heading up to Guana Cay for a BBQ and some relaxation.

Lundy Charters Founders are entering the Sea of Abaco

After a very calm day of cruising in the open ocean, we entered the Sea of Abaco through the Little Harbour cut. We are going to travel north until we get tired and then anchor up for the evening. Tomorrow we plan to go to Nippers on Great Guana island for the beach BBQ, to relax on the beach, and swim in the pool.

Last night as we were rounding the last marks to enter the harbour we saw what looked to be shimmering off a reflector at sea. We slowed down for a closer look and found out they were fireworks coming from Gorda Cay (about 40 miles North). Disney bought the island and uses it as a destination for their cruises. They have even renamed it Castaway Cay. We cruised by it on our way North today, it is the southernmost settlement of any kind on or around Great Abaco Island.

Captain Jim Baker and First Mate Chris Davis Sail from Nassau to the Abacos

Lundy Charters Drops off our Fly Fishing Pros in Nassau

The crew disembarked at the hurricane hole marina in Nassau this morning. Captain Jim and First Mate Chris set sail for the Sea of Abaco for a few days of well deserved rest and relaxation. The seas are very calm (one to two feet) and the crossing is going beautifully.

The Final Sunset as we sail from Andros to Nassau

Pictures of The Andros Lighthouse as we pull onto docks after our sail from South Andros

Andros Lighthouse

Brian O'Keefe fixes the crew a Conch Salad

Conch Salad

North Andros Departure for Nassau

After spending the evening at Hanks the guys were up early to head up Fresh Creek and fish some of the extensive inland flats on North Andros. Captain Jim and First Mate Chris took on some fuel for the trip to Nassau and prepared the boat for departure. A dinner of fresh conch salad and a sunset over North Andros marked our departure for Nassau. Next stop, the bright lights of Paridise Island.

Brian O'Keffe gets an Andros Haircut

We finally found Salt and Pepper

Brian finally locates the salt and pepper

Andros Lighthouse Marina

We spent the day cruising and trolling north to Andros Town where we will be spending the night on docks refueling and preparing to make the ocean crossing back to Nassau forthe crew's Saturday departure. Tomorrow we will fish some of North Andros' famous flats before departing for Nassau tomorrow night. Spirits are high as we enjoy dinner at Hank's Place in Andros Town and gear up for one last day of bonefish.

Fishing for Dinner off Andros

Sailing into the Water Cays in South Andros

Catching Fish in the Curly Cut Cays

Green Cay.... an untouched island...no one for 60nm in every direction

Pictures From a Rendezvous at Sea

Uncharted Islands

We spent last night anchored off of an island that does not appear on any charts of the area. We explored the flats off that island as well as some of the charted cays in the area. Today we are heading out to the tounge of the ocean to catch some fish for dinner.

Tomorrow we will fish our way up the tounge on our way to North Andros.

South Andros

We arrived in South Andros yesterday after an overnight stop at a beautiful and deserted cay off the tongue of the ocean. We spent the day exploring the reefs and fishing the untouched flats. That evening we enjoyed a delicious lobster dinner. Today we set out early at first light in search of bonefish and the afternoon free diving a blue hole and exploring the coral heads. The water has been glassy smooth, the winds very light and visibility amazing. We have seen sharks, turtles, and many different varieties of fish. This afternoon we will move to another location to explore more of these uncharted flats and cays.

Departing Nassau

This morning we took on Brian O'keefe, Peter Morris, Jim Bartschi, Kurt Olesek, Justi Campa, and Kevin Jergins in Nassau at Nassau Yacht Haven. We topped off on beer and other provisioning, fueled up the boat and pulled off of docks. 65 miles to green cay.
Some notes from the crew:

Hi to Bailey and Georgie

Hi girls I love you dad

Hi nancy and justo all great. T

Ko says trip has started well. We fish tomorrow, great crew!

Hi rach. Super fun times. Unbelievable

On Docks in Nassau

After a long approach and strong currents in the channel, we have made it safely onto docks at Nassau Yacht Haven.

Our slip number is W59, if we aren't there, we are on the fuel dock at the end of the T dock.

In Sight of Nassau

At 1900 we sighted Nassau. This should put us on docks at Nassau Yacht Haven around 2130.

Exiting Little Harbour

At 0945, we exited the Sea of Abaco through the Little Harbour Cut.

82 Miles to Nassau

On the way to Nassau

This morning we were up early, rigging our runabout, a 25 foot, 2006 Angler, for towing. After checking the weather, we set off for Nassau.

The Gin Jac II

With the boat provisioned, fueled and inspected, we spend the evening preparing to set out at first light for Nassau.

Update: 4/3/08

Gentlemen,

We arrived at the boat today and found the inital boat that we had planned to take to be experiancing mechanical problems. To keep schedule, we traded our boat with a big sail and small motor for a boat with a big motor and small sail. It is the same size as the catamaran we had planned on taking but is a sailing trawler. We will be towing a 25 foot runabout and will have a rigid inflatable dinghy as well. Once we depart, it should take us around 12 hours to get down to Nassau. This will have us pulling into docks tomorrow night, provisioning in the morning, and accepting you guys on the boat whenever you make your way over in the morning.

Our boats name is the "Gin-Jac II" Look for us on docks.

A Beautiful Morning in Hope Town

Arrival in Hopetown

The Lundy Charters crew has arrived in hopetown.

First mate Chris Davis is pictured waiting for the hopetown ferry.

Crew Travel Status

Captain Jim Baker and First Mate/Medic Chris Davis have departed the United States for Hopetown. We will upload pictures of the main boat, runabout, and any RIBs we can aquire while on Elbow Cay. Expect updates regarding out departure and estimated time of arrival in Nassau. See you guys soon.

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LUNDY CHARTERS STAFF AND GUESTS FOR ANDROS

If there is an emergency and you need to contact us please do so via sat phone at 011-8816-414-93850.

You can send free text messages to us at the following link

http://www.iridium.com/index.php

Once you get to the website, click on send a satellite message in the top right corner of the webpage. Once you get to the popup enter our number 8816-414-93850 and your message and click send.

Lundy Charters gears up for Remote Fly Fishing Trip to Andros

Lundy Charters is excited to be planning a remote fly fishing trips to South Andros. Captain Jim and Chris will be working in conjunction with leading industry owners, guides, and photographers to chart the flats surrounding the south of the island. During these trips we will generate an itinerary comprised exclusively of remote locations that are inaccessible by traditional lodges and land based companies.

Upon successful completion of our scouting voyage, Lundy Charters will be able to offer an itinerary that will both challenge and excite the most seasoned fly fisherman.

Chris and Jim plan depart for Hopetown on April 2nd.

We plan to pick up Brian O'keefe, Peter Morris, Jim Bartschi, Kurt Olesek, Justi Campa, and Kevin Jergins in Nassau on April 5th at Nassau Yacht Haven.

The Loreleis sing at the Nail Bay Resort while sailing with Lundy Charters

UNC Loreleis Spring Break 2008, Boston - Peace of Mind



UNC Loreleis Spring Break 2008, Amy Winehouse -Back to Black



UNC Loreleis Spring Break 2008, Colbie Cailat - One Fine Wire




UNC Loreleis Spring Break 2008, Carrie Underwood - Starts with Goodbye

Captain Jim and Medic Chris Davis Leave BVI.....

After enjoying a day off at the Bitter End Yacht Club and saying goodbye to all of our friends, we headed out on the North Sound Express to catch a flight back to Raleigh to begin preparing for our April remote fly fishing trip to Andros. Thank you to all 114 of our guests and 7 contractors who joined us for an amazing two week tour of the British Virgin Islands.....

UNC girls depart British Virgin Islands

After spending the day at White Bay, the girls headed over to Sidney's House of Peace and Love for the final evening of the trip. The girls caught an afternoon flight home to Raleigh this morning from Saint Thomas.

We enjoyed having you, Thanks again ladies! - Chris and Jim

Some other Pictures from the week.....

The Girls at the Baths

View of White Bay from the top of the Mast

Relaxing at the bar at Nail Bay

Singing for drinks at Cow Wreck Bay

White Bay

Calm seas and a light breeze brought us to White Bay on Jost Van Dyke where the girls enjoyed swimming over to the famous Soggy Dollar bar, the home of the "Painkiller." Some of the girls were able to watch UNC beat Virginia Tech thanks to the satellite tv on one of our friend's boat.

The Last Resort

After snorkeling the dogs, the girls sailed into Trellis Bay after a quick stop at Marina Cay.
We met up with some friends of Captain Jim aboard another yacht before heading to the last resort for dinner and the Singing Chef.

The girls enjoyed dinner at the last resort and capped off the evening by joining the Singing Chef.

After lobster dinner on Anegada, the girls made friends with Sam, our favorite local bartender.

We are underway now on our way to the Dogs to snorkel and have lunch and then on to Trellis Bay and The Last Resort.

Anegada

After an early morning trek to Anegada, the girls spent the afternoon lounging on the beaches in Loblolly Bay and Cow Wreck Bay.

The girls are now settling down to a lobster dinner at the whispering pines resort on the beach.

Nail Bay

The girls finished up an afternoon at the baths and headed west to the exclusive Nail Bay Resort for the evening.

They went swimming in the pool and enjoyed a bit of down time before their performance

After a wonderful performance for the resort guests, the girls were treated to dinner at the resort's newest villa, a replica of one of the original plantation buildings on Virgin Gorda.

Relaxing at the Baths

Hey mom, dad, and meredith -Hannah

Hey mom, dad, and ian. Dad, thanks for Painkillers - Kelton

Leaving BEYC

Passing Mosquito Island

Sailing

"Second Mate Bailey" at the helm

Loreleis set sail for the Bitter End Yacht Club

The sun woke us early this morning in Soper's Hole and after a breakfast of bacon and eggs prepared on the boat, we set off for the Bitter End under clear skies with calm seas: a beautiful day for sailing!

UNC girls arrive safely in Soper's Hole and enjoy dinner at Pussers

Hey mom and dad! -love bailey

Hey mom and dad. I love you - Hannah

Dear mom and dad and powell, I am safe and I love you guys. Love Meredith

Mslight and pslight I love youuu! It is beautiful. I miss you and I hope this helps you know what we are up to!! :) love kslight

Love you guys! -Meghan

Summary of trips as of March 10th

In the first week in March, Lundy Charters Captains and Crew guided over 100 guests on seven sailing vessels through the British Virgin Islands. Our guests came from Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Virgina.



We visited:

Roadtown

Cooper Island Beach Club

Norman Island

Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour

The Baths

Bitter End Yacht Club

Anegada Reef Hotel

The Last Resort

Cane Garden Bay

Foxy's, Sydney's, and The Soggy Dollar Bar

Pusser's



All of our Guests are back stateside, except for a few who decided to stay on St. John for a little while.



We have reprovisioned and changed Yachts and are ready to receive our guests from the University of North Carolina.



Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone at UNC.



We look forward to another great week in the Caribbean.



Some Photos from the week.




Doing flips off the boat in North Sound

Dinner at the Last Resort

















Relaxing on the Beach at the Soggy Dollar Bar

Snorkeling at Cinnamon Bay













Sailing to Jost Van Dyke













Snorkeling the Dogs














Lobster Dinner at Anegada

















The staff celebrates a job well done at the Last Resort.

Andrew Godfrey and Maria Powell Depart for home

Maria and Andrew,

Thanks for working with us this week. We really enjoyed having you.

See you back in the States.

Shelby - Have fun in Florida, I hope you have as much fun as I am having here. - Andrew

Mom and Dad, I hope you guys are doing well. Mom I hope you are feeling better. I will leave a painkiller at the bar for you both. - Jim

White Oak House and Company (you know who you are). I miss you guys and wish you could be with us. We will have to get a trip together sometime.

The Lundy staff spends their day off at White Bay

Staff Sails to Norman Island

With the first trips over, the staff takes some time for R&R

Sailing to Norman Island after reprovisioning and switching boats.

Departure Day

Our guests disembarked and passed through customs this morning in St. Thomas.

They are spending the afternoon on the beach at the Emerald Beach Resort before catching a 5 o'clock ferry back to the states.

Thank you guys for a great week

.

The fleet arrives in St. Thomas, celebrating one last night at the Fat Turtle

The fleet returns to the USVI

Sailing past Caneel Bay on our way to Charlotte Amalie

The Vanderbilt Fleet Arrives in Cinnamon Bay

Dear Polly and Mike, thanks for the best week of my life! - love your favorite daughter:-)

Dear Rob and Carol, I have had the best week ever. I love you and I got you both t-shirts from Foxy's.....don't worry. - Love Sissy

On the beach at Foxy's

Shelby, love you, miss you, call you soon - Andrew

Mom and Dad, thank you - Vanderbilt Crew

At the Bar at Foxy's

John says "We ran out of beer, I'll see you Saturday"

Lunch at Foxy's

Emily and Harris, tell Reed that Sarah says happy belated birthday!

Topping off on fuel and water on our way to Foxy's