During our recent trip to Tortola, we had the chance to stop by to find out more about a charter company based in Soper’s Hole, Voyage Charters.
They had been recommended to us by some friends who had sailed with Voyage in the past, so we thought we’d stop by to find out more about their operation and what they offer for an upcoming sailing trip we’re planning.
Voyage Charters & Voyage Yachts were both started by Robin and Jo-Ann Downing, a couple from South Africa who first visited Tortola in 1995 and fell in love with the area. Voyage Yachts manufactures performance oriented, luxury cruising sail and power catamarans in Cape Town South Africa, sells pre-owned yachts, and offers yacht management. Voyage Charters offers all-inclusive charters, captain only charters and bareboat charters on a variety of beautiful sailing vessels.
When we stopped by to visit, Sarah gave us a tour and told us not only about their operations, but the challenges they faced after the destruction of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Although much of Soper’s Hole is still being re-built, the Voyage Charters building, pier and boats are all in great shape.
Sarah then mentioned that everyone at VC was super excited as they had just received a new vessel the day before. The name of this new boat is Electrified and it is the first electric powered charter yacht in the BVI. Electrified is a Voyage 480 that is eco-friendly with renewable power generation and a high efficiency standby generator. Voyage sees this technology as the future for their charter industry, offering an enhanced boating experience and less impact on the BVI environment. Electrified will be one of the boats available for charter through Voyage!
Looking to book a sailing vacation in the BVI and want to find out more? Give Voyage Charters a call or send them an email to set up a vacation of a lifetime!
Voyage Charters phone numbers:
+1 888.869.2436
+1 443.569.7007
Email: [email protected]
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