vlynch Posted June 16, 2006 #1 Share Posted June 16, 2006 We will be visiting St. Thomas for the first time ... The ship has an excursion "On Deck Ocean Racing" which sounds great but I've also been reading here that Godfrey Tours is a great way to see the island. Any suggestions for a first-timer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted June 16, 2006 #2 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Hi vlynch, The On Deck Ocean Racing is new. I might be doing it myself later this year. To date you will find very little information on this excursion on this board. Godfrey is a highly rated tour of the island. It depends on what you want to do and how much you want to spend. The boat racing is going to cost a lot more. I have been doing some research on the racing so here goes. Here is an excellent news article. http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_business?id=16093374 Currently they are using 19-20 meter multi million dollar boats that are used for ocean racing. (Are you familiar with the Volvo Ocean race that is currently in progress ? Very cool boats, Disney has one in the race, The Black Pearl - Pirates of the Caribbean) This is the type of boat currently being used. http://www.ondeck.co.uk/farr65.htm At some point this summer they are being moved to Europe and smaller 12 meter boats will be used. (12 meter boats race in the America's cup) This is the type of boat they will be using this summer. http://www.rcryachts.com/beneteau407.htm Don't wait until the last minute to decide. More than likely there will be limited space, since all the cruise lines, except Disney will be offering this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlynch Posted June 17, 2006 Author #3 Share Posted June 17, 2006 gizmo - thanks so much for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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