Sailing Vacations / Overnight Charters

Unique vacations aboard a unique schooner

We offer all-inclusive sailing vacations for up to 6 guests aboard Bonnie Lynn throughout the year. These are typically 7-night/7-day voyages, but for private charters we are happy to customize the duration based on our sailing location and your group's specific interests.

What to Expect

Every itinerary is customized to meet your group's interests. Whether you are looking for an action-packed trip, or want the most relaxing vacation, the places we visit and onboard amenities provide you with endless options to choose from.

Explore

Whether your idea of fun is sailing all day, snorkeling the nearby reefs, checking out a cool beach bar ashore, or really anything else at all, we'll do our utmost best to guide you there and make your time on Bonnie Lynn unforgettably awesome.

Delicious Food

Erick and Hannah are both excellent chefs and love to provide fresh, wholesome and creative meals for guests! With an emphasis on locally-sourced ingredients, our menus are always changing. We do our best to accommodate a range of dietary preferences.

Check out our sample menus below.

Relax & Connect

One of the best parts about living on a schooner for several days is that you find yourself with endless opportunities to relax and appreciate the world around you. You will have time to connect with your fellow shipmates, other boaters, and local communities we visit along the way.

What's Included

Crew & Ship Expenses

Fuel, local permits, mooring/anchoring fees and services of Captain Erick and Captain Hannah.

Food & Beverage

Depending on the sailing destination, we provide most meals a day, plus unlimited snacks, daily happy hour nibbles & cocktails, and a standard ship's bar (local rum, beer, house wine, soft drinks). We promise you will not go hungry or thirsty! We can also stock the bar with specialty liquors & wines at cost + 10% handling fee.

Onboard Amenities

During your charter you will have access to all of our "fun stuff" onbaord:

Snorkeling gear sets for 6 adults & 2 children (masks, fins, snorkels, and variety of wet suits)
11.5-foot Columbia Herreshoff sailing & rowing dinghy
Sunchill
2 hammocks
2 single Oru kayaks
Fishing gear (light tackle & trolling gear)
Board game locker
Variety of CDs and DVDs
Bluetooth speaker
Extensive ship's library

What's Excluded

Flights & Transportation to/from Bonnie Lynn

We are happy to offer guidance and assist in arrangements to get you to Bonnie Lynn, but any costs incurred are at your own expense.

Meals & Activities Ashore

Depending on your sailing destination, there may be opportunities to dine ashore and experience the local cuisine. We will let you know before you book whether there are certain meals we expect you to enjoy ashore.

Marina & Docking Fees

Most of our itineraries in the Caribbean focus around anchoring or staying on moorings at night. However, if you would like to stay on a dock for a night (or several), we can build this into your itinerary and will simply add any marina or docking fees to your final balance.

Crew Gratuity

Tipping is standard in the charter industry, and greatly appreciated! If you have a wonderful experience on Bonnie Lynn, gratuity amounting to 10-20% of the total charter cost is customary.

Sample Menus

We take great pride and joy in providing fresh, healthy, and fulfilling meals for our guests. With an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients, we incorporate techniques and tastes from cooking regions around the world. Prior to your charter, we will send out a thorough preference sheet for you to fill out that will help us prepare our menu according to your individual needs and preferences.

Vegetarian and gluten-free menus are available.

BREAKFAST

served with freshly brewed coffee & tea,

fresh fruit and/or greens

Shakshuka - eggs poached in tomato-spice sauce

Lobster-mushroom omelette

"Holy Toast" - fried egg in homemade sourdough bread, bacon

German pancake, fruit compote & whipped cream

Bahamian fish stew

Coconut french toast with VT maple syrup

LUNCH

Mediterranean salad, homemade hummus & olive bread

Pasta tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, & mozzarella

Ratatouille, jasmine rice, fresh greens

Lobster or tuna salad on romaine & homemade sandwich bread

Kamut salad with roasted carrot, cranberries & toasted walnut

DINNER

Mahi-mahi tacos with Bahamian peas & rice

Poached snapper in summer squash & tomato broth, farro risotto

Conch or black bean burgers on homemade buns

Grilled lobster tails, chipotle-lime butter, saffron rice, caesar salad

Lobster-pesto or caramelized onion-mushroom pizzas, tossed salad

HAPPY HOUR

served daily

Conch fritters

Spring rolls with boat-grown sprouts

Marinated herb cheese & crackers

Grouper fingers

Serrano ham & olives

DESSERTS

Coconut bread pudding

Pineapple upside down cake

Fresh mango, vanilla ice cream

Lemon cheesecake bars

Baked bananas, melted chocolate, whipped cream

HOUSE COCKTAILS

Passionfruit Hurricane

Painkiller

Bahama Mama

Ginger-Peach Razzmatazz

Wine spritzers