Sail Caribbean

"Stay away at all costs. I had a horrible experience at Sail Caribbean. The camp was full of spoiled, petulant and nasty rich kids from around the Tri State and beyond. The promo video is very misleading. It was a miserable experience living on that boat with other kids in cramped quarters. I recall feeling an overwhelming sense of joy and relief when I finally was able to leave. Save your money and send your child elsewhere."

"Our then 16 year old son attended last summer. He loved his 2 weeks there. Met new friends, learned sailing skills and said it was a great experience. Highly recommended he said. He was very impressed with staff/crew."

"We enrolled our daughter here with the expectation she would learn lots about sailing and even navigation while diving and engaging in an educational setting. The onboarders we talked to spoke so high of it and even told stories about how "the kids navigate the ship on their journeys". While the setting is beautiful and safe, her experience was more like a booze cruise for kids (her words). Lots of vulgar rap music (non-stop) and what seemed to be like lots of ill behaved kids away from their parents for the first time. When I brought up the over-sexualized music being played on the boat with the owner, I was assured it would stop and it was a mistake, but it never did. (it was the captain's choice). She was very, very excited to do this and we expected it would be a multi-year experience. The non-stop partying and lack of educational settings was a disappointment from that respect, but the experience of traveling by boat to beautiful destinations is the experience of a lifetime at a young age. She enjoyed it, but didn't want to go back considering it wasnt the vibe she was expecting. If youre looking for a chill vibe with kids eager to learn, this isn't your trip. If you're looking for a young, almost frat-like, but pre-college experience, then this is it."

"Our 16 year old daughter attended Sail Caribbean the summer of 2015 and although she is unable to attend this year we hope she will attend again in 2017. She thoroughly loved Sail Caribbean - she made friends, had a huge amount of fun, and gained knowledge and skills. She was already fairly independent but became even more so. Overall, the program helped her mature and she was enriched by the sailing and diving aspects of the program, accomplishing much more than we would had hoped. While she was there we received daily photos and reports from the team at Sail Caribbean so we could follow where they were and what they were up to. The camp is very professionally run, yet friendly, we were very impressed with every aspect of the program, from organization to execution to customer service, all was done with professionalism and heart...the result was as promised."

"I've gone on SC for the past two summers and loved it. All the staff were super welcoming and patient. From the dive instructors to the day to day counselors you live with on board, there is a deep and mutual amount of respect that develops over just 3 weeks. There is enough room on all the boats for campers to find places to sleep, but I found myself in a hammock almost every night looking at the stars in the warm Caribbean air. Learning sailing and diving is all hands on. The instructors explain everything clearly so that every camper understands the concepts. I had never sailed before my first time at SC, and I feel very confident on a sailboat after SC. The balance between activities, down time and sailing is very well done. Our whole boat was exhausted by the end of the sail so downtime was highly needed. You really get to know everyone is your fleet over the course as you interact with them all the time. Both years I found myself enjoying the company of all my campers and counselors. There is an expectation to do chores and take turns cooking on the boat. This is, after all, a camp and not a luxury cruise. All my fellow campers were willing to do their part in helping on the boat. We all did was needed to be done on the boat. If you or your child is outgoing and looking for an adventure and to meet new friends I would highly recommend this program. If you want to do anything you want for 3 weeks in the Virgin islands, then you are probably better off staying at a luxury resort."