Since Tripadvisor won't let me edit my review, I deleted the original, and now I can't choose the right date, which was October 2018.

Because Barefoot was my first... read more charter, I had nothing to compare it too, and I feel like my review wasn't positive enough (although it was also 5 stars). I did a charter with another company (one of the big companies) and it gave me something to compare with my experience at Barefoot.

Barefoot wins hands down in every aspect. The customer service is simply superb, and the facilities are amazing. I knew I had a great experience, but I had no idea how much better it was than other companies/locations.

Original review:
I am glad I ignored the negative reviews and went with Barefoot. This was my first charter, and Barefoot made everything easy by being extremely friendly and helpful. We chose to stay on the premises the two nights before and one night after our trip. The room was very nice -- extremely clean, great view. The restaurant, The Driftwood, is top notch. The food is great, it's beautiful, and the restaurant/bar staff are friendly and fun. We had a great time staying there, and will do it again on our next trip. I don't want to leave anyone out because everyone at Barefoot is great, but we spent the most time with Khalvin and Donnette, and Debbie did a great job answering all of our questions and making arrangements to get us prepared for the trip.

But it's all about the sailing, right? We did ASA certification on Lady Di with Captain Ritchie. We sailed from St. Vincent to Bequia to Mayreau, to Petit St Vincent, to Union Island (go to Happy Island), to Tobago Cays, back to Bequia and then back to Barefoot on St Vincent. During the day, we practiced docking, mooring, man overboard, navigation and other ASA curriculum. We anchored at Petit St Vincent and cooked on board, but every other night we ate and drank at great restaurants and bars. Captain Ritchie gave us great instruction and was a great tour guide. We had a great time with him.

It was an absolutely amazing week. There is no question we will be back.
Date of experience: October 2018

  Now with direct flights, the St. Vincent Grenadines offer some of the finest cruising waters in the world, and there is simply no better way to experience them than by... read more sailboat. Barefoot is a family run business has been in operation since the eighties, and this was my third charter with them. As usual, we were met at the (new) Argyle International airport on the windward coast by one of their friendly and helpful lady taxi drivers, for the 15 minute ride to Barefoot. I'm an ex live-aboard sailor, with an intimate knowledge of the area, and as on the two previous occasions, I had chartered one of their older "economy" boats - a 42' Jeanneau. As it turned out, our boat had developed a minor problem that required a part, which would have delayed our departure by a day. So, rather than keep us waiting, the manager Philip upgraded us to an available 50' Beneteau at no extra charge. That's the kind of service that keeps me coming back - 2020 is already in the planning stages!

  My wife and I first came to barefoot in October 2021. We were attracted by the reasonable rates and consistent winds. We quickly fell in love with the people and... read more beauty of SVG. Just finished another week and we plan to keep returning until our own catamaran’s construction is completed. We have been fortunate enough to travel the world extensively over the last 5 years and SVG is our favorite destination. During both our trips we had complications with our personal lives back home and Thor the manager bent over backwards to assist us with things outside of his scope of responsibility. His ethics and customer centric way of running the business flows through every employee. That’s why the most common response we heard from Barefoot employees was “no problem”.

  Had an excellent “Post COVID” experience with Barefoot.

Debbie, Monica and Thor did a great job to get a yacht ready at short notice (due to delayed... read more test results) and did their best to ensure we had a good time.

We chartered Willow Dew a well maintained Lagoon 39, Andrew’s yacht briefing was in depth and we had no issues. Highlights of the trip included swimming with turtles at Tobago Cays and lovely meals at the Sandy Lane yacht club (currently first night free) and Mustique (Recent COVID test required).

On the whole a great experience.

  This was our 4th charter with Barefoot and they (the charters) have got better every time. This year we chose an almost new 40ft catamaran and she was a joy.... read more Everything on board worked as it should and the boat was really comfortable and clean. We loved having a spacious freezer and 2 fridges as that enabled us to stock up with provisions for islands where it isn't so easy to find what we like to eat. My husband skippered the boat and we hired a crew from Barefoot - he was just wonderful; kind, thoughtful and very hard working. He also caught 3 fish on the trip, gutted and cooked them too! A truly magical holiday and we will return again soon. Barefoot are highly recommended!