Entries by Mark

Virgin Atlantic – Direct flights from London Heathrow to St Vincent

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Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will launch direct flights from London Heathrow to St Vincent from June 2021. The twice-weekly service will mark the first direct flight from Europe to the Caribbean island, and will be operated by an A330-300 aircraft with 31 Upper Class, 48 Premium and 185 Economy seats. Tickets will go […]

New Sailors, Martin & Isabelle, Are The First to Complete the BOSS / Sail Canada, Catamaran Cruising Endorsement Course

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Martin d’Amours and Isabelle Giasson became the first students to receive their Sail Canada Cruising Catamaran Endorsement. This Endorsement for Intermediate to Advanced Cruising on a Catamaran was developed in 2018 by Sail Canada, BOSS and Wavelength Sailing School right here in the Grenadines. BOSS offers Sail Canada Courses in SVG  partnering with Wavelength Sailing […]

The Barefoot Navigator

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The Barefoot Navigator? We hear you ask.. “What does this mean?” The Barefoot Navigator. No shoes, no gadgets, no worries. Picture a a sailor, lost at sea. Frantically searching for their chart plotter. Pulling out their iPad, holding it up to view their Navionics application. Although handy, the Barefoot Navigator does not need to rely on these […]

The launch of the Barefoot Navigator

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Barefoot Offshore Sailing School is pleased to announce The Barefoot Navigator, the first-ever course with the use of no-tech and low-tech techniques for way-finding at sea. We are having the pleasure of getting to know Mr. Jack Lagan very well indeed! He is quite the gentleman and loves to share some witty jokes! We would like to […]