Sailing vacations on crewed yacht endless summer II in the British Virgin Islands

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Crewed Sailing Vacations in the Virgin Islands

Will and Susanna invites you to explore a crewed sailing vacation in the beautiful Virgin Islands aboard the sailing yacht Endless Summer II. They will help you discover the wonders of sailing in the azure waters and beautiful white sand beaches of the virgin Islands. Your sailing charter with us will be the ultimate sailing vacation.

As you step aboard, your crew will work with you to make your tropical vacation a memorable encounter. Your sailing days will mostly comprise of short morning sails arriving at your anchorage by noon,a delicious lunch topside under the canopy of the yacht, and you may spend the afternoons snorkeling in crystal clear waters of the Virgin Islands, water skiing, playing with the sailing dinghy, wind surfing or relax in a hammock and enjoy a book.


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Sailing Yacht Endless Summer II Crew

Captain: Barry Rice

Nationality: British

Number of Crew: 1

Crew Profiles:
Captain - Barry Rice

Barry is a permanent resident of the BVI. A founding member (and past chairman) of the BVI Charter Yacht Society and a member of the BVI chamber of Commerce and hotel Association. So where did this all begin?

..... In the spring of 1977 he sailed out of England with his wife Roz. The plan was simple. Spend the summer in the Mediterranean, cross the Atlantic to the Caribbean for the winter and then back to England and his engineer/marketing career with British Gas.

The yacht was also simple, a 32' Nicholson with a 10 hp single cylinder diesel and a sextant for navigation. No radio or means to communicate with the outside world, 20 gals of fuel and 70 gals of water. No refrigeration or other modern convenience except a radio cassette player (remember those?) that had a SW band where they could listen to BBC world and Voice of America. The Atlantic crossing took 28 amazing days arriving in English Harbour in Antigua on Christmas Eve. In the New Year they explored the islands south all the way to Trinidad (in time for Carnival) on a path of discovery that permanently erased all thoughts of returning to England.

Their first crewed charter yacht was a Gulf Star 50 working out of St Lucia in 1978. It was a new career that they loved - meeting interesting people, making friends around the world and having time in late summer to travel. Less than a year later, they were offered hull number one of the Stevens Nautical 56 showing at the Annapolis Boat Show. Following the show, they took her down to the islands through the inter-coastal waterway to Beaufort and then straight to the Windward Islands to start her chartering career. For two years, they spent the winters in the islands and the summers in Long Island NY.

In 1982, Barry was appointed Captain of "Endless Summer I" an Irwin 65 in the Virgin Islands that had been modified to meet the charter market. A year later, when the owners decided to buy a second yacht, Barry worked with Ted Irwin to redesign the interior to make the �four equal aft guest cabin� version that became Endless Summer II.

Six years later Barry and Roz bought ESII and he has managed or captained her ever since. In 1996 he found time to build their rental villa on Tortola - Summer Heights. Now in 2011, ESII is a classic sailing yacht, renowned throughout the BVI and the sailing world beyond. In her sunset years, it seems befitting that Barry once again returns as Captain.

He brings wealth of local knowledge and charter experience. Certainly his age belies his youthful outlook on life. More than three decades as a charter captain have not dulled his easy going nature and concern for the success of each and every charter.

Presently, he says life couldn't be better. He loves working along side his daughter. It's an awesome team!

Barry Rice


Past Crew - where are they now Roz and I have made some wonderful friends amongst our fellow crew over the last 20 years. We hope this will become our Endless Summer memory lane. Check back often to see where your favorite crew is today.
Miles and Lisa March 2001. Miles and Lisa have moved ashore! They are still happily together in Tortola and currently the joint managers of Nanny Cay Hotel. Although no official announcement has been forthcoming, we are aware of a new family member! Yes young "Leia" a three month old island puppy seems destined to become one of the best fed muts on Tortola. Miles & Lisa still plan to develop their environmentally friendly resort on Carriacou. Keep watching this page for updates.	Robin & Heather Craigen Captain and Chef (1994 - 1998) Since leaving the BVI Robin & Heather have been busy establishing Moving Mountains Chalets, a full-service ski lodging business in Steamboat Springs, CO. Their concept of hassle free vacations was born during their years on Endless Summer and they have transposed the relaxation of our sailing charters to the mountains. From humble beginnings with one six-bedroom home they now represent over 20 of the finest homes in Steamboat and their full-service catered package has been written up in SKI Magazine, USA Today and the NY Times. The move to land was driven by the desire to have a family. They welcomed a daughter, Maddie, into the world in 2002 and son, Chili in 2005. Our own daughter, Susanna, attended High School in Steamboat Springs living with Robin & Heather, and then attended University in Gunnison, CO, so we have a great connection with Colorado and can highly recommend their summer or winter vacation lodging.

David Fairman David left us in 1995 to go to the Boulder College of Massage Therapy. He is now a certified massage therapist practicing in Boulder, Colorado. He is an honors graduate of and a member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). He has returned to Endless Summer several times to fill in as crew while taking an 'away from the mountains' vacation. During these charters David offers guests massage theraphy. We visited David in 2004 and toured the new office of his practice Shaitsu of Boulder.	Pam Herman March 2001. Pam is now married to Jim Samoska (March 98) and they have settled in Orlando, Florida - close to Pam's daughter Jenna. Until recently, both Jim and Pam both were working for Aquatic Eco-Systems but now Jim has his contractors licence and Pam is about to start teaching
Kevin West March 2001. Kevin is out in Colorado with Robin & Heather. The old team back together! Kevin is running the second chalet Mountain High	Geoff Ross March 2001. Geoff is back in Nova Scotia and pursuing an acting career. His father visited the BVI recently and mentioned Geoff often talks of returning.