Another group that had so much fun on the Guiding Light they wanted to have their photo jumping off the bow. I have been called the “king of the jumping…
The date was October 29, 1867 and life aboard the Royal Mail Ship Rhone was idyllic. The weather was settled and the sun was shining while the 310 foot sailing/steam…
Don’t get me wrong I understand that plastic is what makes a lot of our technology possible with its light weight and moldable qualities, but that is not what I…
My boat came with three strand dock lines and I have used them for five and a half years. I never liked them because they were rough on your hands,…
Our names are Frida (14) and Mari (16) and we come from a family of four from Norway. We have spent a week on Shane`s catamaran “Guiding Light” from the…
My boat has a lofrens Tigres windless on it. In fact it may have come from the factory this way, but it keeps on working. So I am happy to…
I wanted to share the latest review I got on VRBO – “Our trip on The Guiding Light was our first sailing/charter experience. This trip exceeded our expectations on every…
Our family wanted to do something different for Christmas this year. We found the Guiding Light only 3 weeks before of our Christmas trip, and within a day of exchanging…
I hope each of you had a wonderful Old Year’s night and celebrated well. I spent my in Trellis Bay, BVI with a fantastic family from Norway, but you will…
When I have guest aboard I love cooking for them and usually will do 3 dinners during a 7 night charter. But what about the other 4 nights you may…
Christmas Cove of course!!!!!! This wonderful bay is on the west side of Great St James island and is half a mile away from St Thomas. My first year down…
The Cow & Calf rocks are two rocks a mile or so off the south side of St Thomas. They were named because they resemble a whale and her…
A couple of years ago I had my friend and his family down for a week. His kids were 4 and 6 at the time. We ended up spending…
Are you a giver? Most of my life I have given my time to different causes and organizations from the Boy Scouts, American Cancer Society, and of course the Golden…
So, for the last couple days the wind has all but dies here in the Virgin Islands. With very light winds all the boats at anchor drift in different directions….