Not Impressed. Took a day "sail" on White Squall II to Virgin Gorda and Cooper Island on 7/23/08. We had originally booked the sail for Monday 7/21 only to find out (after we arrived at the dock) that our trip was cancelled due to lack of enough passengers. We were told to report back on Wednesday 7/23. Tuesday night , at 10:30 pm we received a call that our trip was a "go" for Wednesday (oh, really? nobody ever bothered to tell us that the trip had the potential to be cancelled...again). Anyway, we showed up at the dock on Wednesday morning and left for our day of "sailing". In fact, we never "sailed” anywhere, we motored out to VG, then over to Cooper, then back to Road Town (smelling diesel fumes the whole way). We specifically booked the WS II because we had never sailed on a twin mast, and still haven't. It was also as if we were on a very tight schedule the whole day in that we had deadlines to meet at both stops (1 hour at the baths, 1 hour at Cooper). Our lunch consisted of chicken legs and hot dogs along with a frozen rice "thing" and salad. There were plenty of drinks but the assortment consisted of beer, soda and a punch drink that I think was HI-C mixed with rum. All in all, while not a complete bust, we were underwhelmed by the experience.

What a wonderful day! This was our teen daughters' first sailing trip, and it was a terrific adventure for us all. The crew was friendly and knowledgable, and the gorgeous day just flew. A lovely trip overall! Highly recommended.

It was fun spending the day on this old schooner. Captain and crew were very friendly and helpful. Our first stop was Virgin Gorda where we spent an hour or so, then back to the boat for lunch. After lunch we sailed to another location for snorkeling.

On Th 01 May 08 my husband and I went out on the White Squall II for a day trip - and what a fantastic day we had!

There were only 5 passengers onboard that day (counting ourselves) which only required 2 crew members - Pierce (Captain) and Kate (Mate) - it was like having a private tour.

We went to Norman Island where we achored and were dinghy-ed to shore, from there we snorkeled back to the ship (Pierce picked up our belongings and returned them to the ship) and saw tons of interesting fish. We were then taken to a floating restaurant for a meal (one drink + meal included in cost of day trip) - the grilled tuna was delicious! The brilliant sunshine, the blue skies reflecting off the turquoise water made for such an incredibly beautiful day, made all the better by an attentive and fun crew.

We then sailed to another spot for more snorkelling, led by Kate the Mate. While we didn't see any sea turtles or sharks (not seeing the latter was OK! by me!) we saw lots more beautiful fish, before returning to Tortola.

Beverages were plentiful and included (beer, soft drinks, rum punches), there was plenty of shade, the staff were extremely attentive but not the least bit obsequious - the atmosphere is relaxed and fun but not rowdy - we always felt safe & secure, an important factor for land-lubber me.

All-in-all, we felt the cost of the trip was more than fair and offered excellent value, the crew & boat were awesome and a day trip on the White Squall II is not to be missed!