Wow what a few weeks we have had at JusSail meeting the most amazing people and also partnering with some of the most beautiful hotels on the island such as Cap Maison, La Sport , Hotel Chocolat , 

Tropical Villas , Villa Capri  & East Winds Inn to name but a few.....

We believe at JusSail that a picture tells a thousand words so we have captured a few here for you to enjoy so, Enjoy!

When the engine goes off and the sails go up there is always a feeling of excitement. The excitement of feeling the wind on your face, gliding along on the Caribbean sea it gives you a real sense of freedom & adventure theres nothing like it....

Picture taken by Chris.

If you want you can take the Helm and experience sailing a Carriacou Sloop you can, it always brings a smile to the faces of those who do .....

Tom guest of East Winds Inn

Chris and Cary guests of Cap Maison

Vicky guest of Villa Capri

Neil & Sarah guests of Tropical Villas

We also have a knack at finding a hidden gem of a beach where you can usually have the place to yourself, anchor for lunch and just chill-out this also brings quite a lot of excitement too .....

Jill guest of East Winds Inn

Sarah guest of Tropical Villas

John guest of East Winds Inn

And when you arrive at your destination and all you want to do is jump in .....

Our aim is also to keep things laid back as possible  ....

Sarah & Alfie guests of Cap Maison

We also made some young friends who turned below deck into a hiding place and a place to read their TinTin books

In the summer months we plan on teaching sailing and also mentoring for some young people on the island who want experience sailing and to see their beautiful island from the sea.

We recently invited a young man who has had experience sailing smaller dinghies and has won competitions for his skill. 

Scott belongs to the Yacht Club on the island and us at JusSail thinks he's a star on the ocean .....

If you would like to learn to sail aboard a traditional Carriacou Sloop drop us an email at Sail@JusSail.com

We have had some special moments on Good Expectation seeing whales, turtles & amazing sunsets.....

As the sunset set we get the lanterns out and make our way home ....

We look forward to welcoming you on a JusSail experience .....

Happy Days!

Our JusSail favourite pictures of the month!

We are finally up and running and Good Expectation is looking great! 

We have had some wonderful guests spend some time with us and as you can imagine lots of pictures have been taken. So, we figured why keep them to our ourselves, so every month we will post our favourite pictures and hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

And always check our website too to see what we are up to
Enjoy!

Our lucky charm we love it .... Thanks Finlay

Chuck was visiting St Lucia from Canada with his wife Joanne. He so excited to be going sailing .....

You not only JusSail with us you eat with us to. We offer local produce from fresh coconut water and local juice to Mullin's delicious blackcake served with premium rum .....

If you look very carefully you can see James up the Mast 

When we do a moonlight cruise as the sun goes down we light Lanterns which always gets our guests into a laid back mood

The Massiah family from New York had so much fun and when the lanterns came out it bought back some happy memories of living in St Lucia back in the day

Part of our aim is to introduce local youth to sailing. Sailing is part of caribbean culture & heritage so we aim to give them an opportunity to sail in a traditional Carriacou Sloop on the caribbean sea .....

Scott at the helm

Sails going up!

The Tully's from the UK just loved sailing on GE .....

And relaxing .... 

When you JusSail on Good Expectation you just have to relax .....

Passing Gros Islet village 

And finally a lovely sunset for you .....

Bye for now.....

Jus' Sail starts taking friends out aboard Good Expectation

Ok so the past month has been completely full on with getting the boat ready for chartering and we have managed to sneek a few trips out with friends and friends of friends for some great days sailing.

A great Valentines day out was had with our good friends Charles and Christina, we sailed down to Anse Cochon South of Anse La Raye and enjoyed lunch at the wonderful Ti Kaye resort. Charles enjoyed being on the helm, whilst Christina enjoyed relaxing...

Good Expectation looked fantastic lying at anchor in Anse Cochon Bay, it was a real moment of pride for us to see her there from the restaurant at Ti Kaye after the months of hard work getting her renovated.

Last week we also had our friends the Tully's come aboard for a fantastic afternoon putting Good Expectation through her paces, they really took to her and loved every minute of being aboard as their faces show in these shots....




It hasn't all been plain sailing though, with a number of maintenance issues raising their heads including replacing a water pump on the engine and replacing the turnbuckle on the dolphin striker (the chain below the bowsprit) which chose to snap whilst sailing last week. On inspection it was corroded through the middle and it was fortunate to have gone when it did in Rodney Bay and not half way across the channel to Martinique, it was a lesson in how important it is to inspect the standing rigging on a regular basis with a magnifying glass because stainless steel has a habit of looking sturdy on the outside but corroding on the inside through even the tiniest hairline fractures.

We also completed our Maritime Safety inspection by the St Lucia Air and Seaports Authority (SLASPA) which is great news. One aspect of which involved the fitting of a permanent VHF which required my climbing to the top of the mast to install the aerial and then running the cable down the shroud with cable wrap all the way to the deck, a long and laborious task, which ends in drilling a hole in a perfectly sound deck to run the cable through to the VHF in the companionway below. But it was successfully concluded and well sealed with a deck fitting and silicone to avoid any water getting in.

We also now have the vessel officially registered in St Lucia with the number SL 077784. Unfortunately with so many 7's in the registration process at present none of the chandleries have any 7's left in the official sized stencils! So the hunt is on for a signage company to make some up specially so we can get our registration on the front of the boat....

Coming up in April is the 25th Anniversary of the Antigua Classics Regatta the premiere event for classic sail boats in the Caribbean. Good Expectation is expected to attend and is available to charter for Classics Week so if you are interested in chartering her please email james@jussail.com for more info... We hope to see you there!

Sneek peek of some shots from the first Jus' Sail photo shoot with Dani Devaux

Friday was an exciting afternoon when we took Good Expectation out for the first of a series of photoshoots to capture the essence of the Jus' Sail experience. Following are a few sneek peeks from the photo shoot. The best shots are being processed for use on the website and will be uploaded ASAP...

Jus' Sail Crew ~ Picking a spot to anchor at Pigeon Island, Rodney Bay, St Lucia.

Rigging detail on Good Expectation, Pigeon Island in Background

Nice bit of branding!

Its not all lounging around drinking rum! Raising sail and away we go...

For a few more photos please check out our facebook page album ~ Jus' Sail Photoshoot #1.

12.01.12 ~ Launch Day for Good Expectation in Rodney Bay, St Lucia...

OK this is a quick post with some photos of the launch yesterday, more detailed shots to follow over the weekend... Needless to say yesterday was a very exciting day and an auspicious event for us at Jus' Sail... Enjoy the following shots of the process from the tent to the water...

So there is Good Expectation happy and at ease in the water. Today we load the lead ballast ~ back breaking heavy work, fit the floor boards and the new vanity unit with head and sink, plus start to get the rigging sorted out. Over the weekend another coat of paint on the deck... Hopefully the engine to be installed early next week then sea trials! We will keep you posted as we move along...