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Charter St Thomas offers custom itineraries for a one of a kind boating experience through Caribbean
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Charter St Thomas offers custom itineraries for a one of a kind boating experience through Caribbean waters on our beautiful 32' Pursuit.

12/04/2021

At 44ft long and 21ft wide, Charter in comfort and style with Charter St Thomas!
Dates available this week, call now!

Address

Oasis Cove Marina
Saint Thomas
00802

Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 20:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 20:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 20:00
Thursday	09:00 - 20:00
Friday	09:00 - 20:00
Saturday	09:00 - 20:00
Sunday	09:00 - 20:00

Website

http://Charterstthomas.com/

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At 44ft long and 21ft wide, Charter in comfort and style with Charter St Thomas! Dates available this week, call now!

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Dolphins!! Made some new friends today. #Disco_Boat

Pulling into The Willy-T to grab a mooring ball and sunset drinks.

St. Croix sunsets rock!

The horn wasn't working so Pete found a shell. Problem solved.

This is how you get your friends back in the boat.

Boatacon 2017

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Replicating Bliss

When you live on 32 square miles of rock surrounded by nothing but endless ocean and little underwater mountains breaking the surface, you quickly get bored with land based activities. There is simply only so much to do on St. Thomas. After I explored every inch of coast-line and found all the “secret beaches” I began dreaming of having my own boat to get to the islands in the distance few people talk about. Islands with no inhabitants.

I’ll always remember my first overnight boat trip to one of said islands, Hans Lollik, an island located just north of Magen’s Bay. Hans is a quintessential Caribbean island with a big white powder sand beach outlined by deep milky blue surf and a low sea-grape forest hugging the base of the mountain. A good friend of mine had a little Boston Whaler which he used to shuttle groups of 3 back and fourth from Mandahl Bay to Hans, which was an exciting but treacherous journey in a small boat. That night we celebrated my birthday with a bon-fire of dried coconuts we foraged before dark. After the festivities turned to embers I walked down to the beach and looked back at St. Thomas for the first time from a different island. The water and sky were so dark that only the lights from houses and street lamps gave away the outline of St. Thomas and St. John. I was hooked. The freedom I felt from my Hans Lollik adventure prompted me to do what any responsible young man would in my situation... I collected my savings and made a sound investment in a (sub-par)boat, The Sunken Flipper.

To this day every time I teach someone how to drive a boat for the first time I cant help but tell the story of my first time driving “The sunken Flipper”. My good friend that took me to Hans on his Whaler had a second boat that was constantly “in the shop”. I talked him into selling me his old Nauti-Nymph Rentals boat that had previously sunk, hence the name “The Sunken Flipper.” We settled on ten grand knowing that it had chronic electrical issues that hadn’t been identified. The sale was contingent upon a sea trial during which he drove 90% of the way. Upon returning to the marina my friend nonchalantly handed over the wheel so I could dock the boat. My heart started beating in my throat as we approached the concrete dock because I quickly realised there are no brakes on this thing! Several attempts later The Sunken Flipper eased between the non-forgiving concrete pillars and a $500,000 fishing vessel. The Flipper gave me access to the ocean but it was a far cry from a long distance reliable form of nautical transportation so I sold it on craigslist.

The next boat was named Deep Thinker which was comically renamed by my friends as “Deep Sinker” since I had to dump so much money into it. The owner of a popular B&B on island owned it at the time and 3 glasses of wine later I was the proud owner of a 28’ power catamaran. I tried to make every improvement I could for her and she was treated very well but at the end of the day it was just an old boat. I met my girlfriend and my friend met his girlfriend out of happenstance because of that boat. We learned the waters and explored the furthest dive sites in the BVI. We learned how to fish for tuna and wahoo on the South Drop. We used it to transport materials to our business in the BVI but also spent countless hours on the back of the boat working on the engines. After 2 years it was time to sell.

The third boat was perfect in every way. I had been watching in awe every time it passed me on the water but this time I recognised the owner as a local doctor I had known for years. That same day I ran into him in a grocery store in Red Hook and mentioned I was finalizing the sale of Deep Thinker. His response was that his family really needs a bigger boat, something with a cabin for the kids. 3 weeks later I bought the boat and have owned it ever since. She was renamed Ellipseas, a play on the word ellipsis.. a pause in thought illustrated by three little dots which symbolised the act of letting go of every day life and playing on the water. Ellipseas is a beautiful 32’ Pursuit center console with twin 300HP Yamaha engines. It was night and day from the clunkers I learned the waters with and quickly started getting attention from other captains and potential customers. After consultation with several of my friends that owned charter boat companies I decided to start my business license and form a company dedicated to replicating the bliss I’ve experienced while exploring all the USVI and BVI has to offer.

Starting a company in the VI can be tricky. I would relate it to spending 3 weeks going to doctors offices managed by people in bad moods and calling daily to get your results to no avail. My girlfriend helped with most of the leg-work incorporating the company and everything went well until the day we got the worst news possible. She called me and said “the trade name you wanted isn’t available on account of too many companies have similar names within the industry. I’m sorry but theres nothing we can do.” 3 months prior to incorporating I went through the arduous process of settling on a name. We finally landed on Charter St. Thomas given it’s direct correlation to our main service offering. I don’t know how but somehow the domain name CharterStThomas.com was available. We built out the site the way we wanted it, describing itineraries we created from our own wonderful experiences on the water. The trade license was a hard NO from the licensing department but I had to take one last stab at it before going back to the drawing board. After 3 hours of waiting to be seen I presented my folder packed with documentation from the website, flyers, stickers, basically every piece of marketing material I had prematurely created. I begged the officer to consider the fact that all of my savings plus 300+ hours of my life were dedicated to this name, this idea, this dream. I asked her if she wouldn’t mind pulling the files of the companies that had trade names “too close” to mine. A look of sympathy came over her as she walked back into the records room. An hour later she returned to her desk and said “It looks like you are in luck young man. The two companies I was referring to didn’t renew their business licenses this year which means you can finalize the trade name Charter St. Thomas.” My entire body had goosebumps. I had to give her a hug right over her desk which made all the ladies in the office watching my case unfold giggle. Charter St. Thomas was officially open for business!

Charter St. Thomas was born for the sole purpose of sharing our incredible boating experiences with the world in red-carpet style. Our itineraries and tours are based on adventures we have lived and re-live as often as possible while mixing in new beaches, snorkeling spots, and events only accessible by private vessel. The feeling of having your own boat and a private captain is like nothing else in this world.

In closing, it’s the troublesome boats that teach you the most and they are way cheaper to rent. We have purchased more boats recently which have their own unique stories but we will save those for your next charter. Thank you so much for supporting our little charter boat company. See you out on the water!

Sunny regards,

Brad Spernak

Managing Member of Charter St. Thomas