Sold!
That’s right, after seven years
in charter, it was time to wind this one up. The Usual
Suspects was eleven years old, fast approaching its end
of life in the charter business. While the boat was still
in great shape, the costs associated with keeping her that way
for charter were creeping up. Charter guests want newer
boats, specifically catamarans, making it more difficult to maintain a revenue
stream. So, it was no surprise that this great ride
had to come to an end. In March of 2007, The Usual
Suspects made her way out of Blue Lagoon one final time,
with a new owner at the helm, destined for skippered charter in
Latin America. All the best to a great vessel!
This is the final update to The
Usual Suspects website. It will remain online until
such a time that the information is no longer useful. The
guides were last updated in 
2004, and while things move very
slowly in the Caribbean, they will continue to diminish in value.
Many thanks to everybody who
sent me e-mails over the years. Hearing your stories of Caribbean
cruising has been a great source of
satisfaction. It always made my day when I
heard about another guest who “got it.” It is still my
dream to hook up with all of you again in some gigantic harbor,
Rummer™ in hand, to toast yet another great Caribbean sunset.
For this update, we have the final report in the Charter
Boat Ownership series:
- Charter Boat Ownership:
8th and Final Anniversary Report
- this is it, the final wrap-up of seven years of
charter boat ownership, with a look at how I sold the boat over
the Internet.
The
Final Update’s Background Photo
features my most favorite shot from The Grenadines - the Mopion
Sandbank.
