Great Success for the USVI VIPCA Charter Yacht Show 2021

The main event in the US Virgin Islands for charter brokers and crewed yachts has just taken place generating, as usual, great international interest.

Now in its fifth year, the USVI Charter Yacht Show has grown to be an exceptional opportunity for charter brokers to see an impressive charter yachts display, and as a result, for these vessels and their crews to get noticed by a conspicuous group of international sector experts, showing the qualities of their boats and the skills of each member of the team.

The exclusive event attracted a large number of charter brokers, ready to evaluate catamarans, monohulls, and a small but important selection of motor yachts, all neatly displayed in one of the most exclusive locations of the US Virgin Islands together with their captains and crews.

Where and when did the VIPCA 2021’s edition take place?

Held in St Thomas in the Virgin Islands at the IGY (Island Global Yachting) Yacht Haven Grande in Charlotte Amalie from 7 to 10 November, once again this year the number of participants, coming from both the United States and Europe, has grown and was happy to attend the event.

It is in fact easy to reach St. Thomas with direct flights from major US international gateway cities such as New York, Miami, or Fort Lauderdale.

An exclusive location in a unique context.

The success of this type of event is not surprising. The USVI are playing an increasingly important role in the Caribbean charter landscape, so much so that they have been named by the Caribbean Journal the “hottest nautical destination in the Caribbean“.

The success of the event is also due to its location. Last October, IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas Marina was named Superyacht Marina of the Year for the third time since 2016 by the prestigious UK-based The Yacht Harbor Association.

Who organized the VIPCA event?

As usual, the show was supervised by the nonprofit organization Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association (VIPCA), born only recently but which has already achieved important results in the local nautical sector, representing the interests of charter yachts sailing to the American Virgin Islands.

VIPCA was in fact born as a non-profit maritime association whose purpose is to promote, protect the activities of yacht charter and the maritime activities that are members and that support it, carrying out projects and initiatives, providing information, technical advice, resources, and finally improving the customs and border protection structures, facilitating access.

As we said, the association also plans to contribute to the economy of the Virgin Islands stabilizing the maritime industry. VIPCA membership is possible for professional crew members, marine-related businesses, ships, and local businesses.

As a charter broker who constantly works with boats from the US Virgin Islands and organizes itineraries in these islands for clients from all over the world, Your Boat Holiday is proud to have the title of VIPCA member.

Not just a boat exhibition the USVI Charter Yacht Show was not just a great exhibition of charter boats. During the four days of the exhibition, social events took places such as daytime screenings, lunches, and various kinds of competitions.

The most popular were the culinary competition reserved for onboard chefs, where the participants juggled preparing a complete menu using at least two local ingredients for each course, and the cocktail competition.

Why participate in this Charter Yacht Show?

Regardless of whether you are interested in the nautical industry or not, the VIPCA show is an excellent opportunity to plan a visit to the American virgin islands

These in fact guarantee a beautiful Caribbean escape consisting of 4 main islands with about 50 smaller islets and a territory of 133 square miles. This is an excellent cruise area because the islands are close together and the water temperature is constantly around 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

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