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By Crews for Crews

About Us

The Charter Yacht Society (CYS) is a registered non-profit organization which was founded in 1982 by independent owners of crewed charter boats based in the British Virgin Islands. It is the only BVI government recognized body within the crewed yacht industry. By crews and for crews, the society represents the organized voice of individual BVI based yacht operators and those who charter in our waters. The CYS advocates, educates and promotes.

Members of the Charter Yacht Society of the BVI provide private cruising vacations to guests from around the world. Its crews are from a wide variety of backgrounds, both professionally and culturally. Crewed chartering is often a second career and many members have unusual stories to tell.

CYS membership is open to foreign based charter boats provided they meet all of the legal requirements to charter in BVI waters.

Board of Directors

The CYS is run by a board of eight full members, elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting. The day to day running of the society is handled by Janet Oliver, the Executive Director, at the office in Road Town (behind Village Cay), under the direction of the board members. Charter Yacht Society membership is currently comprised of 100 crewed charter yachts including more than 250 crew members.

Audrey is the current CYS Chairperson and an accomplished yacht chef, who won multiple 1st place awards in the 2022 BVI charter yacht show. Audrey and her fiance, Phil, have been working about 4-crew motor yacht Synergy 86. This year they will be embarking on a new and exciting adventure.
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Audrey Boulianne
MV Synergy 86

Caitlin and her husband Jeff have been working together since they met at a dive shop in coastal North Carolina in 2010. They have been been in the BVI since 2012 and on charter yachts for a decade. Today they run charters on Port to Vino 59, a Samana 59. If members have a question about marine life, Caitlin usually knows the answer.
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Caitlin Nichols
Port to Vino

Lina and her husband Per operate their own yacht, Miss Summer, a Lagoon 450 in the British Virgin Islands. They both hail from Sweden.
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Lina Nilsson
Miss Summer

Rosie and her soon to be husband Adam recently traded in their sails for a Lagoon 63 power cat. Whilst originally from the UK they have been chartering in the BVI for 7 years.

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Rosie Kirk
Ebb & Flow

Alex, originally from Ireland, currently captains Perfect Landing, a Samana 59. Alex is a competitive sailor at heart having won many sailing races in the UK and Ireland. He does not however race through his charters.

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Alex England
Perfect Landing

André and his wife, affectionately known as Fifi, have been successfully running the charter yacht Island Kisses, a Bali 5.4, for the past 2 years. Sailing is André's passion. He has raced, he has instructed and now he charters.

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Andre Carmo
Island Kisses

Graham and his wife run a 3-crew member charter yacht called Colibri, a Fontaine Pajot 67. Graham is an engineer by training who spent a successful career in the oil and gas industry. Graham is a former Chairman of the CYS.
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Graham Gips
Colibri

Ruth and her husband Terry have been operating crewed charters in the BVI for over 10 years. They currently are on Rhapsody II, a Lagoon 55. When not on charter Ruth's passion is volunteering her time with an animal welfare organization called PAW. Ruth served as CYS for 7 years.
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Ruth Ross
Rhapsody II
Society Objectives

Although the industry has changed over the years, the objectives of the Society have remained consistent. 

To foster a business climate beneficial to its members consistent with the intelligent development of the charter boat industry and to advance the interests of BVI based vessels while upholding the highest industry standards

To promote good relationships between the resident independent crewed charters boats, their crews and the government and people of the BVI. To propagate the observation of the laws of the Territory and respect for its social standards and culture.

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