Crew Wanted: Delivery from St. Helena to St. Lucia

[Muckle Flugga]

Originally Posted by atoll

good luck getting there!

the only ship that takes passengers from cape town rms st Helena booked up till may.
the new airport doesn't open till may with still no definite flight schedule.

the only other possibility is via acension island on a british RAF flight,then the RMS st Helena ship costing roughly $3000 a head from the uk if one or more of the 10 seats is available to civilians.

just to make matters a little more complicated you need to apply for an entry permit at least a month before as you will be unable to book the flight to ascension island until in possession of a valid permit!

These reflect my thoughts on the matter.

[Judyfood]

Thank you, I have done my homework. My crew and I are sailing from Namibia on a private boat. Just for your information the RAF flight is not $3000 it is $765. The entry permit can be gotten with a 14 day notice. However this is all a moot point as other arrangements have been made and I am going sailing instead of sitting around writing about it and trying to discourage others

[CarstenWL]

... in fact the flight would have been only GBP 510,- on Jan. 10th (UK - Ascension), seats available ...
... than 3 nights in the hotel for GBP 55,-/p.P. ...

But than the bummer: RMS St. Helena only had cabins on the A deck left, T2 twin room at a sea fare cost of £874.00 per person ...

Next available sailing from Cape Town on March 27th ...

Although some numbers given by atoll were not spot on I think they were of great help to all (at least to me) and I do not felt he was discouraging others.

Regards,

Carsten

[boatman61]

Have a Grand trip Judy.. (y)

[bluemarine]

I am a delivery skipper and know the situation on the Island, also the bad anchorage. I would ask around for a local who wants to sail. There are a couple of sailors who have done the Cape To Rio yacht race. You might have enough experienced crew on board that can show a new crew member the ropes. You might also find a safer spot to anchor if you ask the local people. I hope this will help.

[Muckle Flugga]

Originally Posted by Judyfood

Thank you, I have done my homework. My crew and I are sailing from Namibia on a private boat. Just for your information the RAF flight is not $3000 it is $765. The entry permit can be gotten with a 14 day notice. However this is all a moot point as other arrangements have been made and I am going sailing instead of sitting around writing about it and trying to discourage others

Well done!

[Rauljohanna]

Not sure if you still need someone. But I am sending you our cv.

Raul & Johanna

RaulJohanna162@gmail.com