Wasabi Sailing in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands

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Telephone:	+1 340-344-5429
Website:	sailwasabi.com
Address:	6280 Estate Nazareth Nazareth Bay, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, 00802
Categories:	Boat Charters Boating

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Today

Today	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Local time (Saint Thomas)	–

Business hours

Monday	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday	10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

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Welcome aboard WASABI, a beautifully restored 1981 Stiletto 27′ Catamaran now offering day sails on the island of St. Thomas in the beautiful U.S. Virgin Islands. WASABI is a high performance catamaran that offers plenty of space for never more than (6) passengers with her spacious cockpit and forward trampoline. The Stiletto catamarans were designed for speed and WASABI is no exception; easily sailing faster than most other daysail vessels on the water. This speed advantage also enables us to offer a wider choice of beautiful destinations to explore. The choice is yours, we tailor every trip to our guests preferences.

History

Established in 2013.

Wasabi Sailing began as a dream of a young Caribbean captain to finally stop driving other people’s boats for a living. Like all foolish young motivated people my wife Sage and I got married and bought a boat & started a charter business all at the same time! Some how it all came together-whew! I wanted our boat to be unique and offer a different type of day sail here on St. Thomas. WASABI is a 1981 Stiletto 27 built by Force Engineering & designed by Bill Higgins of Hobie Cat fame. These boats were designed with performance in mind and were built with aircraft grade Nomex and fiberglass to be both super strong and light weight. WASABI is 27′ long and 14′ wide and offers a unique sailing experience with the attributes of her design. The boat features a hard fiberglass cockpit that seats (6) guests comfortably and a forward trampoline that provides plenty of space on deck to lounge, sunbathe and soak up the beautiful scenery. Stiletto cats are designed for speed and WASABI is spicy

Meet the Business Owner

Eric H.

Business Owner

Captain/Owner Eric Hammond is a local Virgin Islander on St. Thomas, who was lucky enough to be raised here. He currently holds a 100 ton Master Captain’s license issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Eric has crewed & captained many different types of boats in both the U.S.V.I. & B.V.I. waters from small power boats to large USCG inspected vessels. Let his local knowledge provide some of the best snorkeling spots and pristine beaches that our waters have to offer.

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4 reviews of Wasabi Sailing

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Candice F.

Place rating: 5
Avondale, AZ

We were fortunate enough to book with Wasabi Sailing during our time down in the islands. I internet searched for a while, and wanted to find a small/local operation (Didn’t want to be on a 50 person party/cattle bus!) Wasabi Sailing was exactly what we were looking for. Eric was very flexible and always very quick in responding to our emails/texts prior to booking. We were a group of 4 and the Wasabi felt very roomy, with plenty of space to sit or sun. There was plenty of food/snacks/drinks. We all were super happy with the snorkeling spots and they even helped us blow up a special raft we brought for 1 of us who wasn’t so keen on getting in the water! Sailing with Eric on the Wasabi felt like we were old friends– good times and great stories! Many Thanks! Candice and Chris

Jessica G.

Place rating: 5
Beaverton, OR

What a wonderful day we had in St. Thomas with Eric and Dan! We went on a cruise last week and one of our stops was in St Thomas. Another member in our group did some research prior to our arrival, emailed Eric with a few questions, and received a detailed reply the same evening. Eric even suggested the name of a taxi driver that he suggested we contact to help get us from the port to the pick up spot. Eric and Dan were awesome, extremely nice and friendly! Eric told us all about St Thomas and surrounding islands as we sailed to our snorkel bay. We spent a few hours in a quiet bay, swam, snorkel, ate and drank of course! Eric has an awesome recipe for curry chicken salad and spiced rum! Would definitely recommend Eric’s Dark and Stormy cocktail! Check them out if you are looking for a great day in St Thomas.

Adele C.

Place rating: 5
Washington, DC

After a lot of internet searching to book a sailing trip for my husband’s birthday, I selected wasabi sailing due to (a) the e-mail I received in reply to my initial inquiry from Captain Eric; and (b) the name of the catarman. I could not have been happier with my choose. Captain Eric was friendly, informative, helpful and accomodating. The trip was for my Husbands birthday, and he was able to bring a cake on board for me!
We were a group of six, so we had Wasabi to ourselves. Although sharing wasabi with strangers would not have had any negative effects on the day, it just so happens 6 passengers is the maximum.
The day of our trip, Captain Eric called early to see if we were flexible due to inclement weather reports. Luckily we were! However, Captain Eric made it clear, if we were not, we could sail today, and he would do his best to avoid the rain!
The morning of our rescheduled trip we planned to meet at Secret Harbor at 10am. We were greeted by Captain Eric who transported us via dinghy to Wasabi, and our day begun. Wasabi is very spacious, my group consisted of 6 fully grown adults, four of which were male and we had plenty of room! There was plenty of sun spots for those who wanted it, and shade spots for those who wanted to stay out of the rays! The green bean bags were extremely comfortable, and I recommend spending at least some time thereon.
Captain Eric and his first mate Nick were extremely knowledgeable, professional, friendly. in fact you think of any positive attribute and it could be applied to these guys. The spots Captain Eric took us to, and the sailing time around the islands were perfect. The snorkeling was awesome, we requested turtles, we got turtles. The drinks were amazing, the spiced rum and margarita were delicious, went down far too easily. The food, especially the curried chicken, far exceeded my expectations. I would pay good money at a restaurant for that curried chicken.
All-in-all the day was excellent, the captain and first mate amazing, and I would thoroughly recommend Wasabi for anyone traveling to St Thomas.
Visited November 2014

R b.

Place rating: 5
New York, NY

Sailing with Wasabi is a once in a life time experience!!! I highly recommend it.
Eric is extremely knowledgeable about the islands & sailing. He knows all the best beaches & hide aways that you only an experienced captain & islander would know about. From the moment we left the beach I was in pure bliss. Our afternoon was full of my favorite things– fun fast sailing, private sandy beaches, sea turtles, good food (Eric makes a killer tropical curry chix salad!). It was my ideal combo of sailing adventure to complete relaxation. We spent the ride home lounging on the front of the catamaran in giant bean bags sipping rum punch & watching the sun set over islands… Really, does it get any better? Next time I’m on island I will definitely book another tour with Wasabi!!!

Wasabi Sailing

Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands