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Sunset Sails begin November 1st!

Jolly Mon has returned to Frederiksted from her 2 month Puerto Rican vacation! While she was there she got a blinged out sail cover now sporting our web address lyricsails.com and a new head (among other things). Her crew got some much needed R&R and luckily, we didn’t experience any severe weather events beginning with an “H” (let’s all keep our fingers crossed for November).

Amazingly, this season marks the beginning of Lyric Sails’ FOURTH season!! We can’t believe how fast that time has gone by. This year, we will be sunset sailing 5x per week WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY with live music. Follow us on facebook for updates about other new events and sails we plan on introducing over the next few months!

All of our crew has returned this season–Captain’s Henry Tonnemacher and Mike Simpson will be at the helm of Jolly Mon this season, assisted by first mates Vanessa Worona, Allie Meyer, Janek Poniatowski and a couple of new faces! 

Another important announcement!! Local residents (with a valid USVI drivers license), veterans and law enforcement officers now get a 10% discount on all of our evening sails! Call 340-201-5227 to book with the discount! 

See you on board soon!

-Emily
 Book online at www.lyricsails.com/make-a-booking or call 340-201-5227

THE MUSIC SCHEDULE

What’s Up in Frederiksted?

RESTAURANTS
Tap Deck Bar & Billiards,
OPEN MON-FRI 11AM-11PM
SAT-SUN 3PM-11PM
(LYRIC SAILS CUSTOMERS GET A 10% DISCOUNT ON DRINKS AT TAP DECK ON THE DAY OF YOUR SAIL)
Happy Hour Menu and drinks from 3PM-5PM Mon-Fri!

Polly’s at the Pier open 8am-3pm Mon-Sat
Rhythms at Rainbow Beach open 11am-7pm daily
Lost Dog Pub 4PM-Until Daily
Turtles Deli Mon-Fri 8am-3pm
Mount Pellier Domino Club 
Beachside Cafe Open Thurs-Mon 10am-9pm
Louie and Nacho’s Beach Bar 11am-9pm daily
Smoke STX Weds-Sun 11AM-7PM
Braata Thurs-Sat 6-10pm
Sweet Bites Cake Shop
Roots n Kulcha–awesome vegan food on Market Street

RETAIL
Mollys/SCUBA West
Cane Bay Dive Shop
Adventures in Diving
Susan Mango (Pier 69 courtyard)
N2 the Blue
Franklin’s
S&B Liquor
Stop and Shop Grocery

HOTELS
The Fred
Inn on Strand (formally the Frederiksted Hotel)
Cottages by the Sea
Sandcastles by the Beach
Caribbean Breeze Apts & Vacation Rentals

Want Jolly Mon all to yourself a nd your friends? Don’t forget about our amazing private day sails off of beautiful, tranquil Frederiksted! Sail, relax, swim, snorkel in gorgeous, tropical water (yes, the swells are finally gone!).
Available daily for a great price! 
We also do private evening sunset charters: perfect for receptions, weddings, birthdays or any special occasion! Celebrate with us!

Sea Zen

“May the ships at sea never be bottoms up!”
-Anonymous Seafaring Toast

Happy May from Lyric Sails!

May has been a great month so far! The tradewinds have been bringing the island some much needed rain (and free freshwater baths for Jolly Mon!).  We’ve been doing some great sailing with the wind, but the waters have remained calm for swimming and snorkeling. It’s been perfect for our private day sails! The sand has returned beautifully to our beaches, returning some much needed normalcy for all of us! 

Dolphins are making appearances more often–we seem to see them more in the summer. The last pod showed up to listen to R&B Connections for our Full Moon sail at the end of April. We haven’t been able to determine whether dolphins prefer a certain type of music–they’ve been spotted on almost all our music sails from reggae to country to bluegrass to classic rock. On a particularly memorable Mercy Child sunset sail, they showed up to listen to some Pink Floyd and stayed next to the boat for the duration of the song!

There’s also been some manatee sightings on the West End–the first sighting of the manatee was underneath Jolly Mon at her mooring! Jolly Mon did spend some time in Florida years ago, so she’s familiar with manatees. Perhaps she gave it some tips on where to find a good seagrass bed for snacks! On a more serious note, the manatees spotted have been reported as very emaciated, and probably got blown off course from PR. They are no longer native to the Virgin Islands, as we lack a freshwater source for them. A rescue team from Puerto Rico has been on island looking for the manatees to evaluate them and return them to where they came. If you see any, please report the sighting to DPNR (340-778-1082)

Back to music! Some of our musical highlights this month include Jahnee Redlocks for Reggae Night on May 13th–treat Mom to a special sunset sail for Mother’s Day!  The Dumplins Duo are playing for our Stargazing and Sunset Sail on May 15th–we do these sails on the night of the New Moon and this is an excellent chance to see bioluminescence in the water. On the other end of the spectrum, R&B Connection is playing our May Full Moon sail on Tuesday, May 29th. These sails have been selling out early, so book sooner rather than later!

Also on May 20th, we are excited to host guest Chef Lamar Bough for WINE ON THE WATER. Lamar will be cooking a 5 course farm-to-boat meal, paired with wines from Bellows/Prestige. He did a fantastic job for our April Wine Sail and we’re excited to see what he comes up with this month!!

See you on board!
-Emily
 Book online at www.lyricsails.com/make-a-booking or call 340-201-5227

THE MUSIC SCHEDULE

What’s Up in Frederiksted?

RESTAURANTS
Tap Deck Bar & Billiards,
Now open for lunch 11AM-3pm Mon-Fri
DINNER 4-9.30pm, bar open 11AM-until DAILY
(LYRIC SAILS CUSTOMERS GET A 10% DISCOUNT ON DRINKS AT TAP DECK ON THE DAY OF YOUR SAIL)

Polly’s at the Pier open 8am-3pm Tues-Sat
Rhythms at Rainbow Beach open 11am-7pm daily
Lost Dog Pub (pizza is back!) 3PM-Until Daily
Turtles Deli Mon-Fri 8am-3pm
Mount Pellier Domino Club 
Beachside Cafe Open Thurs-Mon 10am-9pm
Louie and Nacho’s Beach Bar (old Turtles After Dark), 11am-9pm daily
Sweet Bites Cake Shop
Roots n Kulcha–awesome vegan food on Market Street

RETAIL
Mollys/SCUBA West
Cane Bay Dive Shop
Adventures in Diving
Susan Mango (Pier 69 courtyard)
N2 the Blue
Franklin’s
S&B Liquor
Stop and Shop Grocery

HOTELS
The Fred
Inn on Strand (formally the Frederiksted Hotel)
Cottages by the Sea
Sandcastles by the Beach
Caribbean Breeze Apts & Vacation Rentals

LUNCH AT TAP DECK
Tap Deck  is open for lunch Mon-Fri from 11am-2.30pm!. Come chill out in the cold A/C from 11AM onwards. The kitchen will be open from 11AM-2.30PM, and the dinner menu will be from 4PM-9.30PM, every day. Come check out the revised menu and daily specials from Poke to Chef Eva’s famous Gumbo!

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Don’t forget, we also offer private day sails charters out of Frederiksted! This is a chance to do some fun and different sailing on St. Croix! Lately the winds have been high, and we’ve clocked up to 14kts on Jolly Mon under full sail!  See the west end, Sandy point, South Shore and Hamm’s Bluff. We have a few anchorages on the West End where we stop for snorkeling, swimming and relaxing. Lunch is provided on our full day sail, snacks on the half day sail, and there’s an open bar on both trips! 

Sea Zen

"May the ships at sea never be bottoms up!"

-Anonymous Seafaring Toast

Spring is in the Air on Lyric Sails!

Wow, it’s already April! Where did the time go? People often ask me how it’s possible to live in an endless summer, with little seasonal change. Often I joke that we do have seasons, hurricane season and non-hurricane season. But there is a more subtle difference in the ebb and flow of a year in Caribbean.

Personally, I love this time of year, when the sun sets later and rises earlier, and we eek out just that extra smidgen of daylight. The seas calm, but the breeze persists. The days are still warm, and the nights retain a slight tropical chill. Normally, our tourists and snowbirds would start fleeing back north, but this year, with our tourist season so altered by last year’s storms, there is an energy of return on island. Tourists with previously delayed vacations are returning to discover a new time of year. More long-term residents are returning as their homes get fixed and opportunities arise. And as they have for 100’s of years, the leatherback sea turtles have begun nesting on Sandy Point once more, undeterred.

With that in mind, Happy Spring and Happy April! We hope you will come out and join us for a sunset sail this month! The sunsets have been spectacular lately–the combination of slight cloud cover and Sahara dust make for some amazing colors. On clear days, we’ve even been seeing green flashes! Also, we have our Pier back! The FEMA ship is gone, so you can walk down the pier or jump off it during the day! The Pier lights have been restored (thank you VI Port Authority) so free to talk a walk down the pier after your sail and look for turtles and tarpons! Apparently there was even a baby whale shark sighting by the pier this past week! 

Some of our musical highlights this month include Jahnee Redlocks for Reggae Night on April 14th and Steve Katz on April 7 and April 28th. The Drunk Dumplins are playing for our Stargazing and Sunset Sail on April 17th–we do these sails on the night of the New Moon and this is an excellent chance to see bioluminescence in the water. On the other end of the spectrum, R&B Connection is playing our April Full Moon sail on the 29th. These sails have been selling out early, so book sooner rather than later!

Also on April 22nd we are excited to host new guest Chef Lamar Bough for Wine on the Water. Lamar will be cooking a 6 course farm-to-boat meal, paired with wines from Bellows/Prestige. We can’t wait to see what he comes up with! 

See you on board!
-Emily
 Book online at www.lyricsails.com/make-a-booking or call 340-201-5227

THE MUSIC SCHEDULE

What’s Up in Frederiksted?

RESTAURANTS
Tap Deck Bar & Billiards,
Now open for lunch 11AM-3pm, dinner 4-9.30pm, bar open 11AM-until
Polly’s.at the Pier open 8am-3pm Mon-Sat
Rhythms at Rainbow Beach open 11am-7pm daily
Turtles Deli Mon-Fri 8am-3pm
Mount Pellier Domino Club 
Beachside Cafe Open Thurs-Mon 10am-9pm
Louie and Nacho’s Beach Bar (old Turtles After Dark), 11am-10pm daily
Lost Dog Pub (pizza is back!) 3PM-Until Daily
Sweet Bites Cake Shop (reopening April 7th on King Street)
Roots n Kulcha–awesome vegan food on Market Street

RETAIL
Mollys/SCUBA West
Cane Bay Dive Shop
Adventures in Diving
Susan Mango (Pier 69 courtyard)
N2 the Blue
Franklin’s
S&B Liquor
Stop and Shop Grocery

HOTELS
The Fred
Inn on Strand (formally the Frederiksted Hotel)
Cottages by the Sea
Sandcastles by the Beach
Caribbean Breeze Apts & Vacation Rentals

LUNCH AT TAP DECK
Tap Deck will be open for lunch M-F starting April 2nd. Come chill out in the cold A/C from 11AM onwards. The kitchen will be open from 11AM-3PM, and the dinner menu will be from 4PM-9.30PM, every day. Come check out the revised menu and daily specials from Poke to Chef Eva’s famous Gumbo!

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Don’t forget, we also offer private day sails charters out of Frederiksted! This is a chance to do some fun and different sailing on St. Croix! Lately the winds have been high, and we’ve clocked up to 14kts on Jolly Mon under full sail!  See the west end, Sandy point, South Shore and Hamm’s Bluff. We have a few anchorages on the West End where we stop for snorkeling, swimming and relaxing. Lunch is provided on our full day sail, snacks on the half day sail, and there’s an open bar on both trips! 

Sea Zen

"Despite the forecast, live like its Spring."

-Lily Pulitzer

February: Short But Sweet!

It’s this time of year that really makes us appreciate being in Frederiksted! Despite the recent high winds, we’re still calm as can be out West. It’s a perfect time for sailing! And of course Captain’s Henry and Mike are awesome at dodging those pesky rainclouds, keeping our passengers and musicians dry. 

So come sail with us on the calm West End seas! We still have some space tomorrow Wednesday January 31st for our Full Moon Sail w/ R&B Connection! Its a Full Blood (Penumbral Eclipse) Super Blue Moon which means the moon is going to be very large and change colors as it rises. Apparently all these things at the same time only happen once in 150 years. Make it memorable and view it from the water while listening to some funky music!

Because of the blue moons in January and March, there is no full moon in February, but the sun still sets every day! We’ll be doing sunset sails Thurs-Sun (with some exceptions), and also a special romantic Valentine’s Day sunset sail w/ Alex Scimeca playing mellow love songs. That sail includes complimentary champagne all evening, chocolate dipped strawberries, and other yummy appetizers.

Other musical highlights include New Orleans visitor Chris Klein & The Boulevards, Adrian Roger’s new duo Calamity Jane and an encore by Mama’s Black Sheep! Wine on the Water also returns on Feb 25th with Chef Sean Skerrette, now the head chef at balter. 
 Book online at www.lyricsails.com/make-a-booking or call 340-201-5227

MUSIC SCHEDULE

What’s Up in Frederiksted?

RESTAURANTS
Tap Deck Bar & Billiards open 3-11pm daily, kitchen 3-8.30pm
Polly’s.at the Pier open 8am-3pm Mon-Sat
Rhythms at Rainbow Beach open 11am-7pm daily
Turtles Deli (yay!! Newly re-opened) Mon-Fri 8am-3pm
Mount Pellier Domino Club (Home to the beer-drinking pigs! Newly reopened also!) 
Beachside Cafe Open Thurs-Mon 10am-9pm
Louie and Nacho’s Beach Bar (old Turtles After Dark), 11am-10pm daily
Lost Dog Pub (new location, drinks only for now)
Roses Dream Cuisine

RETAIL
Mollys/SCUBA West
Cane Bay Dive Shop
Adventures in Diving
Susan Mango (Pier 69 courtyard)
N2 the Blue
Franklin’s
S&B Liquor
Stop and Shop Grocery

HOTELS
The Fred
Inn on Strand (formally the Frederiksted Hotel)
Cottages by the Sea
Sandcastles by the Beach
Caribbean Breeze Apts & Vacation Rentals

COMING SOON: LYRIC SAILS’ OFFICIAL OFFICE

We’ve taken over a small office area right next door to Tap Deck so that we can have physical location as well as storage and prep areas for the boat. It will be open to visitors by mid-February, so you can come in, book a sail or buy a t-shirt! And Tap Deck survived the storm ok too! Tap Deck is open every day from 3-11PM. Stop in the bar before or after your sail, tell the bartender you are on Lyric Sails and get a 10% discount on your drinks that day!

Sea Zen

“A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for dawn.” -Claude Debussy

Lyric Sails and Jolly Mon have returned to Frederiksted!

The last 3 months have been surreal, challenging, trying, rewarding, frustrating and triumphant…I feel like we’ve run the gamut of emotion. We were supposed to be hauled out in Tortola on September 6th for several coastguard inspections, and back in the water by the beginning of November to resume sailing, however, Hurricanes Irma and Maria had other plans for us. 

Jolly Mon rode out both storms stuffed into a slip at Green Cay Marina (literally stuffed–we had to remove her rudders to fit her). Thankfully, her slip kept her safe and she emerged from both storms relatively unscathed. We were extremely lucky. 

Because the entire Northern Caribbean was hit so hard, there were very few marinas that could accommodate us for our much-needed haul. In fact, there was only one. After waiting over a month for a haul-out spot, we finally got one in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. And due to contractor shortages, we ended up having to do much of the work on the boat ourselves. And there was a lot of work!

We installed new trampolines,  had the mast taken down and all our rigging thoroughly inspected, re-fiberglassed several areas on the deck, re-installed our safety railings, installed new port-hole windows, painted the deck, and more!  And it turned out the boat had to be completely re-painted due to some serious dock rash caused by Maria. In light of everything we went through, we decided to paint her different color–a beautiful dark red. She’s holding her new colors well and looking very elegant!

So two months after our haul and 13 weeks after Maria, we finally got her back in the water. She passed her US Coastguard sea trials with flying colors on a blustery day just east of Puerto Rico. And on December 28th, she returned back home to Frederiksted! 

And not to waste any time, we had our first sunset sail of the season on December 29th! We’re jumping right back in to our sailing schedule. Sunset sails will be going out every Thursday-Sunday. We also have a full moon sail on January 2nd with the Drunk Dumplins and our New Year’s Eve sail with The Misfits of Funk to toast bye to 2017! Sails are starting to fill up so book now! Private day sails are also available any day a cruise ship is not docked (excluding our resident FEMA ship). 
 Book online at www.lyricsails.com/make-a-booking or call 340-201-5227

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What’s New at Lyric Sails?

Jolly Mon may have changed colors, but we still have our amazing Lyric Sails crew! Captain Henry Tonnemacher is rejoining us for his second season with Jolly Mon. Also at the helm this season will be Captain Mike Simpson of Three Sheets Sailing. First Mate Allie Meyer is back, as well as Vanessa Worona. Mate Brittany Callens is mostly up at Tap Deck, but she’ll still be slinging drinks a few times a month on the boat. Joe is officially promoted to chief “Engineer” and me (Emily!) will also be on the boat crewing, cleaning and doing everything else! 

How is Frederiksted doing and what is there to do?

Frederiksted was hit very hard by the eyewall of Maria. However, lots of progress has been made. Frederiksted town has power, as well as many surrounding areas. The sand is returning to our beach and the water is as beautiful as ever! The island is very much open for business and many tourists have already returned! So what’s open in and around town?

RESTAURANTS
Tap Deck Bar & Billiards open 3-11pm daily, kitchen 3-8.30pm
Polly’s.at the Pier open 8am-3pm Mon-Sat
Rhythms at Rainbow Beach open 11am-7pm daily
Beachside Cafe Open Thurs-Mon 10am-9pm
Louie and Nacho’s Beach Bar (old Turtles After Dark), drinks only for now)
Lost Dog Pub (new location, drinks only for now)
Roses Dream Cuisine

RETAIL
Mollys/SCUBA West
Cane Bay Dive Shop
Adventures in Diving
Susan Mango (Pier 69 courtyard)
N2 the Blue
Franklin’s
S&B Liquor
Stop and Shop Grocery

HOTELS
The Fred
Inn on Strand (formally the Frederiksted Hotel)
Cottages by the Sea
Sandcastles by the Beach
Caribbean Breeze Apts & Vacation Rentals

COMING SOON: LYRIC SAILS’ OFFICIAL OFFICE

We’ve taken over a small office area right next door to Tap Deck so that we can have physical location as well as storage and prep areas for the boat. It will be open to visitors by mid-January, so you can come in, book a sail or buy a t-shirt! And Tap Deck survived the storm ok too! Tap Deck is open every day from 3-11PM. Stop in the bar before or after your sail, tell the bartender you are on Lyric Sails and get a 10% discount on your drinks that day!

Sea Zen

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

-Louisa May Alcott

Yes, Lyric Sails will be having our annual July 4th Fireworks sail. Enjoy all the rum punch you can drink, appetizers, live music by Adrian and our awesome crew! After watching the sunset, we’ll stay out a little later and watch the fireworks from the water before returnign to the dock. Boat departs at 6.15, returns around 8.30 when the fireworks are completed!
Only $80 pp and we still have lots of space!Call 340-201-5227 to book or go online to lyricsails.com!
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Tap Deck Bar & Billiards is OPEN!

Serving beer on tap, fine wines, housemade cocktails, and small bites daily from 3pm-11pm,l in AIR-CONDITIONED comfort! Tap Deck is located across from the Frederiksted Pier, 2nd floor, entrance through the Pier 69 Courtyard and up the brick staircase! Look for our signs! 
A great place to grab a drink or bite pre- or post- your Lyric Sail!
Come check us out! Lyric Sails customers get a 10% discount on all drinks on the day of their sail!

Call 340-773-5227 for more info or if you can’t find us!