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!
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