Based on a recommendation from a friend who has been to the island many times we booked this trip with captain Phil and his mate Tarn. Went with children aged 12 and 9. Capt Phil took us on his 30ft sailboat to 2 areas with no chop and plenty of great aquatic life. Lunch included and was great. He takes... More

A people person guy who takes groups if 6 on 1/2 or full day . With young woman, Tarn, who is the perfect mate. She prepares a nice lunch and watches out for the Capt. and for us . 2 - 45 minute snorkels... We did a nice protected canyon and another place and he points things out and teaches... More

Captain Phil of Wayward Sailor performed our wedding ceremony. He was easy to get a hold of and answered as soon as we called (a difficult task on st John) and he came out to our rental villa twice. Once to go over the ceremony and the following day as well to have papers signed. He was very helpful, friendly,... More

As it was not an option above I should probably clarify we were myself and my sister (40) and our mother who is 69 and the best swimmer of the three. It was just the three of us on a half day excursion. I had a very bad snorkeling experience in Greece a number of years ago so I was... More

We were lucky enough to do a full day sail and snorkel with Capt. Phil and Tarn last week. It is a day we will never forget. It doesn't matter how much snorkeling experience you have, you can learn a lot from this trip. Capt. Phil loves to teach and takes you along on a snorkeling tour explaining everything you... More

We recently returned from a great day sail adventure with Capt Phil and Tarn on the Wayward Sailor. We opted for the all day BVI excursion to Jost Van Dyke. Capt Phil met us near the ferry wharf in Cruz Bay on time at 8am and we quickly tendered out to the Wayward Sailor which he keeps moored in the... More

I booked a half day sail/snorkel that included my wife and 3 daughters. None of my kids have sailed before so I went for the half day. After removing our shoes at the dockside, we loaded into Capt Phil's "unsinkable" dingy, where he told us some interesting sea creature facts, in only a way that Capt Phil can tell, and... More

Our Sail/Snorkeling day trip on the Wayward Sailor was one of the highlights of our St. John vacation! Captain Phil and his first mate Tarn, were very knowledgeable, and thoroughly answered all of our questions. They also shared many interesting facts about the islands and the marine life. They were great at getting us prepped to go into the water.... More

captn Phil and first mate Tarn gave us a great day of sailing and cool snorkeling. Weather was crazy all weak but he was able to sail around the clouds and pick snorkel spots that we had not visited in past several trips. Great stories from his years of sailing. More