• Nayru has two private cabins and a convertible berth in the salon. Cabins and lockers are compact and you may share the boat with three or four other people.

• Depending on your booking, you may have a private cabin or share with your travel partner. We have 3 spots available. Two are private and one is in the common area.

  • The private options are:

    • the V-Berth in the bow

    • The larger, Quarter berth at the ster

  • The non-private option is a convertible berth in the the salon - if you book this option your personal items will need to be stowed each morning to allow for use of this common area.

• When packing, use soft luggage like duffel bags and backpacks. Your luggage will be stowed where you sleep and suitcases don’t make for good bedfellows.

A day on board usually looks something like this:

• Wake with the sun, go for a morning swim or beach-walk.

• Coffee and a shared and varied Bajan breakfast of eggs, ham, toast, a variety of local fruits, granola, yoghurt, and perhaps some banana bread!

• Check forecast and plan the day together

• Sail for a few hours, sharing the helm, trimming the sails and reading the water for gusts

• Drop anchor, swim or snorkel, if your trip includes it, dive

• Enjoy a light lunch together on the boat or go ashore for some local fare.

• In the afternoon we’ll go on a shore excursion, sail to our next dive site or anchorage for the night.

• Enjoy a light dinner at sunset

• Quiet time in the evening, sleep aboard

• The boat moves, even at anchor. You will feel motion and though we do our best to minimize them, you will hear sounds of the boat’s movement at night.

• In the day It can be hot, bright and salty. Shade, plenty of water and rest become a real part of the day.

• Seasickness happens to the best of us and sometimes without warning. We talk about it openly and manage it together. It is highly recommended that you come prepared with a motion sickness remedy that works for you just in case. We keep a healthy stock of ginger products on board which are a natural remedy for motion sickness. (Check out the ingredients list on Dramamine Non-Drowsy for example).

Electricity on board is a finite resource that must be managed carefully to avoid over-discharging the batteries.

• Depending on your booking terms there may be Starlink on board, but it is a power-hungry device that must be managed. Priority will always go to safely operating the vessel vs internet access.

• Nayru is equipped with 2 solar panels that charge the house batteries by day. It is recommended to charge phones and other devices during the day and avoid any charging at night.

• Connectivity is better near shore and less reliable offshore but many seaside restaurants and bars have free WiFi

• We encourage you to embrace the reduced data connection while sailing with us.

Fresh water is limited on a small boat. Nayru carries about 310 litres in two tanks. The US EPA estimates the average person on land uses roughly that much in a single day. On Nayru, that amount is shared between four or five people over several days, so we manage it carefully.

• The head (toilet) uses salt water to flush.

• Dishes are washed with soap and salt water, then rinsed with fresh.

• Taps stay off while brushing teeth or soaping hands.

• Showers are short. We soap and shampoo with salt water first, then use fresh water for a quick rinse.

You’ll see how this works in practice on board, and we’ll walk through it together at the start of the voyage. If your preferences are otherwise, this is something we can discuss during our pre-booking call.