Caribbean
Eastern Mediterranean
Western Mediterranean
South Pacific
United States
57
FT — SAILING CATAMARAN
6
GUESTS
3
CABINS
1
CREW
Winter Cruising
From
$14,995
Per Week
Rate is plus expenses — 25% APA applies.
8 reviews8 reviews
The Yacht
Quest is a 57-foot Simonis-designed catamaran, built in 1991 and refit in 2022, chartering out of the US and British Virgin Islands for up to 6 guests across 3 cabins and 3 heads.
Quest runs as a true owner-operator charter: Captain Aaron Lathrop is the boat's sole crew member, personally handling captaining, provisioning, cooking, and concierge planning for every trip. Guests consistently highlight his hands-on, flexible style — tailoring routes between favorite anchorages like Lameshur Bay, Christmas Cove, and Cruz Bay, provisioning the boat to each group's taste, and going out of his way with extras like a morning coffee bar and fresh fruit platters.
Onboard comforts include Wi-Fi/Starlink connectivity, a swim platform, and a well-stocked galley, and the boat carries a solid water toy line-up — snorkeling gear, a towable tube, kayaks, and wakeboards — for days spent in the water between stops.
Specifications
From the Logbook
Quest is a smaller, owner-operated find rather than a full-service luxury crew boat — a 1991 Simonis catamaran refit in 2022 and run solo by Captain Aaron Lathrop, who covers every job himself from sailing to cooking to planning the day. That means a genuinely personal, flexible charter (and a lot of repeat bookings from guests who come back to sail with him specifically), but it's best suited to couples or a small family who want an intimate, laid-back USVI/BVI island-hopping trip rather than a large-crew, multi-cabin yacht experience.
Explore Quest
Plus Expenses · Plus Expenses: 25% Advance Provisioning Allowance (APA) on top of the base week rate, covering fuel, dockage, provisioning, and other at-cost charter expenses.
Captain
Aaron Lathrop
— Charter Guest
Cruising Grounds
Sample Itineraries
US VIRGIN ISLANDS · 4 DAYS
A 4-day US Virgin Islands itinerary — Maho Bay turtles, Lime Out tacos, Magens Bay, Salt Pond. Crewed charter from St. Thomas with private captain and chef.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS · 4 DAYS
Four days in the BVI, crewed — Norman Island caves, The Baths, Soggy Dollar at White Bay, the Sir Francis Drake Channel. The short-week BVI itinerary.
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
Crewed 7-day USVI yacht charter itinerary — St. Thomas to St. John National Park, Lime Out, Salt Pond, Hans Lollik, Magens Bay, Christmas Cove (Pizza Pi).
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS · 5 DAYS
Five days, BVI sailing itinerary — Norman Island, The Baths, North Sound, Jost Van Dyke. The crewed week minus two days, private captain and chef aboard.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS · 7 DAYS
A 7-day USVI sailing itinerary from St. Thomas into the BVI, with stops at Buck Island, North Sound, Jost Van Dyke, and Peter Island.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS · 7 DAYS
A 7-day BVI sailing itinerary from Tortola — Norman Island caves, The Baths at Virgin Gorda, North Sound, White Bay, Jost Van Dyke. Crewed, day by day.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS · 7 DAYS
A 7-day crewed BVI sailing itinerary built around Anegada — the North Sound, the Anegada lobster run, Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island, and the Baths to finish.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS · 7 DAYS
BVI itinerary that starts at Trellis Bay (the Tortola airport, no ferry) — White Bay, The Baths, North Sound, Haulover Bay. A perfect 7-day week, crewed.
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