• Relaxed Trade Wind Sailing, Numerous Uninhabited “South Pacific” Cays
• Manatees, Whale Sharks and World Class Fishing
• Sheltered Waters within 350 Mile Barrier Reef
• World Famous Diving-Wall Dives, Blue Hole
• Explore Mayan Ruins

Unspoiled and less crowded than other parts of the Caribbean, Belize is a laid-back paradise very similar to the cruising grounds of the South Pacific. Known for world-class snorkeling and scuba diving, superior sailing in protected waters, and unparalleled natural beauty, a Belize sailing trip is unique and special.

A Belize sailing vacation naturally focuses on the superlative sailing, scenic anchorages behind palm-fringed or mangrove-lined cays, and the fantastic snorkeling and scuba diving in some of the clearest water anywhere. Forays to restaurants on the cays to sample local cuisine and experience Belizean culture add to the pleasures.

We will sail to an amazing place located in the center of Lighthouse Reef, an atoll about 60 miles southeast of Belize City, the Great Blue Hole is one of the most unique geological features on Earth. A circular limestone sinkhole about 1,000 feet across shimmers a deep blue (hence its name) because of its great depth, roughly 400 feet. Sinkholes proliferate in the cruising grounds of a Belize yacht charter, but the Great Blue Hole is the granddaddy of them all! The walls are sheer to about 130 feet down, and then the views change as gigantic stalactites protrude outward, remnants of when the hole was a cave formed from fresh water runoff during the last Ice Age that began about 15,000 years ago. Back then sea level was 350 feet lower. None other than Jacques Cousteau named the Great Blue Hole as one of the top ten best dive sites in the world. With the guidance of a hired skipper, you can explore this incredible bit of geological phenomena.