Sunday, May 25. 2008
Why Bother with the Hotel Pool with you have Swimvacation and Promenade!
The New York Times Travel Edition Today
featured an article on the upcoming trend of Swimming Vacations, and of course, our very own Swim Vacation that was hosted on Promenade just this April.
Hopper is getting some pretty big media exposure for his inaugral trips down here. They loved swimming around the islands. Here they are all getting ready to jump in
You know whos job I wanted the most on this charter? The spotter in the kayak watching the birds!
So, Jump into our pool with SwimVacation instead of the Hotel Pool!
I am quoting a part of the article from the NY Times on line edition, but follow the link to read the entire article.
"In April, Swim Vacation, a small adventure travel company based in Bath, Me., ran its first weeklong swimming vacation in the British Virgin Islands from a chartered trimaran sailing yacht. Mike Sloan, a 55-year-old dentist from Lincolnville, Me., was on the inaugural trip.
Mr. Sloan, who swam competitively as a child growing up in Florida, began swimming again only three years ago. Before the trip, he hadn’t done any open-water swimming outside Maine.
“My expectation was that I would swim a lot, get some coaching and advice, and visit a beautiful place while it was still cold in Maine,” Mr. Sloan said. “The trip far exceeded my expectations. We saw sea turtles, tons of fish, rays, coral and shipwrecks. It was like snorkeling, but we were getting great workouts.”
Participants swam two to four miles a day. Mr. Sloan’s favorite swim was a 2.4-mile stretch from Cooper Island to Salt Island, where the drop-off between islands and the deep blues of the bay made him feel as though he were swimming in space.
Swim Vacation was started by George McDonough, 37, known as Hopper, who intends to fill a rapidly expanding niche. Triathlons and open-water swims are becoming more popular; this summer’s Olympics will host a 10-kilometer open-water race for the first time.
“I first swam in the Virgin Islands in 1998 while on an excursion from a dreadful cruise,” Mr. McDonough said, citing the inspiration for his inaugural expedition. He is planning to add a four-day Maine Lakes swimming tour to his trip program in the summer of 2009."
Swim Vacation's next trip is scheduled for Dec 7th through 13th, 2008, on Promenade, and you can sign up on SwimVacation!
PS: All these great pictures were taken by our very own captain Richard Rome! I love your fisheye lens of the sails and their logo Richie!
featured an article on the upcoming trend of Swimming Vacations, and of course, our very own Swim Vacation that was hosted on Promenade just this April.
Hopper is getting some pretty big media exposure for his inaugral trips down here. They loved swimming around the islands. Here they are all getting ready to jump in
You know whos job I wanted the most on this charter? The spotter in the kayak watching the birds!
So, Jump into our pool with SwimVacation instead of the Hotel Pool!
I am quoting a part of the article from the NY Times on line edition, but follow the link to read the entire article.
"In April, Swim Vacation, a small adventure travel company based in Bath, Me., ran its first weeklong swimming vacation in the British Virgin Islands from a chartered trimaran sailing yacht. Mike Sloan, a 55-year-old dentist from Lincolnville, Me., was on the inaugural trip.
Mr. Sloan, who swam competitively as a child growing up in Florida, began swimming again only three years ago. Before the trip, he hadn’t done any open-water swimming outside Maine.
“My expectation was that I would swim a lot, get some coaching and advice, and visit a beautiful place while it was still cold in Maine,” Mr. Sloan said. “The trip far exceeded my expectations. We saw sea turtles, tons of fish, rays, coral and shipwrecks. It was like snorkeling, but we were getting great workouts.”
Participants swam two to four miles a day. Mr. Sloan’s favorite swim was a 2.4-mile stretch from Cooper Island to Salt Island, where the drop-off between islands and the deep blues of the bay made him feel as though he were swimming in space.
Swim Vacation was started by George McDonough, 37, known as Hopper, who intends to fill a rapidly expanding niche. Triathlons and open-water swims are becoming more popular; this summer’s Olympics will host a 10-kilometer open-water race for the first time.
“I first swam in the Virgin Islands in 1998 while on an excursion from a dreadful cruise,” Mr. McDonough said, citing the inspiration for his inaugural expedition. He is planning to add a four-day Maine Lakes swimming tour to his trip program in the summer of 2009."
Swim Vacation's next trip is scheduled for Dec 7th through 13th, 2008, on Promenade, and you can sign up on SwimVacation!
PS: All these great pictures were taken by our very own captain Richard Rome! I love your fisheye lens of the sails and their logo Richie!
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