On Day 4 of the cruise, the ship docked in St. Thomas. The island was stunning, with ancient mountains overlooking the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean. The four of us had decided to book a sailboat, and it was our idea to sail to a quiet cove called "Secret Harbour".
Since it was clearly labeled on the maps, I am not sure about the 'Secret' part, but the pictures certainly looked breathtaking. I had sailed a lot during college and after, but I wasn't sure I could handle a big sailboat by myself, so we hired a captain from the charter company, and planned to set sail within a few hours of the cruise ship getting into port.
Christy wore a black bikini with a white beach wrap over it that was just see-through enough to show off her body. Her daughter Lisa wore a bright pink bikini top with running shorts and running shoes.
I had recently started dating Christy after her divorce, and my son had started dating Lisa. Since everyone seemed to be getting along, John had traded rooms with Christy. Since Christy and I had the balcony room, we got the better end of the deal. John didn't seem to be complaining, though.
At one point, when Christy was alone with her daughter, they traded stories, and Christy admitted to me that Lisa and John were both sore from two days of pretty much nonstop sex.
Christy and her daughter both had dipped into exhibitionism on the balcony, and as a result, we had each caught the other couple at least once. The sailboat seemed like another opportunity for a great adventure, but we were a little worried about having a captain on board.
When we got to the boat, we were pleased to see that the captain had brought his own girlfriend, so that he wouldn't be trying to "steal" one of ours. The boat was a Hallberg-Rassy 46 named "Current Address". The HR is a well-made Swedish sailboat, and it might have been a little small for three couples for a whole week, but for a day cruise it was plenty big enough.
The captain was named Dave, and his girlfriend was named Jen. She apparently was a local hottie who was a fuck buddy of his, but was also a good enough sailor to help Dave whenever he had a charter that couldn't (or wouldn't) share any of the work. She had a dark complexion, and exotic features that hinted of a mixed race background. She seemed to speak English and Spanish equally well, and looked stunning in a small T- shirt and cargo shorts.
As we set sail, we were not even out of range of the port when Lisa asked Jen if it was OK to take her top off.
"Sure," Jen replied. "But you may want to wait a few minutes. People on shore with big-ass cameras can still see us pretty well."
"Fair enough," Lisa said, as she took her top off. Lisa was athletic and muscular, and almost as tall as John. She had girl-next-door good looks, and a quick smile. Her breasts were larger than Christy's, and she had that particular form of "hotness" that comes with being fresh out of high school.
When I first met her, I had not thought of Lisa as being super sexy. It might be because she was so athletic, or it might be because I was dating her mom, but the way she casually took off her clothes had an effect on all of us.
Dave and John and I all stared at Lisa's body as she made her way toward the front of the boat, and started putting on sunscreen. Jen laughed and poked Dave in the ribs, but he made no attempt to stop looking until Lisa laid down.
"You can all go naked if you want," said Dave. "Especially you." He poked back at Jen, although not nearly as hard as she had poked him.
Jen poked her tongue out at him. "I thought you invited me because I am such a good cook."
Dave smiled at me. "She is, too. The rental includes a sandwich lunch, but Jen said she would make us some grouper."
John had been standing next to us, but he headed up to the front of the boat to lay down next to Lisa. Before he laid down, he made a point of getting a handful of sunscreen and rubbing Lisa's breasts carefully.
The boat was really not designed for sunbathing. The area where they were laying was off to one side a bit, but the headsail was a relatively small jib, and it was raised from the deck just enough that it allowed people to sunbathe.
"Your kids?" Dave asked.
"Lisa is my daughter, and Johnny is Jack's son," Christy explained. "They aren't related."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was judging," Dave apologized. "They are a cute couple."
"Yeah," Jen followed up. "You were staring at her cute couple as soon as she took her shirt off."
Christy had been standing behind me with her arms around me, giggling, but let go and said: "Well, I am going to go change then." Christy had been showing a lot of skin to start with, so the idea that she was "changing" might leave her completely naked.
Christy retreated below deck while Dave and Jen and I talked about Secret Harbour. When Christy returned, she was wearing just her bikini bottoms and deck shoes, and came up and hugged me and asked me to help her with sunscreen.
The Hallberg-Rassy 46 had a soft dodger that provided great shade in the cockpit, but it had a wide stern behind the cockpit that had been fitted with two comfortable stainless steel "railing" chairs, as well as a couple of foam mats for sunbathing. Christy spread a towel on the foam mat, and stretched out to give me the best possible view of her body.
I sat next to Christy, and rubbed sunscreen on her body, starting with her breasts. I was careful to make sure she got sunscreen all over, but I returned to her breasts repeatedly. Jen busied herself below deck, and Dave split his time between staring at Lisa, staring at Christy, making sexual innuendo with Jen, and occasionally sailing.
Since Dave seemed to be enjoying himself, we went ahead and put on a show. When Christy rolled over, I started by rubbing sunscreen underneath her bathing suit, and when she seemed to respond to my touch, I went ahead and removed her suit completely.
Christy's body was tiny and firm. Even though Jen and Lisa were many years younger, Christy had what I felt was the hottest body on the boat. Lisa was more athletic, but something about Christy's body was always wildly sexy to me. Christy played it up too. Instead of laying passively, she moved her body in response to my massage, and even turned and talked to Dave occasionally to make sure he had a clear view of her nearly shaved pussy.
Up on the front of the boat, John and Lisa seemed to be enjoying the feel of the open water. Lisa was laying sideways with her head propped up on John's chest, and her hand down his pants. John had his arm loosely by her side, but with his right hand, he would reach up from time to time and feel Lisa's breasts.
When Jen came back up from the cabin, she smiled to see Christy completely naked, and without saying a word, she took off her shirt and shorts, leaving her wearing a white speedo that looked beautiful against her dark skin.
During the winter months, the winds around the Virgin Islands are from the Notheast, and are usually steady at 15-20 knots. The winds start to change in February, and by June the winds have slowed and shifted to the southeast. Although we were expecting 12 knot winds that day, the wind gauge was holding steady at 22 knots. (This was the "apparent wind", which included the speed of the boat, but it felt like a million miles per hour.) The boat had an air conditioner below deck, but it was not needed. The breeze easily filled the inside of the sailboat.
Dave asked if I wanted to take the helm, and I definitely did. Dave had skillfully maneuvered the sailboat out of port, and he would be around later to do the hard work of getting it back in, but out on the open ocean, the boat practically navigated itself. In fact, it was outfitted with an autopilot that could function in several different ways. The autopilot could simply keep the boat on course, or if needed, it could follow a complex set of instructions based on the GPS.
Both the main sail and the jib were equipped with automatic reefing, which in this case was a switch that allowed the main sail to be rolled into the mast (to reduce the amount of sail exposed to the wind). The main sail was rolled about halfway into the mast, and the jib was rolled about halfway around the foil. The result was that the boat was not moving very fast, but it wasn't heeling over very far either. I desperately wanted to let the sails out and build some speed, and I told Dave my plans.
He went up front to let Lisa and John know that the ride was about to get a lot more exciting, and they decided to move. First I let out the main sail and adjusted it, and then I let out the jib, while Dave adjusted that. Jen had volunteered to adjust the main sail, but I wanted to get a feel for it. Once the two sails were set, the boat heeled over and started picking up speed.
Sailboats actually sail faster when they lean over, because they get a better angle on the wind. There is a compromise as to how far you can go before it gets uncomfortable, but a boat this size can lean way over without being in any danger. The GPS said our speed was only 15 knots but it felt like we were flying. The wind was steady enough that we sliced through the waves, and the water was calm enough that we were not constantly drenched with salt spray.
Lisa and John went below to get out of the wind, but the rest of us stayed on the deck. After a few minutes, Christy put her bikini bottoms back on, along with a life vest. Her breasts were smaller than the other two girls, but that life vest had never looked better on anyone.
Jen went below deck to check on the kids, and came back with a smile on her face. "Well, they are enjoying the day cruise."
The HR 46 has two beds ("berths") downstairs, with a U-shaped galley and a sitting area in between. The front area is a V-berth that they call the "VIP berth" because it makes into an oversized bed, and has a private head.