John Holmberg...

Born in St. Thomas US Virgin Islands in 1959, I am lucky that my parents decided to "go for it" many years ago. My father came here in the 50's on a submarine in the Navy and found cheap rum. He went back to Chicago to finish school and met and married my mother- telling her the big three "stories"- he  had a job/ had round trip ticket's/ and money- they drove a Studebaker to New Jersey and then flew by DC3 to Miami and on to St. Thomas. The flight from Miami in those days was 8 hours with no AC! How my mother stuck with it I don't know.

I have great memories of our first pet- a donkey , and of many other "island life" stories. We started sailing at Sapphire Beach in 1963 and I remember racing around the buoys at 8 years old. Many years have passed and the sailing, boating and waters here are still unsurpassed- at least in my mind. I am still exploring areas of US and British Virgin Islands that I have not been to- or have not visited in a long time.

Now, with my own family, we are branching out as I want to "go for it " like my parents did and you never know where we will be next!

Diane, Kayla and Kai are in for a ride!

NEWS!!! After a year as the Director of Marine Operations at the Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda, I have returned to St. Thomas... and am now the Business Manager for Ondeck Ocean Racing.  ondeck 

Feel free to contact me and we can share a sunset or a laugh.... or a race!

John "Humbug" Holmberg

john.t.holmberg@gmail.com

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