If You Want To Cruise The Caribbean This Winter, Now Is The Time To Plan

Bareboat charters are $475 a week at Caribbean Sailing Yachts, from $325 to $450 at The Boathouse, from $375 to $550 at Island Yachts—all in St. Thomas; from $325 to $375 at Island Yachts, Grenada. Food and liquor are, of course, extra, and there are a few incidental expenses such as fuel. There is also an insurance deposit of $250 at both The Boathouse and Island Yachts, $200 at Caribbean.

Caribbean charter agents who are well established in the field include: Blue Water Cruises, Box 758H, St. Thomas, V.I. 00801; Caribbean Sailing Yachts, Box 2326, St. Thomas, V.I. 00802; Island Yachts, Box 1512, St. Thomas, V.I. 00802; The Boat-house, Box 2393, St. Thomas, V.I. 00802 ( U.S. air-mail rates to Virgin Islands); V.E.B. Nicholson & Sons, P.O. Box 103, St. John's, Antigua, W.I.; Island Yachts Inc., Box 11, St. George's, Grenada, W.I.; Windward Island Tours, Grenville St., St. George's, Grenada, W.I.; Grenada Yacht Services, St. George's, Grenada, W.I. ( West Indies air-mail postage is 13� for half an ounce).