bayareadoc said:Hi All,
Sailing for just 4 nights/5days in July, primarily to attend Bomba's full moon party. Just wanted some suggestions as this a first for all of us. Trying to balance fun/partying with some chill time/snorkeling and perhaps fishing.
Tentative (ambitious) itinerary:
Day 1: Pick up charter in Road Town and head to JVD/Great Harbour and in the evening to CGB.
Day 2: head to Norman Island, hitting the Indians and any other interesting sights along the way. Willie T's for the evening <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
Day 3: (this is where I really need help): Sail to Beef island and catch a 8am flight to Anegada for bone fishing and short island tour. Plane comes back around 5pm, so we have time to head to Bomba (I think?) - Full moon party that night
Day 4: Open to suggestions but need to moor close enough to Road Town to return charter next morning and catch a 8:30am departure from west end back to STT.
Many thanks in advance for any advice...
Day 1 (Sunday, July 9): Head to Norman Island (Indians, then The Caves, then moor overnight in The Bight). Roadtown to The Indians is 6.0 nm straight line, then 1.1 nm to The Caves, then 0.7 nm into The Bight. Well under 2 hrs total of sailing or motoring time which should leave you plenty of time to snorkel and visit Pirates Bight Bar prior to the Willy-T.
Day 2: Head to JVD/Great Harbour (11 nm, 1h30~2h). Sunrise is 5:50 am so start as early as crew is recovered from the Willy-T visit. You can reasonably be there by 9 am leaving plenty of time for visits to nearby White Bay, Sandy Spit, Sandy Cay, or Diamond Cay. Great Harbour to CGB is 5.6 nm (45m~1h). Sunset is 7 pm so depart JVD area by 5 pm. Moorings should be readily available in CGB in July.
When you come ashore in CGB, arrange for a reliable taxi pickup the next morning to EIS. It's 35~40 minutes to EIS so arrange a pickup time (6~6:30 am?) that gets you to EIS in time for the required flight check-in. Other TTOLer's can probably recommend a reliable driver in the CGB area.
Day 3: Leave the boat in CGB for the day. Taxi to EIS. Return to CGB that evening by 6~6:30 pm. Clean up then taxi to the Bomba Shack. Moonrise is 7:25 pm.
(Note: It's 9.6 nm from CGB-Trellis Bay, or about 1h25m~1h45m depending on your boat size. You would likely have to depart by 5 am and well before sunrise in order to be ashore at Trellis Bay by 7 am and headed to the airport.)
Day 4: With a Day 5 8:30 am departure from West End, you need to have the boat back at the marina in Roadtown by the end-Day 4 before they close (5 pm?).
Heading counterclockwise around Beef Island, it's 17.8nm straightline back to Roadtown (2h30~3h). You can stop enroute at Guana Island and dinghy to the beach (to the south of the resort) or snorkel at Monkey Point, or you can stop at Marina Cay and dinghy ashore for lunch at Pussers.
If you're feeling very aggressive, it's 14.5 nm (2h~2h30m) to The Baths from CGB. You can be there by mid-morning. Dinghy to the dinghy mooring line at The Baths, then swim ashore with your snorkel gear. Hike thru the Baths to Devils Bay, then swim back to dinghy. Lots of very special underwater rock formations to see. From there it's 10 nm (1h30m~1h45m) back to Roadtown.
