You shouldn't have a problem getting a ball at NS if that's your decision - not what I would suggest, however, if you really want to avoid the boats. I would head to Cooper or Peter from TB - Marina Cay would be nice too and you could snorkel Diamond Reef - you will likely see the boats that way, which might actually be fun - we are there every year for the Run and it's actually quite fun and exciting to watch. Foxy's Taboo on JVD is one of the stops this year so you might be in the thick of things if you head there first from Trellis.

The boats start arriving back at Leverick around 3 p.m.

Now...that being said? We had our charter boat IN the mooring field at Leverick Bay during the Run last year <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> -- but we love it and have a great time. It would NOT be a good day to be there if you were planning to do the whole "rent a car and go to the Baths" plan. I don't think I'd recommend trying to the Baths by boat that day - I don't think that's a great idea anyway unless you've got really strong swimmers on board, since you cannot beach the dinghy.

By Monday morning, you'll never know it happened. Leverick gets back to normal pretty quickly that morning.