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Eriesailor said:
We are beginning our charter next week and we are trying to decide where we should anchor for our first night on the water. I has to be on St. Thomas because more people are arriving the next day and need to be able to take a cab to where we are. We have it narrowed down to Lindbergh Bay, the bay where Abi's beach bar is or by Latitude 18 in Red Hook. Having never been to any of these anchorages before I would love any info you guys could give me. If any place is more "lively" than the others on a Wednesday then that would have a big influence on our decision - I'm sure we will all be craving a good beach bar. Since I don't think any of these places have mooring balls, which places have good overnight holding would also be a deciding factor. I appreciate any advice you guys can offer.


The best option for this would be to go to Water Island and anchor overnight. Or hang out for the day and come back to the marina moorings for the overnight where teh restaurants in Frenchtown are open.

You can come back to the marina that night or the next day and pick up your additional guests here. We have eight moorings in front of the marina. You can simply dinghy in and have the cab drop them here.

The anchorage at Green Cay/Abi is not great holding and can be exposed. Until they put in their permanent moorings it is more of a day stop. It would be nearly impossible to get a cab to take your guests down that hill. It also would mean a rolly beach landing for luggage.

The beach at Linbergh Bay is also exposed and potentially rolly.

Lattitude 18's new beach bar will be limited hours and impossible to pick up guests via cab as the road into Lattitude 18 is closed due to storm damage.