I believe we gave the Boat Boy 10 EC in Salt Whistle Bay plus we purchased fresh fish from him for 120 EC. He cleaned and filleted the tuna off the back of our boat, which was a nice service. We found the boat boys to be far less aggressive and extremely friendly this trip compared to our trip in 2012. But we did not venture up to St. Vincent or St. Lucia this trip. We found the most aggressive boat boys in St. Lucia.

There are mooring balls in quite a few destinations, but our preference is to anchor for obvious reasons. If we take a mooring we are very picky and choose the ones that look well maintained. We do back down on a mooring to ensure it is secure.

In terms of currency, they are happy with either. I would bring small US denominations in which to tip with. Way easier than converting to EC. In fact I believe most places take USD.

Enjoy your trip. It is refreshingly different than sailing in the BVIs.