Greetings fellow TTOLers! Let me begin by saying that we (wife and I) love the BVI and have visited several times both land based and bareboat charter so the insight I am seeking is not a sales pitch to come this season because we will always come back..We are just seeking some insight into our predicament and advice for those that have chartered post IRMA (particularly with children). Heres our situation.. The couple that we have bareboated with in the past is not willing to come this year so we are toying with the idea of making a trip this July or Aug that would just be us and our 12 yr old son. He has visited the BVIs before when we have been land based but never bareboated. I am thinking about a power cat this trip because I will essentially be single handing with a little bit of docking help from wife/son. With so much devastation particularly in North Sound, I am wondering peoples thoughts on a childs first trip with Bitter End/ Saba Rock out of the picture (we are not big fans of Scrub Island) and a lot of places not yet at full service capacity.. I am also slightly concerned about safety on beaches (debri etc ) as well as not being the only boat in a mooring field for safety reasons. We enjoy snorkeling so our itinerary would be planned around that for the most part as well as a trip out to Anegada. It may be nice for just the three of us to enjoy the BVI when the crowds are substantially down and dont have to worry about mooring fields filling up so early. On the other hand, maybe we should wait until next year (and choose a different Caribbean locale this year) when more progress has been made and there maybe a touch more to offer especially for him. Any thoughts from those that have recently been down with children are appreciated. Thanks
Wayne