We just got back from 3 weeks on our boat. We anchored about half the time and used FCFS balls the rest of the days. We tried the Boaty ball option for a day that we were headed to Cooper but our internet was in a dead zone that morning so it did not work out. When we were at Leverick we noticed that most of the BB moorings were empty while the FCFS balls were all in use and a few boats were anchored. I suspect that once the Saba and Bitter End balls are back in play the only BB spot that will remain viable will be Cooper. - henryv
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Well said henvyv:

I think one by-product of Irma is that "for the most part", many people had to skip a year of chartering, have returned this season (abstinence makes the heart grow fonder), and have endured the "cost increases". The BVI hierarchy has gone from "fleecing" people to maybe "skinning" them. The demand may exceed the product, but the BVI is taking a risk. As an example, we use to head down to the islands once or twice a year. This year, after a post-Irma hiatus, we charted "a big cat", paid the increasing arrival-departure fees, the increasing BVI cruise tax fees, etc and had a good time. However, our plan for next year, if we get to go, is to charter a fifty year old 32' mono-hull or maybe a bamboo raft and anchor everywhere.

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