I just returned from a week in the BVI and I have to say, the whole "getting a mooring ball" ruined the trip for me. I tried to anchor a few tim but no chain counter or markings so no idea on scope and didn't want to trust the anchor. I did reserve a boaty ball a couple of times just to allow me to take my time to get to my destination and know I had a place. One day I had reserved a ball at Anegada and arrived to find someone on my reserved ball. They told me they had reserved another ball for another night and would have to move so I took the one they reserved. After this trip, I have decided that I won't go in high season again. It's good to see all the people of the BVI getting all the customers but worrying about if I have a place to stay and then have to divert late in the day caused me more stress than I care to deal with.