The landfall rules are not entirely clear. The concept is that those who have not cleared the Covid protocols should not be mixing with inhabitants. Yet if someone goes ashore on an inhabited island, that would be a problem. Likewise, if we, or our neighbors who have not cleared protocol, are on our private beaches or docks, which is permitted, then someone coming ashore could be exposed.
For the most part, the designated anchorages are uninhabited. Obviously, there could still be people not in quarantine that have ventured to those places, but the risk of that happening is reduced and hopefully people use some common sense, wear masks, and keep their distance from each other. Pomato Point on Anegada is a good example. It is essentially uninhabited but there is a restaurant and a couple of rental cottages near where the anchorage is marked on the map. Charter guests just need to consider it a privilege that they are allowed to use the beach and stay away from others. it's not an excuse to go to Sid's and have dinner even though the restaurant is near the designated anchorage.
The concept is a complete violation of the 30 foot rule so I don't know what the government is really thinking but I do think some common sense and courtesy could be applied here.
