GeorgeC1.....too true! In the last week or so with strong N/NW conditions and a solid N/NW ground swell the anchorage in East End Harbour and from Taboo past B-Line Bar and out to the East end of Little Jost van Dyke saw ~ 70 boats on mooring balls or at anchor seeking these relatively sheltered anchorages.

The area was pretty congested with no vacant moorings which lead to a number of large Cats and Monos attempting to moor on the three private moorings in Bakers Bay which are only sized for max 30 ft centre console type power boats. 40' and up Cats and Mono sailing yachts far exceed these three moorings capability. One of those yachts was from a well regarded Charter Yacht company which begs the question what information self skippered charter yachts renters have in front of them and whether or not charter yachts are tracked by the respective companies using AIS of similar

Several other vessels were anchored on sea grass or sand quite close to the lee shore of East End Harbour which allows no margin for error. Its not a picnic eh

At some point the number of charter yachts in BVI also needs to be thought through as secure mooring capacity at times is exceeded

Challenging boating conditions last week or so.