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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/07/2016 05:05 PM
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RickG
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We anchor the east side of Great Harbor, Cane Garden Bay, Little Harbor in Peter Island (stern to and tied up), Trellis Bay, Cam Bay, Lee Bay, Prickly Pear, Moskito and the Anegada Harbor (between the channel and Setting Point).
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/08/2016 06:04 PM
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There was a time when we would anchor almost everywhere. Those days are gone. All of the above are good suggestions, plus White Bay on Guana, Prickley Pear in North Sound or Drake's Anchorage off of Mosquito. As always, it has more to do with sea conditions. Savannah Bay can be a wonderful ancorage under good conditions.
Mike "The journey is the thing." Homer
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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/22/2016 11:31 AM
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RickG
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Great Camanoe - Cam and Lee Bays. Pomato Point is the option if you draw more than about six and a half feet, but its a long wet dinghy ride to the main anchorage. I would not take a monohull over to Neptunes, or a cat that draws more than about three and half feet. The anchorage is getting pretty silted up. We took the dinghy through the channel towards Neptune's in November and it was looking very shallow.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/22/2016 04:54 PM
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FLJim
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RickG said: I would not take a monohull over to Neptunes, or a cat that draws more than about three and half feet. The anchorage is getting pretty silted up. We took the dinghy through the channel towards Neptune's in November and it was looking very shallow.
Cheers, RickG We draw 5 feet (mono) and anchor off Neptune's regularly, a little offshore from Argus 3. Sometimes only 6 inches to spare at very low tides, but it's a soft bottom. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> But beware, we watched a Sunsail mono ground itself in the 4 foot patch a little further out. Best to get Walker's chart at BVIPirate.
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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/27/2016 08:46 PM
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I do all the time. I make sure however my anchor is properly set with the correct amount of scope. I have ended up adrift twice at night in the BVI in 25 years. In both cases I was on a mooring ball. In fact I still had the mooring balls. They were no longer attached to the bottom. I also make sure I have a solid weather forecast each night. G
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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/27/2016 09:20 PM
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Yes, sometimes you have too anchor upwind of hard things and even if you don't the wind can shift and then you are. I've anchored in Cam Bay a few times. First time we scoped it out with perfect conditions, dove on the anchor and knew the weather outlook. Once in Cam Bay, with a perfect tradewind from the east, I favored the reef side a little bit. We awoke the next morning with the stern about 15' from the reef (wind from the west). That's when I really learned about being back winded and in a place I really didn't expect it to happen.
One thing I like about sailing is it gives you a lifetime of learning - no matter your experience you will keep learning things you didn't know if you continue. Lately I've been watching the "Anchor Test Compilation" (SV Panope) on Youtube. One thing I've learned is that many of the popular anchors are not good at resetting if the wind/tide shifts 180 degrees abruptly. Even some of the new "third generation" anchors have difficulty resetting.
Life involves risks, take some prudent ones (NOT with the BVI ferries)!
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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/28/2016 05:28 PM
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sunbvi
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"beerMe", the most changing wind condition we had in the BVIs so far was on Cooper Island by a 90° shift from east to north and some time later a 90° shift from east to south. But we never had 180° shifts in trade wind conditions like you described for Cam Bay. Sounds really strange especially because you anchored upwind to the Island. Do you remember how strong the wind came from west? And do you have any explanations for the wind shift?
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Re: Favorite easy-anchor spots?
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07/28/2016 07:09 PM
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beerMe
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sunbvi,
As I recall the wind was light, maybe 5-10 knots from the west. I have no explanation for the wind shift, maybe the wind was funneling to the west off of Scrub then hitting Great Camino and becoming westerly but I would have thought the "low spot" between Lee and Cam Bay would have allowed the wind to continue thru.
My lesson learned was not to trust the wind to keep us safe from shore or other boats, even in the BVI's with the steady tradewinds. We've anchored in too many crowded places where you could tell many were not counting on a wind shift, a squall or other boats laying at anchor differently in light winds over night.
Life involves risks, take some prudent ones (NOT with the BVI ferries)!
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