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Re: Evening start...
[Re: Catmandu]
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04/16/2018 02:29 AM
04/16/2018 02:29 AM
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Kupe
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We have an evening start with Moorings in July. The start time is 6PM. How do you coordinate provisioning. Ride-Way delivers between 8AM and 6PM. Would they deliver at 6PM, would Moorings allow them to deliver earlier assuming boat is ready. If using Moorings would they have the boat provisioned that evening. I would not want to wait for the provisioning to be done next day as that would defeat the whole purpose of an evening start (leaving early next morning). Thanks in advance. If you are chartering with Moorings (or Sunsail) with a 6pm boarding, then that is a sleep-aboard night. Your mandatory chart brief will be at 9:30 am the next morning (could be 8:30am some days- be sure to check). Your boat briefing will be immediately afterward. What you could do is have some of your crew wait for the provisions to arrive will you are attending the chart brief- only the Captain (and ideally the First Mate) need attend the chart brief. My point is that if you have a 6pm boarding, be very flexible on anything beforehand. It might happen and it might not. We had a 6pm boarding a couple months ago and yes, our boat was ready at 3pm. We walked over to Rite-way (10 minute walk) and did our provisioning and taxied back with everything. So we were loaded and all aboard by 6pm but that is the sleep-aboard night and it's too late to go anywhere. So have a nice meal and a cocktail at Charlies. Of course when we were there it was dark by 6:30pm, so your options might vary. Don't worry- you could still be on your way by noon if your crew handles the provisions and you and a couple others handle the chart and boat briefs. Still leaves you in easy range of Norman or Cooper or JVD. We even did Leverick Bay under those exact circumstances (though that was pushing it considering 30+ kt winds and 12+ foot breaking seas on the bow). Okay- one other possibility. You don't mention when you are arriving at the Moorings base. In our case, we arrived the day before and stayed at the Mariner Inn. Had we wanted, we could have attended the 9:30am Chart Brief the day before our charter and possibly even finagled a boat brief for a similar vessel the day before. But like I said, you don't mention when you are arriving, and in any case it might work and it might not. Did I mention I recommend a cocktail at Charlies and the seafood pasta? Kupe
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Re: Evening start...
[Re: Catmandu]
#159008
04/16/2018 08:33 AM
04/16/2018 08:33 AM
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Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts
maytrix
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Ditto to what George said. Almost always on the boat when you arrive. I think we had one time when it wasn't. But probably the easiest to deal with given that it is the same company.
Matt
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Re: Evening start...
[Re: Catmandu]
#159035
04/16/2018 06:00 PM
04/16/2018 06:00 PM
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 322 Hilton Head, SC
Steve27
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Last time we got to the Moorings at round 2:30 and I started to get the boat check in process done as wife and others went shopping. We were doing an Early Start also and I was on the boat around 5 PM when the provisions were delivered. We pushed off the dock by 9 am the next morning. When are you going in July?
Cruising the local waters here in SC and GA. Love the BVIs and miss the Tradewinds!
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Re: Evening start...
[Re: Catmandu]
#159091
04/17/2018 05:16 PM
04/17/2018 05:16 PM
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Posts: 322 Hilton Head, SC
Steve27
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Nice! We are heading back out on July 27th on the 514PC again. You are going to love it and I am sure it will not be your last charter. We usually cruise at around 2500 RPMs which will give you right between 9 and 10 kts. You will sip the fuel and have a nice steady cruise. Have fun and safe cruising!
Cruising the local waters here in SC and GA. Love the BVIs and miss the Tradewinds!
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Re: Evening start...
[Re: Schwendy]
#159102
04/17/2018 08:04 PM
04/17/2018 08:04 PM
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We will be there 7/20 on a 433pc. Don't break anything! Ha. Think you already got some good advice but I would suggest doing the chart briefing on NauticEd. It's an online boating school and is recognized by most of the charter companies including Moorings. They have the chart briefing course! Can't remember the cost but I think $10-15? It only takes 20 minutes or so and you take a short quiz. When you pass it, you download and print your certificate to email to Moorings or show them when you get there. Then you don't have to sit through the briefing. The downside to that is if there were any recent events/changes, weather concerns, etc. you would miss. I had Riteway provision and deliver last time as well and chose not to this time. We did a sleep aboard and Riteway didn't show up until 11am the next morning. The boat briefing was late as well. We had plenty of time to make it over to Norman but it ruined our plan of an early start. As much as Mooring's charges for the sleep aboard I expect to be able to leave early! Your boat briefing should be short if you learned on the 433pc. It's such a short walk over to Riteway and taxi back, that's what we're doing. You could have your order waiting for you and pick it up yourself or just do the shopping. We have learned over the years not to wait passively for the boat briefer to show up to find him/her on the dock and ask for the briefing. You can also go to customer service and pester them to the get the briefer out to your boat.
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Re: Evening start...
[Re: NCSailor]
#159164
04/18/2018 07:00 PM
04/18/2018 07:00 PM
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Posts: 322 Hilton Head, SC
Steve27
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We will be there 7/20 on a 433pc. Don't break anything! Ha. Think you already got some good advice but I would suggest doing the chart briefing on NauticEd. It's an online boating school and is recognized by most of the charter companies including Moorings. They have the chart briefing course! Can't remember the cost but I think $10-15? It only takes 20 minutes or so and you take a short quiz. When you pass it, you download and print your certificate to email to Moorings or show them when you get there. Then you don't have to sit through the briefing. The downside to that is if there were any recent events/changes, weather concerns, etc. you would miss. I had Riteway provision and deliver last time as well and chose not to this time. We did a sleep aboard and Riteway didn't show up until 11am the next morning. The boat briefing was late as well. We had plenty of time to make it over to Norman but it ruined our plan of an early start. As much as Mooring's charges for the sleep aboard I expect to be able to leave early! Your boat briefing should be short if you learned on the 433pc. It's such a short walk over to Riteway and taxi back, that's what we're doing. You could have your order waiting for you and pick it up yourself or just do the shopping. We have learned over the years not to wait passively for the boat briefer to show up to find him/her on the dock and ask for the briefing. You can also go to customer service and pester them to the get the briefer out to your boat. Have learned over the years also that the Report phone is the key. As soon as you get that and give them the number things start moving along. Yes pester them and they will get you out as soon as you can.
Cruising the local waters here in SC and GA. Love the BVIs and miss the Tradewinds!
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Re: Evening start...
[Re: Catmandu]
#159227
04/19/2018 02:55 PM
04/19/2018 02:55 PM
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Posts: 969 Middleburg, VA
cwoody
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And with the best of plans, your liqueur order, provisioning order, and boat checkout will all probably arrive at the boat at same time..... I would not plan on getting off the dock till around 11 am.... ** And Remember... NO cardboard boxes on on-board
Chuck W.
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