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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
[Re: GypsyMermaid]
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07/04/2018 05:46 PM
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Steve27
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I would say its probably the worst time to go down. Water temps are predicted to elevate end of August which can lead to more hurricanes. The peak of the season is September. I would contact the place you are looking at staying and see if they will even be open. Most places close down August 15. Good luck and stay safe.
Steve
Cruising the local waters here in SC and GA. Love the BVIs and miss the Tradewinds!
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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
[Re: GypsyMermaid]
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07/05/2018 08:15 AM
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ndfaninnc
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You will have very limited options for food as most if not all will be closed then. As others have said, much higher risk of tropical storms or hurricanes.
Go Irish!!
Bill
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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
[Re: west8th]
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07/06/2018 03:58 PM
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Steve27
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I guess we are kind of rolling the dice with the weather, but the most recent report I read said it will be a below average season.
Not sure what site you were looking at but all the sites have stated average to above average storm year. That said you can have 33 named storms and if none make landfall then you have a nice science project. If you have a season with just 1 storm and it makes landfall well then its a bad season. Look at 1992 with the first named storm in August and it was Hurricane Andrew that ripped apart the Caribbean and Florida.
Cruising the local waters here in SC and GA. Love the BVIs and miss the Tradewinds!
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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
[Re: sail445]
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07/06/2018 06:00 PM
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Steve, Hurricane Andrew didn’t hit the Caribbean but it was the first hurricane of the season and it wiped out south Florida Bahamas and Florida..Close enough and get my point. But hey thanks for the correction..I will sleep better now.
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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
[Re: warren460]
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07/07/2018 09:19 PM
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My point is its a crap shoot with these predictions. These are a guess at best and like I mentioned above all it takes is one. Best is to just look at the weather before going down and always prudent to try to go outside of the season if possible. If you cant then enjoy your time and watch the weather.
Cruising the local waters here in SC and GA. Love the BVIs and miss the Tradewinds!
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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
[Re: RatmansWife]
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07/08/2018 04:24 PM
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Actually I would be last to get a seat out on Standby. By exit plan I mean getting off Anegada. You can safely weather the storm on Tortola or St Thomas. The easiest exit plan is to get off the island at least 72 hours prior to a storm. It probably would still turn but if you wait until the day prior and it doesn’t getting off Anegada and finding a place to stay will be difficult. If Irma had turned north I suspect the death toll on Anegada might have been a tragedy.
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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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07/08/2018 05:00 PM
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I would still go. My point was just have a exit plan. I sailed in the BVI in Oct for 20 straight years. Never had to cancel or return to base for WX. I guess you weren't in the BVI for Hurricane Omar.
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Re: Late Aug-Sep in Anegada
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07/08/2018 09:16 PM
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GeorgeC1
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I would still go. My point was just have a exit plan. I sailed in the BVI in Oct for 20 straight years. Never had to cancel or return to base for WX. I guess you weren't in the BVI for Hurricane Omar. If that was the storm that formed west of the islands and did the 180 to hit the BVI I missed it by two days. Finished up a charter and was home when it hit. G
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