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Re: Boaty Balls vs Mooring Balls
[Re: MidlandGasman]
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03/09/2019 09:05 PM
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bailau
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Here is boatyball map....this gives you number of balls Anegada, leverick & Cooper only https://boater.boatyball.com/mapBalls open up at 700. Make sure you enter your account to include credit card number prior to trying to moor. You also need to enter you boat profile prior to mooring which I messed up. Start at 655 as they are gone by 701 especially at Cooper this time of year. I got slip at Leverick. Mooring balls seem to be the same number (pre Irma) with exception of BEYC/Saba which I dont believe have pennants yet. May is less crowded and I go out week after you...
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Re: Boaty Balls vs Mooring Balls
[Re: MidlandGasman]
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03/10/2019 08:53 AM
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SailOrion
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You can use the Anchorages Page on BVI Mariner to get a pretty accurate number of moorings at each location. Boaty Ball counts are there as well. Note, it was just reported that the # of Boaty Ball moorings increased from 8 to 12 at Manchioneel Bay, Cooper Island. Reminder ... the BVI Mariner site uses multiple sources to keep the information as accurate as possible and a key feed is for mariners to report their observations ... e.g. available mooring balls at a specific anchorage. Thanks - Mark ( www.sail-orion.com)
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Re: Boaty Balls vs Mooring Balls
[Re: MidlandGasman]
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03/10/2019 10:58 AM
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mainesailor
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I'm on a mooring in East End Harbor off Foxy's Taboo and Bee Line, everywhere we've been there are plenty of moorings available. Don't try to over plan.
I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila
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Re: Boaty Balls vs Mooring Balls
[Re: MidlandGasman]
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03/12/2019 09:12 AM
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RatmansWife
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As I understand it, BB does not own or run any of the moorings. It is merely an app for reserving them, same as any 3rd party program that allows you to reserve a car, or hotel room or book a flight.
Moorings are not placed, owned or maintained by the government. An adjacent landowner applies to the government for a seabed license, places the mooring, maintains it and pays an annual seabed license tax to the government, same as for a dock. The expense of maintenance and tax is not insignificant.
There are no banks on Virgin Gorda, Anegada or Cooper, so not having to deal with cash is a real advantage. You reserve and the mooring’s owner get a direct deposit. They have to enforce the system vis-a-vis squatters.
I have no problem with them charging more, say in high season. Don’t you pay more to charter a boat in high season? As to adding moorings, that depends on geography. Plus, all those big cats need a lot more room than smaller monos.
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