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Re: Boatyball
[Re: FRANKIE2]
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02/20/2020 11:02 AM
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RickG
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We had our first experiences with boatyball last weekend. Wo do not expect to ever use them. We anchored at Leverick. No boatyballs at Norman, we used one of the new orange moorings in the Bight. I dove the mooring and it looked new. We are headed to Diamond Cay and Great Harbor this weekend.
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: BoatyBall]
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02/20/2020 12:56 PM
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Kirk
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Kirk, we just wanted to address your last comment. We check the logs on a regular basis and there is not a "large" charter company making reservations for all their clients. We limit each user account to one reservation per day. This prevents one user from making multiple reservations.
We have been averaging 350 users per day on the application. We know this can make it difficult to get a reservable mooring. We are hopeful as places like Saba, BEYC, Marina Cay, Peter Island Resort, etc.. start opening back up that this will help elevate the current demand for mooring balls in the BVI.
The number of boats on the water are at pre Irma levels but the number of maintained moorings and dock slips are significantly less. Boats have fewer places to go and this is increasing demand. We are excited for new bays to open up! That's why I said FWIW. Simply stated what people told us while we were there.
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Kirk]
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02/20/2020 04:03 PM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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Crew was also told one more than once that a certain big charter company was reserving BB for clients. FWIW One more than once is 2. So, they were told twice? Doesn't seem so credible. Most likely people upset they didn't get a BB first.
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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02/20/2020 04:23 PM
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Kirk
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Crew was also told one more than once that a certain big charter company was reserving BB for clients. FWIW One more than once is 2. So, they were told twice? Doesn't seem so credible. Most likely people upset they didn't get a BB first. I guess it's follow me around and disagree with my posts day. Did I kick your dog or something?
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Kirk]
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02/20/2020 04:24 PM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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Crew was also told one more than once that a certain big charter company was reserving BB for clients. FWIW One more than once is 2. So, they were told twice? Doesn't seem so credible. Most likely people upset they didn't get a BB first. I guess it's follow me around and disagree with my posts day. Did I kick your dog or something? If you did, you'd not hear from me online.
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Orange_Burst]
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02/20/2020 05:17 PM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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I can not confirm this, but I also heard that people are having their family/friends, in the states with fast internet, book the ball for them. Much better chance of getting one with a fast internet connection. That would really suck if you were the friend and lived West Coast. 3am during high season....
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Orange_Burst]
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02/20/2020 05:23 PM
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Kirk
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I can not confirm this, but I also heard that people are having their family/friends, in the states with fast internet, book the ball for them. Much better chance of getting one with a fast internet connection. BB gets their money either way.
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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02/20/2020 10:25 PM
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Latadjust
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Crew was also told one more than once that a certain big charter company was reserving BB for clients. FWIW One more than once is 2. So, they were told twice? Doesn't seem so credible. Most likely people upset they didn't get a BB first. I guess it's follow me around and disagree with my posts day. Did I kick your dog or something? If you did, you'd not hear from me online. Ok John Wayne.... Sheesh, lighten up Francis
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Sedona]
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02/21/2020 10:13 AM
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Phil Harvey
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We met some folks who ponied up the $400 to BB for advance reservations. Split between the 4 couples on their boat it was $100 per couple. They said that reservations at every spot were wide open the day before and they thought it was worth it, especially at Cooper and Great Harbour. At the end of January we had no problem getting a ball anywhere except Cooper and Jost Great Harbour. That's only 2 nights out of a week that we could have used the advanced reservation feature. $100/couple is very steep for just 2 nights. Plus you'll probably wind up using BoatyBall at other islands when there would have been available FCFS balls, so you spend an extra $10/night unnecessarily. Yes, I get it, you get some peace of mind from having a reservation, but for me this would be more than offset by the haunting knowledge that BoatyBall swindled me out of yet another $10.
Last edited by Phil Harvey; 02/21/2020 10:14 AM.
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Re: Boatyball
[Re: Latadjust]
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02/21/2020 10:13 AM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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Crew was also told one more than once that a certain big charter company was reserving BB for clients. FWIW One more than once is 2. So, they were told twice? Doesn't seem so credible. Most likely people upset they didn't get a BB first. I guess it's follow me around and disagree with my posts day. Did I kick your dog or something? If you did, you'd not hear from me online. Ok John Wayne.... Sheesh, lighten up Francis Great advise. Thanks for your input.
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