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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: bailau]
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05/20/2021 09:53 PM
05/20/2021 09:53 PM
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Posts: 738 Panama City Beach, Florida
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Awesome...and as a bonus I know you internet is working great brother...
I look forward to your trip report bc it sounds like I am following the same course in 3 weeks As long as the stars are aligned, it's a great time to be here!!!
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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: Nanchip]
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05/22/2021 06:39 PM
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Hoping to head to Anegada tomorrow but may wait until Monday due to some incoming weather. Took refuge at Oil Nut Bay for the night, marina is filling up. The Marina restaurant NOVA is open, need reservations, nice open air bar and lots of activity. They have an overnight special for $2/ft and a breakfast buffet w/ music @ 10:30a tomorrow. We went to their Beach Club today and talk about some cool pools, love this place, don’t miss it! Do they have any mooring balls?
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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: xrayman67]
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05/22/2021 11:34 PM
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louismcc
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I've thought about going to Oil Nut Bay during our upcoming July trip but with a mono that draws 5'9", I'm not sure I want to work through the passage.
Louis from Houston
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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: xrayman67]
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05/23/2021 01:46 PM
05/23/2021 01:46 PM
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louismcc
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Thanks for the input about Oil Nut. I'll check with Moorings to make sure it isn't redlined and verify the depth sounder is calibrated. In 2018 it wasn't which made for an interesting anchoring experience at Anegada. Finally safely anchored between a couple of monos with our gauge reading negative numbers, and no, we weren't aground.
Louis from Houston
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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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05/23/2021 03:11 PM
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It will carry at least 7 and probably 8 feet. The shallowest part is mostly right by Saba. I find the depth sounders on charter boats to often be calibrated incorrectly. I try and check the first time I am in reasonably shallow water. The dock guys at the charter companies often know the exact depth at the docks to check it also. Many seem to prefer to read depth under the keel and reset it from reading actual depth. I actually bring a weight and string to calibrate in dock as I dont trust anyone else...
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/23/2021 10:09 PM
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Currently in North Sound. Headed to Anegada this morning,but decided to turn around about 5 miles from North Sound. Weather was closing in quickly. Made it back to North Sound right before storm hit. Quickly anchored just North of mooring field at Leverick. Clocked 40 knot sustained at height of storm. It's not over yet. Good heads-up move Adrian! Did your storm warning come from your eyeballs, or were you making good use of technology? Dan
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/24/2021 05:58 AM
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Currently in North Sound. Headed to Anegada this morning,but decided to turn around about 5 miles from North Sound. Weather was closing in quickly. Made it back to North Sound right before storm hit. Quickly anchored just North of mooring field at Leverick. Clocked 40 knot sustained at height of storm. It's not over yet. Good heads-up move Adrian! Did your storm warning come from your eyeballs, or were you making good use of technology? Dan Mostly eyeballs. Radar looked ok when we left NS, but lost internet shortly after leaving. I had watched for 3 hours and everything was drifting WNW. That changed and the whole system backed up. 2 other boats kept going. That couldn't have been any fun.
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