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Re: Buck Island Anchoring Permit
[Re: cruzdoc]
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04/07/2021 12:43 PM
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agrimsrud
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Appreciate the info. Seems like you may be able to swing by the Fort in Christiansted and get one if you're lucky and potentially avoid the 5 day waiting period form a few reviews I have read. Has anyone been successful with this process? I am still trying to convince my crew that there is enough to see/do in St. Croix to warrant the 40 nm sail each way. It's more like 34nm from the south bays of St John. But that's splitting hairs. We go for the sail which we greatly enjoy. If your crew doesn't enjoy the sailing part of sailing I wouldn't go. St Croix is nice but imho not enough to merit a long sail if you don't care for actually sailing.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Buck Island Anchoring Permit
[Re: TC42]
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04/07/2021 06:00 PM
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If you are into reading the Herman Wouk book from 1964 Don't Stop the Carnival was written about Prospect Cay in Christiansted Harbor.
I always enjoyed the sail over. I usually did a night sail from Norman about 3am departure and dodged the cruise ships during the night.
Worth renting a car to explore.
Mike
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Re: Buck Island Anchoring Permit
[Re: kneafseym]
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04/07/2021 07:01 PM
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If you are into reading the Herman Wouk book from 1964 Don't Stop the Carnival was written about Prospect Cay in Christiansted Harbor.
Much debate about that - but his home was on Skyline Drive STT and purportedly Norman Paperman had the hotel on Hassel Island "the Royal Mail Inn" ***** it is fiction -- but "Rain ain stop no Carnival"!!!
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Re: Buck Island Anchoring Permit
[Re: TC42]
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04/11/2021 01:30 PM
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I thought I would provide an update to everyone. I ended up calling the NPS. The person I spoke with told me just to fill out the form, sign it myself and note that I'm chartering the boat. The form has a fax number and mailing address. He said the fax hasn't worked for a long time and instead provided an email address (CHRI_Permits@nps.gov). I sent in the form along, with a copy of the boat registration and my drivers license. I received an approval after about 4 days - which was my original form returned with a red stamp that said "approved". A copy of the email I received back is below.
One side note. We anchored where instructed and took our tender around the point to the snorkel trail and back. Our tender was very under powered so we had to stop and dump water once on the way out. The return trip was better. I wouldn't do it again in a tender unless the seas were very settled and we had a larger tender with more power. Just a heads up.
Hopefully this info helps others. The beach and water were beautiful!
Tim
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Begin forwarded message:
From: "Beaudry, Stuart M" <stuart_beaudry@nps.gov> Subject: Approved Buck Island anchoring permit Date: April 3, 2021 at 12:07:45 PM EDT To: "curry.tj@gmail.com" <curry.tj@gmail.com> Cc: "Laurencin, Gabriel G" <Gabriel_Laurencin@nps.gov>, "Clarke, Mark D" <Mark_Clarke@nps.gov>, "Herbert, Travis A" <travis_herbert@nps.gov>
Good afternoon,
We have approved your 2021 temporary anchoring permit with Buck Island Reef National Monument (BUIS). Please keep this permit on your vessel at all times. We will be issuing a new permit in the foreseeable future that will include a fee and a decal sticker. Look out for updates from the Park's website and Facebook Page. Once the new permitting system is up and running, you will have to re-apply for the new permit. There is still no overnight anchoring at BUIS. The park is currently in phase 2 and will be re-opening in Phase 3, which is soon. Thank you and be safe out there. Also, the beach closes at 4pm.
From,
Stuart Beaudry U.S. Park Ranger Christiansted National Historic Site 2100 Church Street #100 St. Croix, Virgin Islands 00820 Cell: 340-227-3844
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Re: Buck Island Anchoring Permit
[Re: TC42]
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04/11/2021 03:05 PM
04/11/2021 03:05 PM
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...He said the fax hasn't worked for a long time and instead provided an email address (CHRI_Permits@nps.gov). I guess that explains why I haven't heard back! Thanks for pass this on. Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Coral Bay, St. John USVI
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