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Sargassum Question #301936
05/29/2023 04:41 PM
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We are starting our charter this coming weekend! I was wondering if anyone had some updates on the current status of the sargassum amounts in Anegada...Cow Wreck, Big Bamboo? The North Sound? Monkey Point? Norman?...Thanks!

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Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #301937
05/29/2023 05:04 PM
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It was basically a non issue. There certainly was some around but not near as bad as I have seen it.
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Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #301948
05/30/2023 05:40 AM
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In the North Sound now and heading there today, but in general agree with George. There is some floating around but it is not building in any of the spots you go to and we have not smelled it. Was worse in early March.

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #301953
05/30/2023 09:11 AM
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Here on Tortola the worst have seen, and smelled, is at Frenchman's Cay by the bridge from Tortola..nothing on the North Shore so far!!

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #301961
05/30/2023 01:35 PM
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it depends, peter,cooper,leverick,jvd,anegade,diamond,both white bays, cgb, norman,...nothing but random floaters

tortola by the pier, stinky

Out on the water, no significant rafts.

realtime info.......

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #301990
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This is great news! Thanks so much for your replies.

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #302027
05/31/2023 09:03 PM
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and should I add...the SG around the VG water station/airport was huge. but no other places on the island.

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #302031
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None at all on Cow Wreck 2 days ago.

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #302176
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@ JVD white bay, the wind switched south and now it has a beachload of sargassum.

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: hallucination] #302193
06/05/2023 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by hallucination
and should I add...the SG around the VG water station/airport was huge. but no other places on the island.

Originally Posted by hallucination
@ JVD white bay, the wind switched south and now it has a beachload of sargassum.


We stayed at old yard the month of May and yes toward the end it was building up . Stinky at times depending on the wind but not too bad . The locals are expecting it to be much worse in July / August .

Last edited by Sandsailsun; 06/05/2023 12:11 PM.

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Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #302207
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Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #302209
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You would think the water pickups would be well below the low tide water level.

Re: Sargassum Question [Re: VI Fun!] #302210
06/05/2023 03:24 PM
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Evidently the pickups are not deep enough. To get deeper, one would need to go out further, which would have cost more money. So guess what happened?


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Re: Sargassum Question [Re: Sandsailsun] #302216
06/05/2023 05:06 PM
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we were there in May - How did I know I had COVID? we drove into town and I couldn't smell it


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