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RE: moving around in the North Sound #36297 01/26/2015 11:07 AM 01/26/2015 11:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 19 Dennison, MN D dfrandrup OP Traveler
dfrandrup OP Traveler D Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 19 Dennison, MN	If you moored in Leverick Bay, could you take the dingy to the Bitter End, Prickly Pear, Saba Rock...

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Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: dfrandrup] #36298 01/26/2015 11:08 AM 01/26/2015 11:08 AM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 256 Gallatin, Tennessee M Murdock Traveler
Murdock Traveler M Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 256 Gallatin, Tennessee	Yes, should be no problem...

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: Murdock] #36299 01/26/2015 11:27 AM 01/26/2015 11:27 AM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,198 Cape Coral Florida (Texas tran... stoneyusaf Traveler
stoneyusaf Traveler Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,198 Cape Coral Florida (Texas tran...	Absolutely yes as long as the weather isn't really funky. A group of us TTOLrs did this in May and had a BLAST!!!! https://www.tickerfactory.com/ezt/d/4;10765;405/st/20220331/e/USVI+and+BVI/dt/0/k/05ce/event.png

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: stoneyusaf] #36300 01/26/2015 11:30 AM 01/26/2015 11:30 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 19 Dennison, MN D dfrandrup OP Traveler
dfrandrup OP Traveler D Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 19 Dennison, MN	Okay - that's great. Thank you!

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: dfrandrup] #36301 01/26/2015 11:31 AM 01/26/2015 11:31 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,545 Here and There rita_irvine Traveler
rita_irvine Traveler Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,545 Here and There	It is doable, you will get wet! Rita It is better to be happy than it is to be right

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: rita_irvine] #36302 01/26/2015 01:58 PM 01/26/2015 01:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,618 Oakville, Canada CanadianGirrrl Traveler
CanadianGirrrl Traveler Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,618 Oakville, Canada	we've never gotten wet, maybe we're not doing it right!! we take the dink and do a big loop as a pub crawl and hit biras, fat virgin, sand box, saba and BEYC, new for us this year will be CSYC, lots of fun! At least i think we had fun... "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness" - Mark Twain

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: CanadianGirrrl] #36303 01/26/2015 02:09 PM 01/26/2015 02:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,198 Cape Coral Florida (Texas tran... stoneyusaf Traveler
stoneyusaf Traveler Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,198 Cape Coral Florida (Texas tran...	Quote CanadianGirrrl said: we've never gotten wet, maybe we're not doing it right!! we take the dink and do a big loop as a pub crawl and hit biras, fat virgin, sand box, saba and BEYC, new for us this year will be CSYC, lots of fun! At least i think we had fun... We got very wet....but that is because other folks who shall remain nameless killed us with water cannons (LOL.....hhmmm...maybe we were guilty of that as well....I got my good buddy "Mike" wet and angry at Saba) <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> https://www.tickerfactory.com/ezt/d/4;10765;405/st/20220331/e/USVI+and+BVI/dt/0/k/05ce/event.png

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: stoneyusaf] #36304 01/27/2015 11:25 AM 01/27/2015 11:25 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL Winterstale Traveler
Winterstale Traveler Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL	Quote stoneyusaf said: Quote CanadianGirrrl said: we've never gotten wet, maybe we're not doing it right!! we take the dink and do a big loop as a pub crawl and hit biras, fat virgin, sand box, saba and BEYC, new for us this year will be CSYC, lots of fun! At least i think we had fun... We got very wet....but that is because other folks who shall remain nameless killed us with water cannons (LOL.....hhmmm...maybe we were guilty of that as well....I got my good buddy "Mike" wet and angry at Saba) <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" /> I am sensing a repeat performance....we'll just need to be more careful on arrivals at Saba.... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: dfrandrup] #36305 01/27/2015 01:01 PM 01/27/2015 01:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 363 S/V Event Horizon FRANKIE2 Traveler
FRANKIE2 Traveler Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 363 S/V Event Horizon	Possible but uncomfortable, potentially hazardous after sundown. I would just use the iron genoa and move from Leverick to BEYC or Saba and back if desired. Kevin

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: FRANKIE2] #36306 01/27/2015 04:11 PM 01/27/2015 04:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,523 Grenada Zanshin Traveler
Zanshin Traveler Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,523 Grenada	The chop in the North Sound can be surprisingly high, but a big Caribe dinghy and outboard will certainly be sufficient. But as mentioned in this thread, I'd be careful after dark and make sure that the dinghy is well-lit.

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: Zanshin] #36307 01/27/2015 04:30 PM 01/27/2015 04:30 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,392 Maryland Kirk Traveler
Kirk Traveler Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,392 Maryland	(....and enough gas) Kirk in Maryland

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: Kirk] #36308 01/27/2015 06:03 PM 01/27/2015 06:03 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL Winterstale Traveler
Winterstale Traveler Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL	We started out going clockwise - at around 11:30am - Prickly Pear, Saba, BEYC, Lunch at Fat Virgin, back to Leverick - I think we all got back around 3 or so. It is NOT something I would do after dark.

Re: RE: moving around in the North Sound [Re: dfrandrup] #36309 01/27/2015 09:30 PM 01/27/2015 09:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,423 New Jersey, USA DanS Traveler
DanS Traveler Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,423 New Jersey, USA	I make a habit of having a handheld VHF with me in the dinghy. I would be especially inclined to do this when taking a relatively long ride (like Leverick to BEYC), and even more so if I were going to (foolishly?) ignore some of the advice here and do it at night. Dan <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" />

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