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First in a line of questions......beach towels #43060 03/02/2015 07:30 PM 03/02/2015 07:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler
OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina	Hi all, My family of 4 (two adults, two teenagers) have chartered a bareboat in June and I'll have some questions over the coming months. We've chartered in the BVI years ago, and many times out of St. Martin. Now my question of the week. Is there somewhere near the Sunsail base (walking) to buy beach towels? I'm afraid luggage room will be limited, and I really don't want to pay to check a bag of beach towels (although it might be cheaper). Thanks for the advice. ODB

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Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: OhDrinkBoy] #43061 03/02/2015 07:51 PM 03/02/2015 07:51 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL Winterstale Traveler
Winterstale Traveler Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL	Best advice? NO beach towels. They only bring sand on to the boat. Most beaches will have chairs and in June it will be warm enough so that you'll dry off the minute you get out of the water with not much chance of a chill. Rinse off with the shower on the back of the transom before getting back on board and use the towels provided on the boat.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: Winterstale] #43062 03/02/2015 07:53 PM 03/02/2015 07:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	Here's what we use. We swear by them. They fold to the size of a napkin, drys super fast, and dry you very fast. I agree with Bridget, no sand on the boat. http://www.amazon.com/Sunland-Microfiber...ber+beach+towel

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: sail2wind] #43063 03/02/2015 08:00 PM 03/02/2015 08:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL Winterstale Traveler
Winterstale Traveler Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL	Yes - if you're going to bring anything, those are the ones to bring!

First in a line of questions......beach towels #43064 03/02/2015 08:21 PM 03/02/2015 08:21 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,003 S sail445 Traveler
sail445 Traveler S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,003	Sorry to say but Micro fiber towels collect fine particles of sand although not as much as terry cloth but enough to mess up the cockpit.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: sail445] #43065 03/02/2015 08:32 PM 03/02/2015 08:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	they never leave the boat

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: sail2wind] #43066 03/02/2015 08:34 PM 03/02/2015 08:34 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts maytrix Traveler
maytrix Traveler Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts	Sunsail provides two sets of towels. We use one set for showering and the other for rinsing off after swimming. Gotta make sure you really shake them good if you use them on a beach. Matt

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: sail2wind] #43067 03/02/2015 08:52 PM 03/02/2015 08:52 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,003 S sail445 Traveler
sail445 Traveler S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,003	Quote sail2wind said: they never leave the boat Well if it's for on deck then it makes sense. I assumed it was for beach use from reading the Whiskey swiggers comment

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: sail445] #43068 03/02/2015 08:58 PM 03/02/2015 08:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler
OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina	Thanks for the effort, but I've chartered many times. I'm fine with beach towels on the boat after a day at the beach. It's not my first rodeo. I've considered the parasheet which is the option if I bring from home. Is there a store within walking distance of Wickham's Cay II that sells beach towels?

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: OhDrinkBoy] #43069 03/02/2015 09:13 PM 03/02/2015 09:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16,942 In Cahoots..;-0 saildoggie Traveler
saildoggie Traveler Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 16,942 In Cahoots..;-0	Voyage Charters now provides really nice Beach towels but as said, I never let them go to the Beach, even a tiny bit of sand somehow always ends up on your sheets and all over the boat. They are great for drying off and lounging on the trampolines but not allowed on the Beach on my watch.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: saildoggie] #43070 03/02/2015 10:53 PM 03/02/2015 10:53 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,429 Villa Euphoria Leverick Bay, P... mdoyle9999 Traveler
mdoyle9999 Traveler Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,429 Villa Euphoria Leverick Bay, P...	You can get them at Bolo's on Wickham's Cay. http://bolos.cbt.cc/index.html Last edited by mdoyle9999; 03/02/2015 10:54 PM. Mike "The journey is the thing." Homer

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: mdoyle9999] #43071 03/03/2015 09:57 AM 03/03/2015 09:57 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,049 S StormJib Traveler
StormJib Traveler S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,049	Lots of great ideas... Just remember anything that will bring sand back to the boat will be your enemy. Less is more may be another thing to remember.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: StormJib] #43072 03/03/2015 10:08 AM 03/03/2015 10:08 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,392 Maryland Kirk Traveler
Kirk Traveler Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,392 Maryland	We always bring beach towels. We don't go to the beach except for Anegada though. We use them for drying off after swimming off the boat and snorkeling. We hang them off the lifelines to dry...no sand issues for us. YMMV Kirk in Maryland

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: OhDrinkBoy] #43073 03/03/2015 11:45 AM 03/03/2015 11:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,114 West Palm Beach FL bviboater Traveler
bviboater Traveler Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,114 West Palm Beach FL	I believe there is a boutique right in the Sunsail/Moorings complex that sells beach towels and beach wear. John

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: bviboater] #43074 03/03/2015 06:21 PM 03/03/2015 06:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler
OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina	Thanks Mike and John....just the info I was looking for.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: OhDrinkBoy] #43075 03/04/2015 09:26 AM 03/04/2015 09:26 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI RickG Traveler
RickG Traveler Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI	The towel discussion came up while we were planning our summer sail with family newbies. "What do we do about beach chairs and beach towels?" Newbies to sailing really have no idea and ask a lot of fun questions that really can't be answered without being there and experiencing. I don't want to be the towel Nazi or the angry Captain. We bring our Eagle Creek XL microfiber towels for drying off after showers. They pack small and have a real towel feel, rather than feeling like an absorbent rubber sheet. No problem fitting two in my carryon duffel with two weeks of clothes. One hassle with the Eagle Creek towels is that light blue is the only color option. I add colored zip ties to each one to keep them straight. My daughter's like their's and will bring them. We skip the traditional cotton towels since they never really dry and get that mildew smell. The newbies are good for a week with the cotton towels. I can hold back the extra cotton towels in case we need them. Decent travel wash cloths are something I'm still seeking. The Lunatec wash cloths are good for scrubbing on the transom, but have zero absorbency. They do seem to last forever with not much more than a rinse. The Rick Steves soft micrifiber wash cloths absorb a bit, but take a couple of hours to dry and need to be washed after a week or so. What about the beach? Trying to keep kids' towels from getting sandy is hard. We'll just try and do our best. A big beach bag and some towel discipline on the back of the boat will help. I'm afraid with a big family group we'll look like a laundry with all the towels on the life lines. Some sand on the boat is inevitable. We're going to try and keep the kids confined to a "monkey room" space and let the Lord of the Flies provide discipline in the monkey room. I imagine the one who causes the first set of sandy sheets will get a beat down from the other youngsters. I'm willing to enforce sand discipline with my girls, and I don't have the because they get it. Trying to do that with a big family group that includes active adolescent boys is a battle lost before I fight it. Towels in the beach bag is the containment plan. Now, about those beach chairs... how about Cow Wreck Beach? Cheers, RickG S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: RickG] #43076 03/04/2015 09:59 AM 03/04/2015 09:59 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,049 S StormJib Traveler
StormJib Traveler S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,049	Quote RickG said: The towel discussion came up while we were planning our summer sail with family newbies. "What do we do about beach chairs and beach towels?" Newbies to sailing really have no idea and ask a lot of fun questions that really can't be answered without being there and experiencing. I don't want to be the towel Nazi or the angry Captain. We bring our Eagle Creek XL microfiber towels for drying off after showers. They pack small and have a real towel feel, rather than feeling like an absorbent rubber sheet. No problem fitting two in my carryon duffel with two weeks of clothes. One hassle with the Eagle Creek towels is that light blue is the only color option. I add colored zip ties to each one to keep them straight. My daughter's like their's and will bring them. We skip the traditional cotton towels since they never really dry and get that mildew smell. The newbies are good for a week with the cotton towels. I can hold back the extra cotton towels in case we need them. Decent travel wash cloths are something I'm still seeking. The Lunatec wash cloths are good for scrubbing on the transom, but have zero absorbency. They do seem to last forever with not much more than a rinse. The Rick Steves soft micrifiber wash cloths absorb a bit, but take a couple of hours to dry and need to be washed after a week or so. What about the beach? Trying to keep kids' towels from getting sandy is hard. We'll just try and do our best. A big beach bag and some towel discipline on the back of the boat will help. I'm afraid with a big family group we'll look like a laundry with all the towels on the life lines. Some sand on the boat is inevitable. We're going to try and keep the kids confined to a "monkey room" space and let the Lord of the Flies provide discipline in the monkey room. I imagine the one who causes the first set of sandy sheets will get a beat down from the other youngsters. I'm willing to enforce sand discipline with my girls, and I don't have the because they get it. Trying to do that with a big family group that includes active adolescent boys is a battle lost before I fight it. Towels in the beach bag is the containment plan. Now, about those beach chairs... how about Cow Wreck Beach? Cheers, RickG The towel and suntan oil fairy may need to make a quiet visit the the first night...

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: OhDrinkBoy] #43077 03/04/2015 10:54 AM 03/04/2015 10:54 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 850 Manhattan Beach, CA calsail Traveler
calsail Traveler Joined: May 2004 Posts: 850 Manhattan Beach, CA	Supa Value upstairs shop near the roundabout Cheaper and closer than Bolo. (Supa correct spelling)

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: calsail] #43078 03/04/2015 11:02 AM 03/04/2015 11:02 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 397 Colorado stormster Traveler
stormster Traveler Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 397 Colorado	I bring beach towels just so that I can tell whose towel is whose on the boat. Anyone have a good way to (temporarily) mark the boat towels so everyone knows which one is theirs? Stormy http://bvibound.com

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: stormster] #43079 03/04/2015 11:05 AM 03/04/2015 11:05 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,392 Maryland Kirk Traveler
Kirk Traveler Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,392 Maryland	Quote stormster said: I bring beach towels just so that I can tell whose towel is whose on the boat. Anyone have a good way to (temporarily) mark the boat towels so everyone knows which one is theirs? Conch seems to give each cabin their own colors. Kirk in Maryland

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: stormster] #43080 03/04/2015 11:07 AM 03/04/2015 11:07 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	I bring 3 beat up old thin beach towels. They dry faster and I don't care if they come home or not. I buy the cheap ones at the swap meet in Hawaii when I go, use them through the year on our boat then choose the rattiest to take with us. I use one to sit on over the cushions and one each for Tim and I to dry off on the transom. I use my boat towel only for final showers of the day. If I buy too much stuff the beach towels can become cleaning rags for Guavaberry or the Charter company. Rita It is better to be happy than it is to be right

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: rita_irvine] #43081 03/04/2015 07:24 PM 03/04/2015 07:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler
OhDrinkBoy OP Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina	Thanks all for the info on buying towels.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: saildoggie] #43082 03/04/2015 08:35 PM 03/04/2015 08:35 PM
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 69 Chicago, Il P perky Traveler
perky Traveler P Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 69 Chicago, Il	We brought the microfiber towels which I really liked. They took up no space in the luggage and dried really fast...BUT, we never brought them to shore. Never really needed them on shore either. I would either get the microfiber towels or not worry about bringing the towels in luggage.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: stormster] #43083 03/20/2015 11:35 PM 03/20/2015 11:35 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 493 PA U ugo Traveler
ugo Traveler U Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 493 PA	I cut up small strips of fabric from old clothing.....about four to six of each color for however many people on board. Everyone pins their 'tabs' on their towels.....and on their napkins (cuts down on paper napkins) so there is no confusion on whose towel it is.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: ugo] #43084 03/21/2015 10:57 AM 03/21/2015 10:57 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	does someone have cooties?

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels #43085 03/21/2015 11:05 AM 03/21/2015 11:05 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,003 S sail445 Traveler
sail445 Traveler S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,003	How about using a magic marker and writng a small 1, 2 etc

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: sail445] #43086 03/21/2015 03:02 PM 03/21/2015 03:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 493 PA U ugo Traveler
ugo Traveler U Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 493 PA	Charter company might not like towels being permanently marked like that. The 6" colored strips I use are readily visible........don't forget to bring along a bunch of safety pins. No cooties, Sail2wind, just a desire to use one's own towel rather than a shared one.

Re: First in a line of questions......beach towels [Re: rita_irvine] #43087 03/21/2015 03:03 PM 03/21/2015 03:03 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,036 Tortola/ Sonoma, California Manpot Traveler
Manpot Traveler Joined: May 2002 Posts: 17,036 Tortola/ Sonoma, California	Always tons of beach towels here at CRC..

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