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Motor Yacht Aground? #50985 04/19/2015 03:25 PM 04/19/2015 03:25 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 183 British Virgin Islands Yachtmaster OP Traveler
Yachtmaster OP Traveler Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 183 British Virgin Islands	Anyone have information or photos of a reported motor yacht washed ashore in Josiah,s Bay on the North side of Tortola? Safe and enjoyable boating.

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Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: Yachtmaster] #50986 04/19/2015 03:57 PM 04/19/2015 03:57 PM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,347 USVI LocalSailor Traveler
LocalSailor Traveler Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,347 USVI	http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?s...;time_label=GMT Maybe affected by the N.swell today.

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: LocalSailor] #50987 04/19/2015 04:55 PM 04/19/2015 04:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7 Gulf Coast, Texas ByTheSea10 Traveler
ByTheSea10 Traveler Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7 Gulf Coast, Texas	Someone posted a picture of it on the BVI Community Facebook pg.

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: ByTheSea10] #50988 04/19/2015 05:37 PM 04/19/2015 05:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 183 British Virgin Islands Yachtmaster OP Traveler
Yachtmaster OP Traveler Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 183 British Virgin Islands	Do you have a link to that post.....? Safe and enjoyable boating.

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: Yachtmaster] #50989 04/19/2015 05:37 PM 04/19/2015 05:37 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,678 An island state of mind tradewinds Traveler
tradewinds Traveler Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,678 An island state of mind	It's a Virgin Traders boat. Same one that was run up on Pelican Island a few years ago.

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: tradewinds] #50990 04/19/2015 07:18 PM 04/19/2015 07:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7 Gulf Coast, Texas ByTheSea10 Traveler
ByTheSea10 Traveler Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7 Gulf Coast, Texas	I hope this works... https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10...9&source=48

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: tradewinds] #50991 04/20/2015 06:07 AM 04/20/2015 06:07 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 183 British Virgin Islands Yachtmaster OP Traveler
Yachtmaster OP Traveler Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 183 British Virgin Islands	Quote tradewinds said: It's a Virgin Traders boat. Same one that was run up on Pelican Island a few years ago. Yep, it's the same boat...... Safe and enjoyable boating.

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: Yachtmaster] #50992 04/20/2015 07:57 AM 04/20/2015 07:57 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,032 GA/NC GeorgeC1 Traveler
GeorgeC1 Traveler Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,032 GA/NC	That's got to be one sad owner! G

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: GeorgeC1] #50993 04/20/2015 09:52 AM 04/20/2015 09:52 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 8,530 Ya never know... HillsideView Traveler
HillsideView Traveler Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 8,530 Ya never know...	FB video here https://www.facebook.com/icah.wilmot/videos/10155434503240582/ My foot fits right into my shoe and my shoe will fit right into your...

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: HillsideView] #50994 04/20/2015 10:08 AM 04/20/2015 10:08 AM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 558 Jacksonville, FL, USA onlymedication Traveler
onlymedication Traveler Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 558 Jacksonville, FL, USA	Mechanical troubles? Couldn't tell if there was anyone on board as it washed up onto the beach. I trust everyone was all right, but any idea what happened?

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: onlymedication] #50995 04/20/2015 08:39 PM 04/20/2015 08:39 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,678 An island state of mind tradewinds Traveler
tradewinds Traveler Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,678 An island state of mind	Here's the Beacon story: http://www.bvibeacon.com/1/index.php/new...-in-josiahs-bay

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: tradewinds] #50996 04/20/2015 10:45 PM 04/20/2015 10:45 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 10,999 Macon, Georgia GlennA Traveler
GlennA Traveler Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 10,999 Macon, Georgia	So they anchored off the best swell amplifying bay in all of the BVI and then went ashore for the night leaving the boat unmanned??? Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: GlennA] #50997 04/20/2015 11:03 PM 04/20/2015 11:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 8,530 Ya never know... HillsideView Traveler
HillsideView Traveler Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 8,530 Ya never know...	Visa. It's everywhere you want to be. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> My foot fits right into my shoe and my shoe will fit right into your...

Re: Motor Yacht Aground? [Re: HillsideView] #50998 04/21/2015 06:46 AM 04/21/2015 06:46 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,032 GA/NC GeorgeC1 Traveler
GeorgeC1 Traveler Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 7,032 GA/NC	It's late in the season for that kind of swell. Lots of happy surfers! G

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