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Dog islands #52096
04/27/2015 06:17 PM
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What is the best Dog island to snorkel at, and how many moorings are available? Thanks


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Re: Dog islands [Re: Dlucerne] #52097
04/27/2015 06:47 PM
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I believe it's great dog where the chimney dive site is. That's a great snorkel stop. There's 5-6 mooring balls there. A few other spots nearby as well that you could visit if its full and then try later.


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Re: Dog islands [Re: maytrix] #52098
04/27/2015 06:54 PM
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I wish I could post photo's to show you the mooring field but I'm having trouble with photobucket and/or this site. Great Dog is a GREAT spot! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" />

Re: Dog islands [Re: BEERMAN] #52099
04/27/2015 08:14 PM
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I believe that there are only five mooring balls.
This small field is on the west side of the island. It's great snorkeling there.


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Re: Dog islands [Re: mdoyle9999] #52100
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George Dog is good snorkeling as well and is sheltered from a north swell. There are four NPT balls and two dive balls there. There is a small sand beach on the east side of the George Dog morring field.

Cheers, RickG


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Re: Dog islands [Re: RickG] #52101
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There used to be a couple of balls on the south side of Great Dog. You could swim to the airplane fuselage wreck from them.

Re: Dog islands [Re: tradewinds] #52102
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I'm pretty sure that they are still there. I know I saw them the last time I sailed by,


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Re: Dog islands [Re: mdoyle9999] #52103
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Thank you Mike, Rick, and MayTrix for your help. - David


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Re: Dog islands [Re: Dlucerne] #52104
05/06/2015 11:37 PM
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Sailed by today, there are no balls currently located on the south cuast of Great Dog - must have been my imagination. The were five balls on the east side. I hope that helps.

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Re: Dog islands [Re: mdoyle9999] #52105
05/07/2015 06:52 AM
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West side of great dog is a dive set. There should be balls there. The south side normally has dive balls for coral gardens. The east side is a dangerous field of coral heads. Possibly nice snorkelling and an untouched beach. I have never seen balls there. That could be new. If you go looking, stay way out and be careful.


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Re: Dog islands [Re: warren460] #52106
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Sorry, you are right - i meant the West side! Thx.


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Re: Dog islands [Re: mdoyle9999] #52107
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The beach on the east side is stunning. I was shocked by the extensive coral heads. It was difficult finding a path to shore


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Re: Dog islands [Re: warren460] #52108
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is that the beach on great dog? looks really nice from pictures I've seen

Re: Dog islands [Re: mayjong1] #52109
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Yes, that's the nice beach on great dog. Also, I went to coral gardens on the south side of great dog. Today I counted at least five mooring balls


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Re: Dog islands [Re: warren460] #52110
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Here is a link to mooring fields in the dogs. Two days ago, i sailed around Great Dog. There were five balls in the field on the west where there is also usually a dive mooring. Along the south coast, I didn't see any, although on previous trips I thought I had seen them as noted above.

http://www.h2otrips.com/destinations/british-virgin-islands/the-dogs/the-dogs-marina-cay/


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Re: Dog islands [Re: mdoyle9999] #52111
05/11/2015 03:51 PM
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Sailed by again today - no balls on south coast - just on the west coast.


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Re: Dog islands [Re: mdoyle9999] #52112
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Sailed by again today - no balls on south coast - just on the west coast.


They were in pretty rough shape the last time we stopped there.


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