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Cat Fight Flights #58711
06/17/2015 03:42 PM
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FYI-

A few of the flight options we have been watching are down considerably (15%) in the last few days (from Denver). Has anyone pulled the trigger yet? I may wait it out some more....


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Riverfrontbrewer] #58712
06/17/2015 03:45 PM
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Used miles for ours -- we just need to buy one-way from Miami to STT on the 25th. Our original plan was to travel to Miami for a cruise on United so we have to buy that last leg. Getting all the back with American miles on the 2nd of November from STT.


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Winterstale] #58713
06/17/2015 04:30 PM
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Pulled the trigger, flying down on Delta and back on Southwest, all points. We are land based staying on Jost. We are looking forward to all of the festivities!

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: ski2play] #58714
06/17/2015 05:03 PM
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I've been watching, but the black hole known as St. Louis hasn't changed much.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: tradewinds] #58715
06/17/2015 05:48 PM
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St. John, USVI
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I just checked and our fare down on AA has dropped $8. Our United flight back is up $87.

We bought as soon as United showed availability 300 days out. They ended up canceling our flight down, but it was mid-October and they usually don't run their direct flights that early. We got that flight refunded (we book one-way flights) and rebooked AA. We're in October 16 and out November 14.

We're looking forward to Cat fight. Not certain who we'll have on the boat with the busy season starting up. Debbie & Christine will be back on our boat. With any luck we'll get Capt. Jay over to Jost after work on that Friday. It would be great to get Kimber back

Cheers, RickG


S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423
Grenada
Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: RickG] #58716
06/17/2015 07:04 PM
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So jealous of all you folks who can do this so cheaply. We are extremely lucky if we can get there under a grand each...not to mention I have no vacation time....2 weeks sailing in Greece/ Turkey in Sept agsin and I'm tapped out for 2015.... Can't wait til I'm done with this pain in butt called working full time. .....I'll be thinking of all of you in October....March 2016 til I see my BVI paradise and family again... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />


Kim

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Sandsailsun] #58717
06/18/2015 03:32 PM
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Based on what I am seeing the last few days I think we will probably fly DEN-SJU-EIS as the price is within $50 bucks of flying to STT. Then we will have a day or two to play around on Tortola prior to the CF week.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Riverfrontbrewer] #58718
06/18/2015 03:57 PM
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To do it again if everyone has a passport book... go straight to EIS... my wife, three children under 10 and I spent around $585 in ferry, taxis, port fees, departure fees etc to go via STT... at least we got to ride the Charger one of the times <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />


Though The Bell Arose had the crowd screaming on the ride over in 18+ seas!

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: RickG] #58719
06/18/2015 04:24 PM
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RickG said:
I just checked and our fare down on AA has dropped $8. Our United flight back is up $87.

We bought as soon as United showed availability 300 days out. They ended up canceling our flight down, but it was mid-October and they usually don't run their direct flights that early. We got that flight refunded (we book one-way flights) and rebooked AA. We're in October 16 and out November 14.

We're looking forward to Cat fight. Not certain who we'll have on the boat with the busy season starting up. Debbie & Christine will be back on our boat. With any luck we'll get Capt. Jay over to Jost after work on that Friday. It would be great to get Kimber back

Cheers, RickG


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Kimber] #58720
06/18/2015 04:39 PM
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Going down Southwest/JetBlue through SJU and back Delta from STT to Houston Hobby...we a wandering down a good week early prior to getting on the boat...between a few points on the way down and a surprisingly low cost one way back the two of us are doing it for $550.00 total.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Warlock] #58721
06/18/2015 06:00 PM
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From Atlanta, it's still sitting right at $500 ... which isn't BAD, but sometimes I can snap up a $350 rt! Gonna keep an eye on it.

ski2play, we are also land based on Jost for the week of Cat Fight, staying at WBV. smile

Felix


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Felix] #58722
06/18/2015 06:54 PM
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Lame question....what is cat fight? A race? Poker run?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Sunnykm] #58723
06/18/2015 07:29 PM
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catamaran race, there is also a one legged division, for those with real sailboats <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

Re: Cat Fight Flights #58724
06/18/2015 07:51 PM
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S2w thank you for your reply. Where do the races take place? Dates?

Thanks again!

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Sunnykm] #58725
06/18/2015 10:00 PM
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Copied from a post from Glenna
Registration usually starts on Friday evening and at the skippers meeting Saturday morning. There are 2 races. First is out to a mark to be left to port, around Sandy Key to port and back to Great harbor. Second is around Sandy Key to starboard, Great Thatch to starboard then around the mark to port and back to Great Harbor. The mark is usually located somewhere off of little Harbor, Jost but occasionally as far as Apple Bay, Tortola

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: ski2play] #58726
06/18/2015 11:41 PM
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ski2play said:
Pulled the trigger, flying down on Delta and back on Southwest, all points. We are land based staying on Jost. We are looking forward to all of the festivities!

We're in one of the White Bay Cottages...looking forward to lazy days on Jost before the crazy weekend! See you for quiet "end of day" painkillers at SDB....the only time of day to be there..... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Sandsailsun] #58727
06/18/2015 11:44 PM
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Sandsailsun said:
So jealous of all you folks who can do this so cheaply. We are extremely lucky if we can get there under a grand each...not to mention I have no vacation time....2 weeks sailing in Greece/ Turkey in Sept agsin and I'm tapped out for 2015.... Can't wait til I'm done with this pain in butt called working full time. .....I'll be thinking of all of you in October....March 2016 til I see my BVI paradise and family again... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />


Not cheap for us -- hard work went into my miles <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" /> with Miss McSmartypants <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> -- won't be the same without you guys.....


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Winterstale] #58728
08/26/2015 08:23 AM
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South Carolina
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Finally booked! 3 weeks in the sun before another CO winter!

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Riverfrontbrewer] #58729
08/26/2015 08:44 AM
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Counting down!! Cannot wait!!! 60 days until wheels up!! Cannot wait to sit and have a Mic Bloody Mary at SDB! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Groovin.gif" alt="" />


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Winterstale] #58730
08/26/2015 12:20 PM
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Tortola/ Sonoma, California
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We are heading back from Sonoma via SFO end of Sept for our stay to include the Catfight aboard " Galeaux" this time ( thanks for the invite!!). Tix are $780 each for us via MIA to STT..that's a little higher than I've seen recently but not too bad..includes all taxes..

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Manpot] #58731
08/26/2015 01:14 PM
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South Carolina
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We arrive Sunday the 25th into EIS @ noonish. Due to our plans post cat fight it was more convenient to do American DEN/MIA/SJU/EIS then back through Dallas. And we have always had good luck on American to the islands. Not cheap, but the schedule fit w ours and we are codeshared w Seaborne.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Riverfrontbrewer] #58732
08/26/2015 02:20 PM
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St. John, USVI
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51 days for us, arriving October 16 on AA. We'll be in Great Harbor Friday before Cat Fight with our one-legged cat. We got our favorite United direct flight home on November 14.

Cheers, RickG


S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423
Grenada
Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: RickG] #58733
08/26/2015 02:23 PM
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We arrive on the 22nd, staying at CRC for a few nights, and then sleeping aboard Galeaux on the 25th before we head out. We'll be in Great Harbour on Friday, probably after stopping at the B-Line.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: tradewinds] #58734
08/26/2015 06:15 PM
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We arrive on the 22nd and will be land based on Tortola until the 31st. Would love to meet some more TTOLers during our time there. Tradewinds would love to meet ya'll. We always have plenty of cold beer. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
Anita & Tab Hebert

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: kajunlady61] #58735
08/26/2015 07:46 PM
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We will be at CRC in Little Apple Bay ready to party!

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Manpot] #58736
08/27/2015 11:50 AM
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"My" Nick and I arrive Oct. 28 and will be land-based on JVD for a week - looking forward to seeing everyone! smile

Felix


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Felix] #58737
08/27/2015 12:17 PM
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Scott and I arrive on Oct. 27th. We will try and get over to JVD to check out the Cat Fight. I doubt our "Wildcat 2" will be ready for a race but definitely ready to party.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Winterstale] #58738
08/27/2015 04:07 PM
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We arrive 10/20. Looking forward to a great time!

KF Quinn

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: FRANKIE2] #58739
08/27/2015 04:50 PM
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Gonna be soooo much fun!

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: tradewinds] #58740
08/28/2015 01:16 AM
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We arrive on the 22nd, staying at CRC for a few nights, and then sleeping aboard Galeaux on the 25th before we head out. We'll be in Great Harbour on Friday, probably after stopping at the B-Line.


Brian, Kris, "her" Nick, and the rest of the JVD "land gang" will head over to Diamond Cay and will wait for a dinghy lift to B-Line, Chris!


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Winterstale] #58741
08/28/2015 05:08 PM
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Canton, GA
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Trying to decide whether to lug my iSUP down this trip ... just in case we don't get a dinghy ride, LOL


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: Felix] #58742
08/30/2015 10:36 AM
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St. John, USVI
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Oooh, what day is B-Line day? We're picking up crew on St. Thomas before cat fight, but we could get moving early Friday for Diamond Cay.

Cheers, RickG


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Grenada
Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: RickG] #58743
08/30/2015 10:40 AM
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We'll probably be there around 1pm on Friday. Just depends on what time we get moving from Leverick.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: tradewinds] #58744
08/30/2015 10:52 AM
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Tradewinds, excellent. That could work for us with Debbie being a morning girl; we plan on picking her up early at the marina on St. Thomas on our way back from the SVI. With check in at Great Harbor, we'll shoot for early afternoon Friday at B-Line. With any luck, Capt. Jay can hit the last ferry Friday and sail with us on Saturday.

Cheers, RickG


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Grenada
Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: RickG] #58745
08/30/2015 11:42 AM
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RickG said:
Tradewinds, excellent. That could work for us with Debbie being a morning girl; we plan on picking her up early at the marina on St. Thomas on our way back from the SVI. With check in at Great Harbor, we'll shoot for early afternoon Friday at B-Line. With any luck, Capt. Jay can hit the last ferry Friday and sail with us on Saturday.

Cheers, RickG


Sweet! Sounds like a plan. Hope Jay can make it this year.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: tradewinds] #58746
08/31/2015 08:15 AM
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B-line Friday! We are in. We are land based at Sandy Ground Estates so it is a quick trip over in the dinghy. See you all soooo soon.

Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: ski2play] #58747
08/31/2015 08:43 PM
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I think our crew may also make the gathering!



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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: boatjunkie] #58748
09/01/2015 02:26 PM
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I think I better make sure B Line is open? Chris , how big is your dink?


Nick Willis
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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: NickR] #58749
09/02/2015 05:03 AM
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Bradenton, FL
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I have to get our rental car arranged too!


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Re: Cat Fight Flights [Re: NickR] #58750
09/03/2015 12:35 PM
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Canton, GA
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Good call, Nick!

Felix


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