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March Overnight Anchorages
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09/10/2015 01:28 PM
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I'm planning kind of a different trip for this March; rather than my usual "best of the BVI" trip with several new couples, we're spending a week with experienced BVI travelers who are looking to spend most of the day sailing, and the evenings anchored somewhere quiet(er), cooking on board, and jus' chillin'. Kind of a "been there, done that" trip for avid sailors.
What are some overnight anchorages that will be comfortable in March (with whatever North swell is present), with room and holding ground appropriate for a 60' cat?
Flotsam
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.
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Re: March Overnight Anchorages
[Re: sail2wind]
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09/10/2015 04:10 PM
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sail2wind said: most of STJ is no anchoring, but only $15 mooring balls, $7.50 for us seniors Is a 60-foot cat too big for the moorings? There's an upper limit, but I don't remember what it is... If the weather is settled we've anchored behind Sandy Spit. Everybody leaves about 4pm, and you're there alone thinking "what do they know that I don't know?" <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> I should point out that this would be a bit rolly in a North Swell, but on a 60-foot cat you probably would not notice. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
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Re: March Overnight Anchorages
[Re: Twanger]
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09/10/2015 04:30 PM
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Twanger said: Is a 60-foot cat too big for the moorings? There's an upper limit, but I don't remember what it is...
If I recall correctly, the limit is 60', but even so I'm not excited about using the balls given the condition of some of the lines I've frequently seen connected to them. So, anchoring is seeming like a better idea.
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Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.
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Re: March Overnight Anchorages
[Re: Flotsam]
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09/10/2015 05:41 PM
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Flotsam said:Twanger said: Is a 60-foot cat too big for the moorings? There's an upper limit, but I don't remember what it is...
That's really solid thinking with a cat that size. I have ended up adrift twice in the BVI and both times we were moored. G G If I recall correctly, the limit is 60', but even so I'm not excited about using the balls given the condition of some of the lines I've frequently seen connected to them. So, anchoring is seeming like a better idea.
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