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Re: How many days in USVI
[Re: Kimber]
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12/08/2015 10:28 AM
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Coral Bay is fun with Skinny Legs and Indigo Grill at the Dinghy Dock, we prefer to anchor at Hansen Bay (in Coral Bay) for great swimming and snorkeling. Little Lameshure, Great Lameshur and Salt Pond are great south side anchorages with NPS moorings. BabandRon mentioned hiking from Lameshur to Reef Bay, but there are also day use moorings at Reef Bay. There is an NPS dock at Lameshur with trash drop off. You cannot see any houses/lights on the hills above Lameshure. From Salt Pond it is possible to hike up to Concordia or the Tourist Trap for food and drinks. Concordia has a small camp store. We love Leinster/Waterlemon Bay with great snorkeling and access to the Johnny Horn Trail and Annaberg. Walking up the ridge you get a great view down the Drake channel. You can hike to Brown Bay or go all the way to Coral Bay. This is one spot with almost no ATT/LIME/Digicel access. The outermost mooring has a bit of ATT signal. The Maho/Francis Bay anchorage is our favorite. Lots of moorings that are spread out and generally well protected. The Francis Bay side has a better breeze coming over the low lying area. You can access Trunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay from the moorings there. Not so well protected. Hawksnest also has moorings. The Caneel Bay mooring is exposed to ferry wakes that run from about 5AM until midnight. The closer in towards the Caneel dock the less rolly. You can dinghy up to the Caneel dock to access the restaurants. Zozo's is a crowd pleaser. The Bar & Grill has well reviewed sushi at lunch. They usually ask you to put out a stern anchor for your dinghy. We prefer to have our play time in Cruz Bay and anchor elsewhere since our monohull feels like a rocking horse in the Caneel Bay anchorage. But, Cruz Bay has so many walkable shops, bars and restaurants we end spending the night there more often than not. As others mentioned, Christmas Cove at Little St. James is a great close anchorage with Pizza Pi. Not too far down the south side of St. Thomas is Abi Beach Bar. Its a polished interpretation of the beach bar style. We like it. If you're checking in at Cruz Bay you can anchor in the creek area close the C&I if you draw 5' or less. Don't try and approach the C&I dock with a sailboat. The NPS dinghy dock is a short walk to C&I. Make sure you dispose of trash before you check in at Cruz Bay, otherwise they will ask you to take your trash to an incinerator on St. Thomas. Here's a useful NPS mooring guide: http://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/upload/MooringGuide.pdfCheers, RickG
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Re: How many days in USVI
[Re: sail2wind]
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12/09/2015 02:59 PM
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Posts: 3,618 Woodstock, GA
RickinAtlanta
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sail2wind said: St.Johns, Antigua? I always want to ask that when I see someone call it "St. John's" instead of St. John.
Last edited by RickinAtlanta; 12/09/2015 05:19 PM.
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Re: How many days in USVI
[Re: sail2wind]
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12/09/2015 05:57 PM
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sail2wind said: 170 miles sounds about right from the Virgins to Antigua One long 24-hour sail at 7 knots!
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Re: How many days in USVI
[Re: sail445]
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12/10/2015 11:08 AM
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sail445 said: Don't be political you well know we are talking about the USVI. Political? I don't think anyone was being political. It's a joke. That's all.
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Re: How many days in USVI
[Re: denverd0n]
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12/10/2015 11:33 AM
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RickinAtlanta
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denverd0n said:sail445 said: Don't be political you well know we are talking about the USVI. Political? I don't think anyone was being political. It's a joke. That's all. Spot on as no one was
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Re: How many days in USVI
[Re: jagmansr]
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12/11/2015 11:05 AM
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We rent a condo on Sapphire Beach on STT after spending time in the BVI, mainly because we want to stay on the beach close to the water. But the close proximity to Red Hook is great for day/night trips on STJ, and fun bars around RH like Lat 18 and Duffy's. Also easy to get to the airport for flight home...
"Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you.” -Anthony Bourdain
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