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Peter Island? #90145 03/14/2016 05:11 PM 03/14/2016 05:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 167 CO/WI/IL, USA BVIAddict OP Traveler
BVIAddict OP Traveler Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 167 CO/WI/IL, USA	We have sailed in the BVI 10 times in the last 16 years and have never been to Peter Island. We are thinking about finally going when we sail later this week. Where is the best place to park? Will my 11 and 12 year old kids enjoy it? Thank you!

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Re: Peter Island? [Re: BVIAddict] #90146 03/14/2016 05:36 PM 03/14/2016 05:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	We love a stop at Peter. You can moor or anchor in Great Harbour or anchor in Deadman's, which is very convenient to the resort. You can also anchor in Little Harbour or Cay Key, however there are no facilities, just a great place to chill.

Re: Peter Island? [Re: sail2wind] #90147 03/14/2016 06:00 PM 03/14/2016 06:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 91 Maryland S SteveInMD Traveler
SteveInMD Traveler S Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 91 Maryland	I've been thinking of stopping there as well. Do I understand correctly that the mooring balls are $65 but you get access to the pool or something like that? If so, which harbor has the $65 mooring balls?

Re: Peter Island? [Re: SteveInMD] #90148 03/14/2016 06:25 PM 03/14/2016 06:25 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 826 Tortola, BVI L LianeLeTendre Traveler
LianeLeTendre Traveler L Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 826 Tortola, BVI	The mooring balls are in Sprat Bay. There are only about 4 mooring balls, so call ahead to make sure they have one available.

Re: Peter Island? [Re: LianeLeTendre] #90149 03/14/2016 06:41 PM 03/14/2016 06:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue sail2wind Traveler
sail2wind Traveler Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,213 GJ, CO S/V Long Overdue	You best have a generator and A/C to be moored in Sprat. Also be aware ice was $10 a bag and the showers, water is $1 a gallon, and the showers are OK at best.

Re: Peter Island? [Re: sail2wind] #90150 03/14/2016 07:36 PM 03/14/2016 07:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,018 annap, MD/BVI-Nanny Cay hallucination Traveler
hallucination Traveler Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,018 annap, MD/BVI-Nanny Cay	And to add, they are not very enthusiastic about maintaining the balls. The farthest on in is a depth challenge for 6+ foot draft and wind is nonexistent in that anchorage, as said above. swimming off the boat is "cloudy" as there is zero currents.

Re: Peter Island? [Re: hallucination] #90151 03/14/2016 07:54 PM 03/14/2016 07:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 91 Maryland S SteveInMD Traveler
SteveInMD Traveler S Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 91 Maryland	Okay - got it. Is Great Harbor better than Sprat?

Re: Peter Island? [Re: sail2wind] #90152 03/14/2016 07:56 PM 03/14/2016 07:56 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL Winterstale Traveler
Winterstale Traveler Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL	Quote sail2wind said: You best have a generator and A/C to be moored in Sprat. Also be aware ice was $10 a bag and the showers, water is $1 a gallon, and the showers are OK at best. What Evan said... The new marina is apparently finished and I believe the showers are much improved - they were definitely NOT worth the extra $$$ last year. But - you will be HOT HOT HOT without gen/AC. The pool and the pool bar are VERY nice and you can hike on over to their beach and use the beach chairs there, etc. We will likely stop there this year but we'll opt to anchor in Deadman's Bay.

Re: Peter Island? [Re: Winterstale] #90153 03/14/2016 08:00 PM 03/14/2016 08:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL Winterstale Traveler
Winterstale Traveler Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL	FYI - if you anchor in Deadman's Bay, they are more than happy if you buy drinks at the beach bar and hang out there - you are not welcome at the pool, showers, etc if you're not a guest of the hotel or marina (slip or ball). Great Harbor is nice - there is a restaurant ashore called Ocean's Seven which has mixed opinions - and I've actually heard that it may only open for groups now? Not sure - we've actually never been to the restaurant. There are mooring balls there and you can still get over to Peter Island Resort but it's a little bit of a hike - nothing unmanageable. You have to leave your dinghy ashore and make sure you secure it somehow - there used to be a local who "watched" the dinghies but I believe he passed away.

Re: Peter Island? [Re: SteveInMD] #90154 03/14/2016 08:05 PM 03/14/2016 08:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,018 annap, MD/BVI-Nanny Cay hallucination Traveler
hallucination Traveler Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,018 annap, MD/BVI-Nanny Cay	Great is nice and secluded. there is a fairly decent restaurant...oceans...but no beach. Snorkeling along the coast is pretty good to fair. You can dink over to Peter, but don't get too welcome. We have had mixed experiences on how welcome we were there, If you plan on sitting at the beach, order a drink first (at least) for a chair. At least while you wait a long time until they get it for you. you can enjoy the beach. Overall, welcome on the exterior, not welcome at the core...unless they have no-one else on the island. Their guest ALWAYS come first. and you are not, even if you stay at the dock, let alone the balls.

Re: Peter Island? [Re: hallucination] #90155 03/14/2016 08:22 PM 03/14/2016 08:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,018 annap, MD/BVI-Nanny Cay hallucination Traveler
hallucination Traveler Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,018 annap, MD/BVI-Nanny Cay	The local older man has passed away, his son is still manning the post, hand netting the little fish.. we hand him a couple of beers (or something) to have him "watch our dingy" and sit around and lime with him a bit. So funny, winterstale and I must have been typing at the same time

Re: Peter Island? [Re: Winterstale] #90156 03/14/2016 11:51 PM 03/14/2016 11:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 288 Kansas Chriskal Traveler
Chriskal Traveler Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 288 Kansas	Quote Winterstale said: FYI - if you anchor in Deadman's Bay, they are more than happy if you buy drinks at the beach bar and hang out there - you are not welcome at the pool, showers, etc if you're not a guest of the hotel or marina (slip or ball). Great Harbor is nice - there is a restaurant ashore called Ocean's Seven which has mixed opinions - and I've actually heard that it may only open for groups now? Not sure - we've actually never been to the restaurant. There are mooring balls there and you can still get over to Peter Island Resort but it's a little bit of a hike - nothing unmanageable. You have to leave your dinghy ashore and make sure you secure it somehow - there used to be a local who "watched" the dinghies but I believe he passed away. We pent our last night in GH in November. I have to say, it was pretty great. We picked a ball ear oceans 7 and also near shore. Snorkeling and swimming was awesome. Although I think we were the only. people that came for dinner, the folks at O7 treated us fantastic. I know that place gets mixed reviews but they treated my crew like kings. Tremendous.

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