Jost to St. John's to Norman question?

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Jost to St. John's to Norman question? #96603 05/04/2016 12:40 PM 05/04/2016 12:40 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 11 J jmark OP Traveler
jmark OP Traveler J Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 11	Hi all, we are thinking of leaving Jost Van Dyke for Norman island and while sailing enroute, stopping thru Maho Bay, St. John to have a peek (might snorkel) without stepping ashore. does anybody have any thoughts on the "legality" or lack thereof on this, since we technically wouldn't be checking into the USVI. Thanks.

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Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: jmark] #96604 05/04/2016 12:51 PM 05/04/2016 12:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts maytrix Traveler
maytrix Traveler Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts	It's 100% illegal. Don't do it. Matt

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: jmark] #96605 05/04/2016 01:01 PM 05/04/2016 01:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,277 Saint Thomas, USVI CaptainJay Traveler
CaptainJay Traveler Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,277 Saint Thomas, USVI	Quote jmark said: Hi all, we are thinking of leaving Jost Van Dyke for Norman island and while sailing enroute, stopping thru Maho Bay, St. John to have a peek (might snorkel) without stepping ashore. does anybody have any thoughts on the "legality" or lack thereof on this, since we technically wouldn't be checking into the USVI. Thanks. This will sound like blasphemy to a lot of people. Skip Jost, check into St John and spend a couple of days. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: CaptainJay] #96606 05/04/2016 02:16 PM 05/04/2016 02:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 503 ski2play Traveler
ski2play Traveler Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 503	Oh Capt Jay, you have been hitting the wrong end of Jost!

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: ski2play] #96607 05/04/2016 02:40 PM 05/04/2016 02:40 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI RickG Traveler
RickG Traveler Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI	I hate choices! Diamond Cay and Maho Bay are two of our favorite anchorages. Maho Bay and Spring Bay on VG are my two favorite beaches. We spend a lot of time at Maho! jmark, don't even risk it. Enforcement happens. Cheers, RickG S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: jmark] #96608 05/04/2016 03:32 PM 05/04/2016 03:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,901 Maine Breeze Traveler
Breeze Traveler Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,901 Maine	A lot of things can " just happen" on charter that can suck the joy out the trip, but intentionally breaking international law would be a really foolish choice.

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: CaptainJay] #96609 05/04/2016 04:15 PM 05/04/2016 04:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 282 Oklahoma Sugaree Traveler
Sugaree Traveler Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 282 Oklahoma	[/quote] This will sound like blasphemy to a lot of people. Skip Jost, check into St John and spend a couple of days. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> [/quote] This pic of White Bay was on New Year's Eve, several years back. (I have pictures of the same people, the same day.) White Bay is not always this crowded, I promise.

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: Sugaree] #96610 05/04/2016 05:20 PM 05/04/2016 05:20 PM
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hallucination Traveler Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,018 annap, MD/BVI-Nanny Cay	The last few times that I have been down, there has been a USCG go-fast Black tRIB hanging out in the little bay just south of Sopers on St. john side. Brown Bay if I remember right. Just sayin'

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: jmark] #96611 05/04/2016 05:46 PM 05/04/2016 05:46 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 631 BaardJ Traveler
BaardJ Traveler Joined: May 2004 Posts: 631	Definitely don't risk this detour to USVI without first clearing out of the BVI then proceeding "quickly" to USVI C&I once you're on a mooring ball at St John. An interestinq legal detour is to anchor & snorkel at the cove on the south shore of Great Thatch Island. There was an NPT mooring at one time but I haven't seen it in many years.

Re: Jost to St. John's to Norman question? [Re: BaardJ] #96612 05/04/2016 07:24 PM 05/04/2016 07:24 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 11 J jmark OP Traveler
jmark OP Traveler J Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 11	Thanks for all your "heads up". Certainly don't want to spoil a sail trip. We've checked in and out several years ago w/o too much undue trouble, but in the interest of an "enroute" sail from Jost to Norman, we'll skip Maho this time. Is a beautiful place though. Love the pictures Capt. Jay. Nothing like a crowd Thanks.

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