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Re: PROVISIONING FOR TORTOLA CHARTER
[Re: MIDiver]
#297051
03/06/2023 11:20 PM
03/06/2023 11:20 PM
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Posts: 875 Redmond, WA
MrEZgoin
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We are in often - we have found through trial and error that the following formula works well: Main grocery items: Riteway. Order on line and deliver to boat (including water and soft drinks) Produce and fruit: Good Moon Farm (organic). Order on line, delivered to boat Alcohol: Caribbean Cellars. Order on line, deliver to boat Steakation: their meat is $$ but excellent. Email or call to order. Deliver to boat.
Next month we are adding French Deli to the mix. They deliver with a $250 minimum order.
We only go into the store to pick up last minute items. We have also found it easy to pick up items at BEYC - lots of specialty items and fresh pastries in the morning. Exactly this.
M4000 "Lio Kai"
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Re: PROVISIONING FOR TORTOLA CHARTER
[Re: BRYAN KING]
#297144
03/08/2023 12:49 PM
03/08/2023 12:49 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 180 The Beautiful BVI
Brent
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Ahoy Captains,
2 Points to follow up.
1. Please triple check your Credit Card will accept Overseas Charges. If the Charge gets Declined then all the Order will go back on the shelf and You will Not be Notified. You will be sitting on the Dock mid afternoon with Less than Nothing. 2. The Wild Card. If Time is Money, and You are chartering starting on a weekend with a Stat Holiday like Xmas, NY, MLK, etc., then consider having One Crewmember come down a day early, with a cheap hotel and a cheap rental car, to pre provision. During Stat Holidays the Delivery service is easily overwhelmed as is the phone service for delays, issues with quality or quantity, and issues with payments, and some Vendors are closed on Stat Holidays and Sundays.
I Need More Quality Cats for Chartering ! Fair Winds, Brent thecaptainscompass.com Yacht Charters and Management heatseekerinternational.com 5% Comm and Sales-Tax-Free Yacht Brokerage
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Re: PROVISIONING FOR TORTOLA CHARTER
[Re: BRYAN KING]
#297176
03/09/2023 01:15 AM
03/09/2023 01:15 AM
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SV Absolutely
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We always do a sleepaboard the night prior, so for us, it’s easier to rent a car for a day and do our provisioning. Gives us more flexibility and we are picking items ourselves. We arrange for the the car to be picked up at the Marina before we leave the dock.
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Re: PROVISIONING FOR TORTOLA CHARTER
[Re: MIDiver]
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03/09/2023 02:45 PM
03/09/2023 02:45 PM
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We also bring a soft side cooler with us with meat, fish, etc.
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