Mark:

We just got back from our BVI trip a couple of weeks ago. Our observations:

First Monday afternoon we made a late trip to Norman, as Cooper was already clearly a WalMart parking lot.

Tuesday, we sailed to the Baths, spend considerable time there, then routed to Marina Cay. We had initially planned to head to the North Sound, but our lingering too long at the Baths would have forced us to motor most of the way from the Baths, so we ended up at Marina Cay in time to pick up a good mooring, Wednesday morning, we sailed through the Scrub Island cut and sailed to Anegada. Even arriving at Anegada around 11:00 that morning, we found the mooring field to be completely filled and ultimately anchored (there are worse places to anchor). I would suggest that hitting Loblolly and Cow Wreck in one afternoon doesn't give you much time either place. We also headed to our only "must stop" at Wonky for dinner and were not disappointed.

We spend one additional full day Thursday at Anegada, taking our time at Loblolly (we made Cow Wreck the previous afternoon) and enjoyed a leisurely dinner on the boat Thursday evening.

Friday morning, we had awesome weather and sailed downwind on flat seas to Foxy's on Jost. Dinghy ride to Soggy Dollar and Hendos that afternoon with only option BBQ at Foxy's that evening.

Saturday morning, we headed to Cane Garden Bay through lunch, then sailed to Norman.

Sunday, snorkled the Indians and the Caves, leisure sail up the Drake Channel to Cooper (without stopping), then back to the Moorings base for final night on the boat to allow for an early Monday morning departure to the ferry back to St Thomas for the flight home.

We regret missing the North Sound, as we would have loved to spend the evening at Leverick and view the impact on the Bitter End and Saba Rock. If you are willing to arrive Leverick area late that second day, you would be able to sail to Anegada from there as opposed to our route from Marina Cay. Roughly the same distance either way.


Sailing is not a matter of life and death-it is more important than that