Last July when we got on the plane, a couple of days before the scheduled charter departure, the tropics were quiet. By the time we got to the base, after an overnight in Atlanta, a small hurricane had formed and was aiming at the BVI. Our planned itinerary included a couple of nights in a slip at Leverick. They told us at the base that we should be fine but just be sure to keep the "bat phone" (my term for the cell phone they give you) turned on and they'd call if we needed to return to the base or find a different place to hole up.

By the next day the approaching hurricane was dissipating and expected to be nothing more than a strong wave by the time it hit the BVI. We were a day late getting out of the Moorings because of a fuel tank issue, and headed out to Cooper which would get us to Leverick the day before the wave hit. From Cooper we motored up the coast, both to avoid the numerous tacks that would be required to get to North Sound and to stay close to shore in the lee of Virgin Gorda. Made it fine to Leverick, plugged in the A/C and spent the next day below deck until the rains stopped.

Short answer to your question is that the Moorings will take care of you, and this should be a relatively small storm. Figure out a good place to hunker down while it passes, run your plan by the Moorings folks, and plan for a rainy / windy day.


Louis from Houston