Why would they be legally bound to keep their boats in the BVI's? Just curious, but it would seem that they're all owned by individuals and then leased to the charter companies in some fashion. If I had a charter boat down there I'd want it moved as well. I'd think the USVI would likely benefit and become a bigger charter base for the future. There are a ton of boats in the BVI's, too many to just sit unused for the next year. After moving our Dec charter to the USVI I'm starting to think that's the way to go for the future, easy flight in for us and then if we want to sail between both countries we'd just need to clear customs and be off.

I just hope the charter companies can survive.