Hi, frequent reader not a frequent poster....Thanks for all the great reading and tips!

We have booked our 6th charter for the first week of May. We usually use Voyage (for groups) or TMM (for monohulls for just the two of us). This time we are using CYOA out of STT. The reviews are mostly positive so we're looking forward to another blissful sailing vacation. We will be arriving on a Saturday morning, doing our briefing that day, sleeping in the marina in St. Thomas that night, and heading out Sunday morning. We do have a few questions about coming out of STT though....

We plan to provision ourselves, and will shop at the Pueblo Market on Saturday after our briefing. Anyone been there recently? We don't need gourmet, but want to shop for the basics and booze without much hassle.

Will this work for clearing customs on JVD or the West End? Or will we get grief for bringing food/produce in from the USVI on our boat?

We once flew into STT and took a private water taxi (Ocean Dreams) over to Sopers Hole. I recall we had to take our (packed) luggage into customs for inspection. We are arriving in STT on a Saturday and plan to clear customs in BVI the following morning (Sunday). Should we just keep our bags packed and expect to have to take our luggage off the boat and into the customs office? Again, what about food?

Anyone know what the latest fees are for entry and exit? When using a private water taxi, the "fees" were slightly more expensive (assuming they took some off the top). Everything on line is conflicting!

We're taking Island Sister, a Hunter 46'. I'd love to hear if anyone has sailed her. We're not worried, and our only challenge (?) will be getting used to the furling main, as we've always had a stack pack.

Hope to meet you there!! Cheers! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />

Jeff and J from Colorado