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Re: Sailing from BVI's the St John?
[Re: LocalSailor]
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07/06/2016 04:36 PM
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RickG
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We think St. John is always worth the effort. We just spent a night in Salt Pond, St. John on the way back from STM via Virgin Gorda and had a pristine bay to ourselves while surrounded by national park. It will be quite a contrast to most BVI anchorages, with no more than a parking lot, beach and hiking trails. Trunk Bay does have a snack bar and Cinnamon Bay has a small camp store and restaurant.
Customs are pretty straightforward. You need to make certain that Moorings provides you the proper documentation. We see Moorings/Sunsail boats around St. John all the time, so the charter company knows what to provide.
If you draw less than 6' you can anchor in Cruz Bay Creek near the customs dock and dinghy to the NPS dinghy dock. Do not pull up to the customs wharf. If you draw more than 6' than you can moor at the Lind Point/Caneel Bay mooring field and dinghy in.
Cruz Bay is a great harbor village, so do budget some walking around time. We prefer to spend the night at Francis/Maho Bay or Leinster Bay. NPS moorings are $26 per night.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Sailing from BVI's the St John?
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07/06/2016 04:46 PM
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dayhiker
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edit - I found my answer.
Last edited by dayhiker; 07/06/2016 05:25 PM.
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Re: Sailing from BVI's the St John?
[Re: sail2wind]
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07/06/2016 10:40 PM
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sail2wind said: WOW, Rick, the moorings went from $15- 26? Quite an increase, so the "old man" rate is now $13? We love St.John, there is a very nice market right up the hill Right up the hill from where? What anchorage/mooring are you referring to? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Sailing from BVI's the St John?
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07/07/2016 05:10 PM
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RickG
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We shop Dolphin Market, as sail2wind mentioned, in Cruz Bay up the hill past the Lumberyard from the NPS dinghy dock. Starfish Market is a bit of a walk, but they have some more fancy bits.
In Coral Bay there is another Dolphin Market on the west side of the harbor. No dinghy dock, but there is a dinghy line. You can walk about a half mile from the Skinny Legs dinghy dock to the market.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Sailing from BVI's the St John?
[Re: sail2wind]
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07/08/2016 07:00 AM
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Well, you can get to Dolphin Market from Salt Pond, but not by walking. There is a bus stop at the Salt Pond parking lot and the bus runs from there through Coral Bay to Cruz Bay. I would treat it more as a $1 ticket to adventure than public transportation. If you needed to get to Cruz Bay to pickup a boat part its a reasonable option. http://www.vinow.com/stjohn/getting_around_stj/Department of Public Works: 1-340-774-0828 Concordia Eco-Resort is walkable/hikeable, run by the former Maho Campground group, has a camp store and a decent cafe. http://www.concordiaeco-resort.com/Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Sailing from BVI's the St John?
[Re: mg3355]
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04/21/2017 10:58 AM
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RickG
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The Caneel fuel dock in the Cruz Bay creek across from customs has water. Be mindful of depths. Our 6'5" is too deep to try. Sail2wind has done it with is 5' keel. I see cats pulled up frequently. Red Hook is just across the Sound with deep water at their very busy fuel dock.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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