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Re: Few Questions
[Re: NCSailor]
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01/28/2017 10:40 AM
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1. I agree - 11am is reasonable. If you are ready to go and just need to do the boat briefing, you could probably leave earlier - just try to get the briefing scheduled for 7/7:30 (whatever the earliest they will do it is) and then in the morning, follow up at the desk as well. 2. Yes. It is a nice spot - very quiet when we stayed there. We swam in and took a walk along the beach. 3. In October, I went in with just 1 other crew member. They didn't seem to care, so I don't expect it to be a problem if you just go in alone. Worst case, you'd have to come back with everyone. 4. Since you are going with the Moorings, I'd just use their provisioning service - we've used riteway and bobbie's and none stood out from the other so much. We've been happy with Moorings since they started offering their a la carte service. For veggies/fruit, we've got a box from good moon - have to be a little creative with that though, but my wife is good with that. Ask away on the other questions..
Matt
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Re: Few Questions
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01/29/2017 04:06 AM
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We provision the typical stuff like beer/water/canned goods, boxed goods, etc. For produce and meat/fish my wife takes a trip to the store to hand pick the items. We've never tried the cooler but many here seem too like that option.
Life involves risks, take some prudent ones (NOT with the BVI ferries)!
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Re: Few Questions
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01/29/2017 10:03 AM
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Thank you all! This is very helpful. Last year, I promised myself that I would not push my family too hard. However, without the experience of bare boating, I failed. On the 5th or 6th day, I found my wife crying in a chair at Bitter End looking out at the water. Of course, this is not good! This year, I have made every attempt to eliminate days with multiple stops and I will also make every attempt to avoid rough conditions. Another thing we did last year was put ourselves in situations where we were doing things in the afternoons instead of being in our spot and relaxing. If we do less each day, we will be able to get to the next mooring and just enjoy the area we are in. With all of this said, I am trying to get my head around our overnights. We will alter this and will go with the flow more this trip, but this is a rough agenda:
Sleep aboard Kelly Cove, Norman White Bay, Jost St. John St. John Cane Garden Bay North Sound Anegada Jost Jost Scrub (kids play in pool while we pack)
I am worried about the day we leave Cane Garden Bay and spend the night in the North Sound. We are considering eliminating a night on St. John and allowing ourselves to enjoy the north side of Tortola, which we have never done. If we did this, we could spend the night in White Bay, Guana or Marina Cay. We would like to spend some time around the Baths prior to heading up to the North Sound, so spending the night in the Marina Cay area would break this up. Without spending the night, we would have an action packed day of CGB to the Baths area and then up to North Sound in the afternoon. We have a power cat, but this seems like pushing it. I would appreciate any thoughts you have.
Thank you! Steve
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Re: Few Questions
[Re: StormJib]
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01/29/2017 05:57 PM
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You have 4 days between Jost and Cane Garden Bay. Why not put those days together? You could probably just spend 3 days in that area - or even 2. If you really want to keep the trip more relaxed, I'd spend 3 days in North Sound. 2 nights at Leverick, rent a car the day you arrive and go out to dinner, explore day 2 and then do dinner at Leverick (jumbies if you can make the visit on a Friday). Then for the 3rd night in north sound, make a short move to Saba or BEYC or any other spot.
It might also help to know - what had your wife in tears?
Matt
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Re: Few Questions
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01/29/2017 08:33 PM
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If you want the boat hanging off a great beach you likely will have to make a call each day based on the weather. If you know how to anchor, are willing to anchor, and know how to determine each day if the weather is settled the options get much larger. Anegada has great beaches. The great beaches are a long dinghy ride and truck.taxi ride away. We no longer do St. John and Anegada on the same trip. We have done it many times and that is just too much boat moving for many. When the weather is right we will spend one night or more at Savannah Bay on Virgin Gorda. Once we stop the boat. We no longer move again until everyone is ready to move someplace else.
Last edited by StormJib; 01/29/2017 08:38 PM.
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Re: Few Questions
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01/29/2017 10:19 PM
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Sunnykm said: SJ
Was the picture of the woman floating taken in Savannah Bay? Yes, that is Seal, George and Great Dog you can see in the distance. Here is another view of a beach most just sail by Savannah and Pond.
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