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Re: Suggestions Needed on Late Arrival Charter Members
[Re: Mainegirl]
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05/14/2017 09:13 PM
05/14/2017 09:13 PM
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Unless you do the water taxi, your options will be limited by the ferry schedule. I can only see three options on Sunday: Smith (Tortola Fast Ferry) at 2:15, Road Town Fast Ferry at 4:15 and Smith again at 5:15. Add a minimum of 45 minutes for Smith to get to West End and an hour for RTFF to Road Town. Add Customs & Immigration time to those times. The bottom line is it will be very limiting using the ferries. If they can make the first ferry to West End, Little Harbour JVD sounds feasible. Other anchorages on JVD may be full and Norman may be full with first nighters. Soper's Hole could be a default option for your first night.
Douglas E. Linton
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Re: Suggestions Needed on Late Arrival Charter Members
[Re: Chriskal]
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05/15/2017 03:45 PM
05/15/2017 03:45 PM
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It may be too late/expensive, but we have flown into Beef Island to avoid the ferry schedule madness. They might make the 2:15 Smith ferry, but I wouldn't count on it. I like the idea of an afternoon ferry to Jost, just have never looked at it. We have checked in to C&I there at Great Harbor, but always from our boat, never a ferry. You could move the boat mid-day to make sure you get a mooring, then hit a good lunch place. If they can get to and through West End at a reasonable hour, I'd say go to JVD. If it's full, head over to CGB for the night. It can be noisy late, but restaurants are welcome after flying, getting organized, etc. I would avoid Cooper that late in the afternoon. Hard to get a mooring and, if you do, playing bumper cars all night after the wind dies is no fun. Our MarineMax 443 in April was fairly fuel-efficient at 10k, but not at 12-14, so we kept close to 10. Still, West End to JVD would be 1/2 hour, a bit over an hour to Norman. In June, there should always be a mooring in the Bight. Most of all, remember it's island time. It doesn't work to fret, so just enjoy.
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