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Re: New to USVI.
[Re: Annoddddd]
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12/01/2018 02:38 PM
12/01/2018 02:38 PM
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agrimsrud
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Which direction are you thinking of going? You can go west to SVI or you can go east to St. John either as a destination all on it's own or on the way to the BVI.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: New to USVI
[Re: Annoddddd]
#176952
12/01/2018 08:43 PM
12/01/2018 08:43 PM
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Annoddddd
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Thanks LocalSailor!
Agrimsrud, we have no plan at all other than Christmas Day in Christmas Cove. I mean, why not? It’s our first Christmas in de ilons mon. 😉
We would like to explore both coasts of St Thomas and St John. No plans to go to BVI this trip.
Last edited by Annoddddd; 12/01/2018 08:49 PM.
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Re: New to USVI
[Re: Annoddddd]
#177104
12/03/2018 05:45 PM
12/03/2018 05:45 PM
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agrimsrud
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If you stay st thomas and st john you will on most days not be sailing very far. Where to go? That's entirely dependent on what you want to find. We don't tend to spend much time on St. Thomas because it's not what we're looking for. Nonetheless, I think Magen's bay and the Christmas Cove area are nice. St. John is more my style but if solitude isn't what you are looking for you may be disappointed. Far fewer eats/bar places than you will see in the BVI. My favorite St. John places are Cinnamon, Maho, Francis and Leinster bays on the north side. On the south side Little and Great Lameshur as well as Salt Pond bays. You might venture in to Coral Harbor to find some eat-ashore establishments. Many years ago we stayed a night in hurricane hole but I don't think you can do that anymore.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: New to USVI
[Re: Annoddddd]
#177143
12/04/2018 02:23 PM
12/04/2018 02:23 PM
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BaardJ
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Thanks LocalSailor!
Agrimsrud, we have no plan at all other than Christmas Day in Christmas Cove. I mean, why not? It’s our first Christmas in de ilons mon. 😉
We would like to explore both coasts of St Thomas and St John. No plans to go to BVI this trip. There are 21 brand new mooring balls in Christmas Cove. That said it fills up very quickly with crewed charter boats and liveaboards. We motored by there late afternoon this past Sunday and all were taken plus several boats were anchored. If heading out late afternoon, you should have a backup plan that gives you an extra 20~45 minutes of daylight to get to Caneel Bay or further to Francis/Maho Bay.
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Re: New to USVI
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#177176
12/05/2018 12:39 AM
12/05/2018 12:39 AM
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RickinAtlanta
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St John has a lot of beautiful bays and the island is loaded with excellent restaurants and bars and unlike the BVI the service is tenfold the BVI Only thing is around Christmas if you have north winds the anchorages on the north shore will be super rolly and you’d have to moor off Caneel, Leinster or the south shore where you’ll be more isolated.
Have to agree with the service aspect.
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