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Re: Protected harbors in north swell?
[Re: Sedona]
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01/19/2020 02:59 PM
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I am sitting here in Easter Canada looking out the window as we get dumped on again and the thermometer drops again tonight to -20 . Dreaming about BVI and reading about the swell conditions in the next few days. It will be bumpy out there for sure .
Our teaching captain on our ASA sailing school 10 years or so ago taught us to look at the monohulls in an anchorage to see what their masts are doing...if much movement, not a good idea to get a ball by them. We hovered at the mouth of CGB while I tried to decide and then was told I took too long so we headed out ...Lesson learned - he was a strict teacher and especially hard on me . Cats don’t move as much of course but still can be uncomfortable .
Very important to watch weather and pay attention to forecasts ...and then sometimes the swell comes quickly and overnight...had a few rolly unexpected nights at Cane awakening to locals surfing on the breakers .
We have hidden at great Harbour Peter Island, the bight Norman isn’t bad , Trellis in close to shore . Road Town would be pretty protected also . We have been pretty comfortable in North Sound VG too but bouncy at the dock. Reef Song used to live on a ball at the back of the mooring field in better times Pre Irma .
I am sure those with experience will chime in .
....and this forum is an awesome place to learn ..all questions welcomed
Kim
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Re: Protected harbors in north swell?
[Re: Sedona]
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01/19/2020 03:20 PM
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It depends on the swell direction,
Generally anything on the south side of Tortola would be good.
Cooper and Marina cay get rolly.
White bay at jost and sometimes Guana not so good either. The swell can bend around a corner as well as reflect off a shore. It has the properties of a wave.
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Re: Protected harbors in north swell?
[Re: warren460]
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01/19/2020 03:34 PM
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It depends on the swell direction, White bay at jost and sometimes Guana not so good either. The swell can bend around a corner as well as reflect off a shore. It has the properties of a wave.
Yep. Boat aground in white bay this morning.
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Re: Protected harbors in north swell?
[Re: Sedona]
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01/19/2020 05:57 PM
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Every charter boat I have taken out had two anchors. The issue in CGB is not the wind it’s the swell. They come from two different directions. A anchor keeping you into the wind would put the boat broadside to the swell.
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Re: Protected harbors in north swell?
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01/19/2020 07:53 PM
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Every charter boat I have taken out had two anchors. The issue in CGB is not the wind it’s the swell. They come from two different directions. A anchor keeping you into the wind would put the boat broadside to the swell. That's not what I was watching on the video all day. The boats were stern to the swell most of the time and occasionally broad-side which is why I said they were getting Thrashed!
I spent all my money on "Boats", "Broads", and "Booze"; the rest I wasted!
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Re: Protected harbors in north swell?
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01/19/2020 08:42 PM
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Every charter boat I have taken out had two anchors. The issue in CGB is not the wind it’s the swell. They come from two different directions. A anchor keeping you into the wind would put the boat broadside to the swell. That's not what I was watching on the video all day. The boats were stern to the swell most of the time and occasionally broad-side which is why I said they were getting Thrashed! The swell comes out of the North, the prevailing winds and wind today are out of the East. In anchorages like CGB the wind swirls around quite a bit with the high terrain. If you wanted to put out a stern anchor you would want the boat into the swell not the wind.
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