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Re: BVI Nautical Charts
[Re: Sckavanagh]
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12/05/2021 09:17 PM
12/05/2021 09:17 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 464 Charlotte, NC
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A qualified captain should be fully responsible for safe sailing. You might want to get the newest edition of The Cruising Guide to the Virgin Islands by Simon Scott, 21st Edition 2022, to help with planning your itinerary. It's available on Amazon. Unfortunately, things are still changing, e.g., BEYC status, so current local knowledge is what you need. Your captain should a good resource for that. If not, you got the wrong captain.
Douglas E. Linton
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Re: BVI Nautical Charts
[Re: Latadjust]
#270774
12/05/2021 10:51 PM
12/05/2021 10:51 PM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 143 Folsom Lake, CA
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I suggest a paper chart, it is fun to spread out and show your guests in the charter party the next day's itinerary (emphasize subject to change, the most dangerous thing for cruising sailboats is a schedule) and if there are any kids on board, each can take a turn "navigating" by tracking your progress from island to island and marking your track on the chart. When you get home, it's fun to relive the trip with the track on the chart and coinciding photos. You can even make copies and distribute to the other guests after you get home. Charter company should be able to get you a chart to take home with you if you ask.
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Re: BVI Nautical Charts
[Re: Latadjust]
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12/05/2021 10:52 PM
12/05/2021 10:52 PM
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Posts: 143 Folsom Lake, CA
Latadjust
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I suggest a paper chart, it is fun to spread out and show your guests in the charter party the next day's itinerary (emphasize subject to change, the most dangerous thing for cruising sailboats is a schedule) and if there are any kids on board, each can take a turn "navigating" by tracking your progress from island to island and marking your track on the chart. When you get home, it's fun to relive the trip with the track on the chart and coinciding photos. You can even make copies and distribute to the other guests after you get home. Sorry, "dangerous" doesn't really apply to BVI, but the schedule is still subject to change, gotta be flexible.
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Re: BVI Nautical Charts
[Re: Sckavanagh]
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12/06/2021 10:20 AM
12/06/2021 10:20 AM
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Posts: 192 WI. St. Thomas
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Before the advent of quality electronic charts, we enjoyed using paper British Ordnance Nautical Charts. They’re big, detailed and fun to lay out on the kitchen table in anticipation of the upcoming trip. We would roll them up and put them in a cardboard tube to take along. That’s not really necessary anymore but they’re still fun for planning. You can get them for both the British and US Virgin islands overwiews as well as the individual islands. You might be able to find them here: https://www.amnautical.com/products/british-virgin-islands
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