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Re: BVI newbie questions, concerns, itinerary?
[Re: bailau]
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06/06/2022 12:59 PM
06/06/2022 12:59 PM
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MIDiver
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Our charter company supplies dinghy ladders - check with yours. My girls would probably dislocate my shoulders yanking me in the boat so glad we have one - lol.
We have been fortunate to be in the BVI many times this past year. We use credit cards for all provisioning and vendors as well as restaurants - have never had an issue. We take cash for tips and paying for misc mooring fees when not anchoring or somewhere where we can easily pay by cc, and for ice and trash pick up.
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Re: BVI newbie questions, concerns, itinerary?
[Re: TriBVI]
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06/06/2022 03:01 PM
06/06/2022 03:01 PM
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Joined: May 2019
Posts: 162 Southeast of Disorder
Time Will Tell
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I have taken the dinghy painter, run it thru the eyes in the dinghy floor, over the sides and back to make a handy stirrup for crew to climb aboard. Works well, but MUCH easier if someone is aboard to hold the line and offer an extra hand to those climbing aboard.
Same as others, never had a problem with CCs on the island (we use a dedicated one in case there is an issue), and use cash for tips, ice, trash, mooring fees, and that guy who brings me empanadas in Great Harbour (now I'm hungry!).
Keep Smiling!!!
Peter s/y Time Will Tell (2019 Lagoon 42) peter@syTimeWillTell.com
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Re: BVI newbie questions, concerns, itinerary?
[Re: Time Will Tell]
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06/06/2022 08:15 PM
06/06/2022 08:15 PM
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Posts: 131 Chesapeake Bay, USA
Nibj
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We bring a Davis Stirrup Swim Step with us e.g. https://www.westmarine.com/buy/davis-instruments--stirrup-swim-ladder--142218We tie it to the dinghy (somewhere strong). The trick is to make it the right length. It is light and works for us but is still a bit of a struggle. Once the boat we chartered had a “stainless” dinghy ladder included. Turned out to be very badly rusted and broke. We were lucky to avoid a nasty injury from the sharp parts. So inspect carefully. Peter
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Re: BVI newbie questions, concerns, itinerary?
[Re: TriBVI]
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06/15/2022 08:39 AM
06/15/2022 08:39 AM
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cwoody
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Any other tips for that sail ... e.g. stay in the middle of the channel or hug the windward side (if not tacking up the channel)?
You will probably be tacking from Norman to North Sound. Here are couple of options I have used. 1. Sail till around noon, see where you are at, then motor. 2. Motor sail up to Dogs, enjoy lunch/dip, sail from there into North Sound. Its a great run.
Chuck W.
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Re: BVI newbie questions, concerns, itinerary?
[Re: TriBVI]
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06/15/2022 10:35 PM
06/15/2022 10:35 PM
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DanS
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When heading for the main North Sound entrance, our experience has been that once you pass Mountain Point you have two choices: 1 - Start the motor in order to turn more eastward and follow the coast of Mosquito Island, or... 2 - Keep on sailing, which involves going considerably farther north to line up a tack into the North Sound. We're usually a bit impatient to get to our destination, and choose option 1. Even so, I resist the temptation to round Mosquito Rock closely. Doing so puts you right next to Colquhoun Reef for its entire length, where one unexpected problem (e.g. your engine dies) could quickly land you on the reef. So I continue some distance past Mosquito Rock before making a right turn toward the entrance markers. By the way, our trips have mostly been in winter, when the wind tends to be a bit more northerly. Dan
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