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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
[Re: Rick&Loni]
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08/19/2022 03:47 PM
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How about this for starters...I am on the powercat side as well and frequent flyer
Day 1 Cooper (or even Peter as I find Cooper overrated) Day 2 Leverick - taxi to Baths in afternoon and then eat at Coco Maya Day 3 & Day 4 - Anegada Day 5 Marina Cay Day 6 - Cane Garden Bay after Guana Island snorkeling Day 7 - Diamond Cay Jost Van Dyke - can take taxi to Great Harbour or White Bay Day 8 - Norman island...
just throwing this out...if you PM I will send you my trip plans
Last edited by bailau; 08/19/2022 03:48 PM.
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
[Re: Rick&Loni]
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08/19/2022 04:41 PM
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Not a boater but frequent land visitor (with teens in tow) I would probably suggest 2 days in and around Virgin Gorda instead of Marina Cay. So much to do and see there. Agree Coco Maya is fabulous! My kids really enjoy the Jumbies BBQ at Leverick too. Only runs on Friday's so you would have to consider that. My teens also love: Spring Bay, The Willy T, Horseshoe reef on Anegada, White Bay (probably because I let them drink a Painkiller there!), Sandy Spit, watersports from Oil Nut Bay Marina, Snorkeling Monkey Point, Snorkeling with the turtles off Norman, the live music at Quito's. I am sure you will do the Baths..... Tip-plan them later in the day after crowds have returned to whence they came. And eat at Mad Dogs instead of Top of the Baths!
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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08/19/2022 08:01 PM
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I second Bailau’s itinerary with a few twists: one night at Leverick to do Baths and Coco Maya and then one night at BEYC. IMHO Leverick is overrated (like Cooper). Sure the upstairs restaurant is good but the rest is average. Yes to two nights Anegada and trip to Horeshoe Reef and maybe kiteboarding at Anegada Beach Club if any of you are into that - my daughters and husband take lessons there. You can snorkel Guana enroute to Cane Garden Bay - Indigo Beach House there is fabulous. Diamond Cay at JVD allows quiet while still getting you to Soggy via taxi.
Have fun!
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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08/20/2022 07:53 AM
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Good point Shifty - we never visit CGB when there is N swell.
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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08/20/2022 12:05 PM
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I would highly recommend you purchase a copy of The Cruising Guide To The Virgin Islands, by Simon Scott. New editions are published annually and it is loaded with great information and tips. Great resource. You can get it on Amazon for around $32. totally agree...I have a few lying aorund if you cant find it
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
[Re: MIDiver]
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08/20/2022 12:09 PM
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Good point Shifty - we never visit CGB when there is N swell. this is where I learned what the swell is the hard way...went to bed in calm seas and woke up in the night going straight up and down...cleaned out my shorts and then as it settled went on this site and learned from the best what the h*** happened Weather (and any predcited swell) is posted here https://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=amz715#.YwEGrXbMJ3jOP-are you bareboating?
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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08/21/2022 05:38 PM
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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02/09/2023 05:34 AM
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Personally, over swell heights over 1m and period over 10 seconds and I take notice, but there are so many variables like small changes in swell direction that can affect if a particular anchorage is tenable or not.
Adding to the confusion, not all sources seem to agree: Windguru is showing me a 16 second 2m swell THIS MORNING, while PredictWind is predicting 0.6m and 9s :-/
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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02/09/2023 09:06 AM
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Swell is highly variable so there is no real limit. Direction, height and both the anchorage and where in that anchorage you are make a difference. Late March it’s not likely to be a issue but happens. Of the main anchorages Cane Garden Bay is the only real problem unless it’s a really large swell over 4 feet. I would avoid CDB over 3 feet and then tuck into the east corner.
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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02/14/2023 10:38 AM
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I would not discount going to Anegada. It's a great ride up, and the difficulty of getting into the anchorage is, IMHO, overrated. It's our favorite island. Here's my suggested itinerary for 7 nights:
Day 1. Motor to North Sound, catch a ball or anchor at Saba Rock.
Day 2. Anegada. Lobster at the Wonky Dog
Day 3. Explore Anegada
Day 4. Guana Island, lunch and snorkel at Monkey Point, motor to Cane Garden Bay
Day 5. White Bay, JVD. Enjoy the Soggy Dollar Bar or Ivan's (my favorite). You can then either go over to West End to overnight and have dinner at Pusser's or see if you can get ball at Great Harbor.
Day 6. Explore Sandy Cay, then snorkel at Green Cay. You can then either catch a ball at Diamond Cay or motor to Little Harbor, overnight there and catch a taxi to Great Harbor. Check out Foxy's and have dinner at Corsair or Ali Baba.
Day 7. Motor past West End, motor up to the Indians or the Norman Island Caves and snorkel/lunch then overnight at the Bight on Norman Island.
Day 8. Motor back to Roadtown.
If you'll pm me, I can flesh this out a bit for you. You actually have a big advantage being on a power cat in that you can cover a lot more ground. I've chartered in the BVI 20+ times, so I can also make some alternative recommendations.
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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03/01/2023 01:08 PM
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Are you doing a sleep aboard the night before your charter? If you are you will enjoy being at Nanny Cay. Omar’s Dockside has great food/drinks and is very close to the VCY office. Peg Legs on the Beach is at the other end of Nanny Cay and also serves good food and drinks. There is also a pool - remember to bring your beach towels from the boat.
The little Riteway at Nanny Cay is well stocked but you should not assume you can do all your provisioning there. We use Riteway to order online and have the majority of provisions delivered. They will be placed on the boat for you and all perishables will be put in your refrigerator by the VCY staff. I’m a vegetarian and I’m pretty picky about produce so I take a taxi to Riteway in the morning and do the rest of the shopping while my husband is getting our boat ready. VCY staff is extremely helpful and will arrange for a taxi whenever you need one.
We have a power cat in charter with VCY (Sandpiper) and we will be in the BVI from 11/2 thru 11/19. If your dates overlap with ours you might see us on the dock, please stop by and say hi. Which cat are you chartering? Lexington14, How did you like Sandpiper? We have that chartered for later this year?
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Re: First Time Bareboat Charter in BVI Looking for tips
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03/01/2023 04:41 PM
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