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Re: to make a run to St. John or not?
[Re: sail2wind]
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02/18/2015 02:13 PM
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I am so glad to see this post, it is confirming that we are making the right decision to head over to St. John for the first time next month. We will be on the boat 11 nights and there is just 4 of us, so it shouldn't be too much of a hassle to do C&I. There was a great thread a while back that explained all we should need to know about the logistics and with that information in hand we decided to go for it. Now the big question is which anchorages would you recommend and why? I have figured 2 or 3 nights there. We usually do about half and half anchoring VS. mooring while we are in the BVI's and we love to snorkel.
Kim
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Re: to make a run to St. John or not?
[Re: Prospector]
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02/18/2015 02:27 PM
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We charter from the USVI each time...one big reason is a couple of days at St. John. Beautiful and so different that some of BVI
Capndar Masters 50 GT Sail/Power/Towing 3rd generation sailor
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Re: to make a run to St. John or not?
[Re: sail2wind]
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02/18/2015 03:40 PM
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Posts: 1,956 St. John, USVI
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St. John is our favorite Virgin Island by a good bit. Cruz Bay is a great village with more than a dozen walkable restaurants. We're not fan of the anchorage near Cruz Bay, so we head up the north shore to Maho/Francis or Leinster Bay to overnight. The north shore beaches are amazing. The south shore bays are usually very sheltered. Kiddel/Grootpan Bay has day use dive/snorkel balls that are great. The National Park publishes their mooring and anchoring guide with specifics on who can anchor and where they can anchor within the National Park boundaries: http://www.nps.gov/viis/planyourvisit/brochures.htmCheers, RickG
Last edited by RickG; 02/18/2015 03:41 PM.
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Re: to make a run to St. John or not?
[Re: sail2wind]
#40643
02/18/2015 06:21 PM
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sail2wind said: Agreed, too many people are missing a fabulous island. St.John has excellent snorkeling and checking in is very easy.
Rick, I thought the BVI gov't put a hold on their stupid $1 per foot rule? Agreed the hardship of going to St. John <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> Apparently that nice Lady at Jost didn't get the memo. Whatever, sure beats playing "Spin the wheel" at Sopers.
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Re: to make a run to St. John or not?
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02/18/2015 09:44 PM
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Here is the online mooring guide USVI NPS Mooring Guide, very useful. Evan, looks like they upped the age to 62 for the senior pass; guess who just turned 60 but that's a great idea!
Life involves risks, take some prudent ones (NOT with the BVI ferries)!
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Re: to make a run to St. John or not?
[Re: beerMe]
#40647
02/19/2015 08:16 AM
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The pictures are giving me a major case of DIF. Wow, beautiful! Thanks for all of the great ideas and for the links to the Mooring Guide and Maps. I now have a loose game plan that includes a fish sammich. This forum and all of you have proven to be invaluable again!
Kim
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