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Thoughts regarding St Croix
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01/24/2016 11:47 AM
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I am looking for any thoughts about St Croix. We have not sailed down there and are thinking about going down this winter. The sail there and back is no concern what we are curious about is if it is a nice place to visit. In talking to a few folks who have been there give it a mixed review.
Any thoughts are more than welcome.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: GoneSailing]
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01/24/2016 04:24 PM
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Hmm...I have lived on St Thomas for 20+ years and have never been there. I would like to see the beer drinking pigs of the Fiddler fame, though. People also go for the diving, the rum, and the wide(r) open spaces. Not sure where you are sailing from, it's 40 miles from St Thomas.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: JD_Midnight]
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01/25/2016 12:17 AM
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Nutmeg, (wife of GoneSailing here), we keep the boat at Sapphire Beach, so the 40ish miles from STT is no big deal. We just thought it might be someplace different to try for a couple days.
Beer drinking pigs? I used to date some of those, <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> but I haven't heard the story from STX, what's that about?
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: SuburbanDharma]
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01/25/2016 09:07 AM
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Ah, first, you have to go to Latitude 18 and request "Buster, the Beer Drinking Pig" from the Fiddler. Then go to You Tube and watch people at the Domino Club feeding the current pigs. Everyone says it's a hoot. They only get O'Doul's now... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
I guess 40 miles isn't far, but hardly anyone does it from here. Ask Evan if he has done it. I am not sure...
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
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01/26/2016 09:52 AM
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Well that certainly looks worth a couple days! Excellent snorkeling, restaurants, coconut painting, rum factory, views, ruins, giant sundial... Did I mention coconut painting? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
If Columbus could pick his way in between all those shoals surely we can, too! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: SuburbanDharma]
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01/26/2016 05:19 PM
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I asked a few people around here why St Thomians rarely go over there. Basically, it takes so long and if you only have a weekend or so it's tough to make sense of it. If you are cruising, you have a more open-ended schedule. I would love to take a land-based vacation to see the lay of the land...
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
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02/03/2016 08:17 PM
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We did it once. Started from St John to Christiansted about 6-6.5 hours in a small Island Packet, a reach out and back. The town was interesting enough, the fort worth exploring (both are right there at the harbor). The elk horn coral on Buck Island was a little disappointing, it looked dead to us, but certainly not the worst snorkeling we've ever done.
I think a lot of people just aren't into a 6 hour sail and the risk of having to wait for a weather window to get back. Same thing with the SVI's. We much prefer the SVI's but don't regret going to St. Croix - it's a great sail. We didn't make much of an effort to explore the rest of the island, wish we had, maybe next time.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: cessnaflyr2]
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02/20/2016 08:38 PM
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Thanks for your thoughts. We are planning to go down around the end of April before we move the boat back north. It really sounds like somewhere nice that is off the beaten trail as you point out. You mentioned good Restaurants, any of them you would say are "don't miss" ones? I'm with you on giving the pigs beer.... God knows I have done enough of that over my lifetime..... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
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02/21/2016 06:22 PM
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Wow, Thanks for sharing the story. What a tragic incident and what is so amazing is that according to the article the police didnt want to review the 4 hours of video to even try to catch the dirt bags.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
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02/23/2016 05:56 PM
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GoneSailing said: You mentioned good Restaurants, any of them you would say are "don't miss" ones? Balter on Company street in downtown Christiansted (Digby Stridiron's new home) should be open to the general public by April. And if you're lucky enough to be on island when Ridge2Reef farm hosts a slowdown dinner at the top of the rainforest, I would definitely attend one!
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
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02/29/2016 02:59 PM
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Do NOT, repeat do NOT skip going to the Cruzan Rum Factory. Yeah, it is $10US per person for the tour. Now you're thinking 10 bucks to see rum being made. Just like everywhere else. Why should I do this........ At the end of the tour they take you into this pavilion which houses a bar and they start making you frozen drinks. As many as you would like. Most all of the ingredients are rum! They are trying to get you to buy all the different flavor of Cruzan. I think we each had 4 drinks (Capt. Was driving the car, so he quit). I got "one for the road". STX is great, and so different from all the other islands. Rolling hills with cows roaming in the fields. Then on the west end there is a tropical rain forest with waterfalls right along the road. The "Domino Club". (Home of the beer drinking pigs) is on that road, you can get lunch there, tho we didn't...that's a long story, but we will go back. Lots to do in STX. Home of the furthest eastern point of the USA. And probably the only island with a 4 lane highway with 60mph speed limit.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: Kimber]
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03/01/2016 11:15 AM
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Kimber said: I found the entire article very strange. Nearly none of the "facts" made sense to me. I agree, what a very, very, very odd story on so many levels. My first thought was why the robbers would pick a tiny (in relation to most of the sailboats I see) sailboat to target? St. Croix interests us. We are long time STJ and VG visitors. The easy access to beaches is something we love about those islands. Is there a particular areas of St. Croix that is good for beach hopping and snorkeling? Spending a lot of time in the car is not my idea of vacation and it sounds like St. Croix involves a lot of driving. Or do I have the wrong impression?
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
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03/09/2016 04:38 PM
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BaardJ said: We sailed for the first time to Buck Island today on our Saba 50 Cuvée and are overnighting in the anchorage field off the west end of the island... BaardJ - We will be aboard Cuvée in early July for 10 days. Sorry we missed you at the Annapolis boat show. We got a look around Cuvée while we were there and had hoped to meet you.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: JD_Midnight]
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03/10/2016 10:34 AM
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Welll...the 'real' answer why people seldom do it might be "that is too much sailing and too long between bars...I am on vacation"
For others, that is open water and potentially out of sight of land....
and finally St Croix has a bad reputation in some quarters...
I'd personally give it a shot some day, but the Spanish islands are first on my list. Then a reach to St Croix and a reach to St Thomas would be cool.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
[Re: JD_Midnight]
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03/11/2016 07:55 AM
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I have anchored in amongst the moored boats in Cstad and it is uncomfortably tight. I've used the public moorings just south and east of Round Reef and didn't like the swell there. I've rented a mooring from Jones Maritme in town and thought it was a very good option for town access. http://www.jonesmaritime.com They may also have a slip available for about the same cost as a mooring. I've anchored in Teague Bay to the east when I've been racing in their regatta. It was very comfortable but caution must be used getting behind the reef. I've grabbed a mooring by Fstad and found it too rolly to overnight. I've anchored off of Buck Island, after getting the permit that Baard from Cuvée mentioned previously, and found it quite comfortable along with excellent snorkeling in the nearby marine park.
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Re: Thoughts regarding St Croix
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05/06/2016 02:55 PM
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Hi GoneSailing, did you go to St Croix ? how was the island and the crossing ? We are thinking of going the last week of May love to hear your thoughts thanks.
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