Joe's comment says it best. Bojangles is in the BVI's now and we have sailed there extensively (but never chartered), so here's my quick view.
There's no point in trying to over-engineer a trip. The sailing and anchoring is easy stuff pretty much everywhere you go and there are lots of anchorages to choose from. If you're a bvi newbie - work an itinerary that includes the Bight, the Baths, White Bay (Jost) and the North Sound Virgin Gorda. If there's a full moon, add Trellis Bay for the full moon party. That will give you a good flavour for the islands and give you enough to talk about with the folks back home when you come back. Choice of boat is really just a matter of preference. If you're not going to Anegada, the trips are pretty short, so the difference between 5 and 7 knots is not going to make or break your day. More important is that everyone's comfortable on board, and that when you bring the girls back from the Willy T that they'll want to party on YOUR boat. Cheers Colin On 7/8/13, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> wrote: > No problem at all! > Just saying – this is a small area with a lot of anchorages. No real > planning needed except wake up and decide where to go next. The only issue > we had was a storm came through on our LAST DAY blowing up to 50 with > blinding rain. I was halfway between Jost Van Dyke and Soper’s Hole and > could not see a thing. We ended up heaving-to for a half hour for the rain > and wind to lesson a bit, made Soper’s Hole for lunch, and had a nasty motor > into about 35 back to Road Town. Weather was perfect every other day. > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of RAYMOND > SHIBE > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 4:59 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Bareboat charter BVI? > > So what's the problem??????????? Conch fritters and Pain Killers, yee ha! > Ray Shibe > > > On Mon, Jul 08, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Della Barba, Joe wrote: > *ALL* of the BVIs would fit between Annapolis and Saint Michaels. What we > did is get up, eat breakfast, sail to the next anchorage, and then eat > lunch, swim, goof off, nap, make dinner, drink rum, and repeat. > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Micheal > LeVine > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 12:38 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Bareboat charter BVI? > > > On Jul 7, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Tom B > <t...@sv-alera.com<mailto:t...@sv-alera.com>> wrote: > > We are thinking about doing a bareboat charter in the Virgin Island next > winter. Never sailed there. > > Any references, thoughts, itinerary suggestions, wisdom, wisecracks > appreciated. > > Tom Buscaglia > Alera C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > > > I was part of a charter in 2009 out of Tortola. We used Footloose, which is > a lower level part of the Sunsail organization. The boats are not quite as > new as you might find in Sunsail, but > they are perfectly fine, both functionally and cosmetically. I believe that > Sunsail is now part of Moorings. > > Footloose loans you snorkeling gear and a cell phone for support if needed. > They strongly discourage crossing into US waters (USVI) due to their > inability to come to your aid if you have > a problem -- they would have to clear customs twice to pay you a visit in US > waters. OTOH there is plenty to keep you entertained in BVI waters. > > BVI is an ideal place to charter. Every bay has a restaurant which you can > dinghy to from your mooring. Prices are reasonable and food is great. > > Moorings cost about $25 (2009 price), and in many places that gets you a > free bag of ice or access to fresh water to top off the tanks. > Moorings are free until 5PM, so a lunch stop will not cost you anything. > Snorkeling is fantastic. > > Jost van Dyke, Virgin Gorda, Norman Island were favorites. Also Marina Cay > for a visit to Pussers shop/restaurant and wonderful snorkeling. > > You can arrange to have your galley stocked by the charter organization, but > I suggest you allow time to take a taxi to the supermarket which > has a vast variety of foods and supplies, and your taxi driver will wait > while you shop. > > Sunsail/Footloose has a hotel at the dock if you want to stay before or > after your cruise. There is also a very good dockside restaurant. > > You won't regret chartering in the BVI. > > > Micheal > S/V Tachyon > > > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
