When you arrive in the BVI, there’s a free tourism magazine called BVI Welcome
that’s at the airport, all the marinas, everywhere. There’s a new one every
month full of ads and the odd news story. Pick one up.
In the centerfold is a stylized map of the islands. Sure it’s not accurate,
but it gives you a general feel for where the islands are. On Bojangles, we
pull out that centrefold, tape it to a bulkhead, and navigate by that. Here's
a link to the precise “chart” we use.
http://www.bviwelcome.com/images/British_Virgin_Island-map_The_Welcome_Guide_2013.jpg
Sure, we have some charts somewhere. And the plotter’s at the helm, but for
the most part, we consult the magazine pull out on the bulkhead.
(It does help that we’ve sailed around there a ton, but we’ve been using the
‘magazine method’ since our first trip there and we stick with it, because it
works for us).
Disclaimer: Don’t use this method for Anegada. Also don't blame be when you
cut a buoy!
And… if this link works, here’s a photo I took from Bojangles last November as
we were sailing down the Drake Channel toward St. John. It was a great light
air day and I just HAD to get the asym up so we could cruise along at 6 or so.
The only problem was that we hit St. John too quickly and had to drop a hook at
the Bight.
https://plus.google.com/+ColinKilgour/photos/photo/5966645163392774690
Have a great trip and enjoy Conch’s Best Deals on Keels,
Colin
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From: Andrew Burton
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 4:11 PM
To: C&C List
Joe's right. The BVI are dead easy to navigate via line of sight. A chart and
the guide should be all you need.
Andy
C&C 40
Peregrine
On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>
wrote:
The BVIs are about the least challenging navigation environment I can imagine.
I wouldn’t overthink this. Any cheap handheld should do. We got by with a
compass, a water-stained chart with holes in it, and a cruising guide book.
Joe Della Barba
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Curtis
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 4:01 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?
I have a Samsung galaxy 3 Phone. I dont have a tablet? Would it be better to
purchase a tablet or a Hand-held GPS?
On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote:
If you have a 3 0r 4G iPad or Iphone running iNavX, you'll be fine with either
one. You don't need cell service for the GPS to work.
Andy
C&C 40
Peregrine
On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm going to charter in the BVI in April. They tell me that the Conch charter
boats may or may not have a working GPS on board? Is there a way to hook a
android tablet to a navigation app that I could use or should I buy a hand-held
unit to bring with me?
Any advice on this would be great?
Curtis
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