Another option would be to fly into STT (usually pretty inexpensive) and charter out of Red Hook on St Thomas; other than the extra time you’ll spend clearing customs into/out of the BVIs. Groceries are less than a block from the marina in Red Hook; amazingly good range of stuff, and the prices aren’t too bad. Definitely more convenient than grocery shopping by Sub Base and then having to cab it all back.
And if I recall correctly, there’s a second- or third-tier charter operation out of Red Hook, with pretty good prices on chartering slightly older boats. Or you can charter Island Packets out of there, if you’re feeling flush... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Jan 9, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com> wrote: > For provisioning - Rich is right. Take a cab to Bobby's in town and do your > provisioning there. If you're out of the Moorings/Sunsail base, it's an easy > shot in a cab. If you've got a dinghy, zip across the harbour to Village Cay > and then you can walk up to Bobby's. If you're out of Nanny Cay, Bobby's > will run a free shuttle from there - but it operates on island time. > > For boat choices - who really gives a rat's ass about performance when you're > cruising for a week in the BVI? Seriously, compared to what's on offer where > most of us live at this time of year, any floating gin/rum palace will do. > Hell, if I was chartering I'd get a freakin' cat. > > For flights, BVI is always a tough place to get to but you have a lot more > options from the US than you do from Canada. Not many airlines fly from > North America to EIS, but American and United do A typical routing will be > via San Juan, but if you live near an AA or Untied hub, this can be a good > option.. Other options are to get to STT and then grab a ferry over, which > is pretty straightforward and opens up a lot more options. (The ferry dock > is very near the St. Thomas airport). I often route through San Juan and > then get a puddle jump flight from SJU to EIS. If you live near a Jet Blue > hub (like Boston or NYC) this can be a good option as they have pretty good > fares and direct flights to SJU. Then, from SJU I usually take Air > Sunshine's Cessna to Tortola. Note also that the best fare options might > have you going down on one carrier and coming back on another. > > Sorting out all the logistics ain't simple, but it's worth it once you get > there. > > and BTW - if anyone's going down the last week of January, let me know. I'll > be on Bojangles starting Jan 27 and would be happy to link up. > > Cheers, > Colin
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