Consider bringing meat and frozen food with you. Although available in the BVI, it might be of questionable age and quality compared to what is available stateside. We checked an approximately 30 qt. cooler with frozen meat and some pre-cooked dishes. Food stayed frozen from New Orleans through Charlotte to St. Thomas and then the ferry to Tortola in late May. You cannot use ice or dry ice in checked baggage. Room in the cooler for such liquids as sunscreen if the rest of your luggage is carry on. Also, coolers are not allowed on the commuter flights from San Juan to Tortola. You have to be flying through St. Thomas.
Another option is the market in Spanish Town on Virgin Gorda. The market is at the harbor, free temporary docking, and it seemed to have better quality food and perhaps is a little cheaper than the markets in Tortola. Search online for the markets in the BVI. It will give you an idea of selection and prices available. Further, most markets will fill your list and deliver it to your boat at the charter base on arrival if requested. As for navigation, on my 1st charter back in the 1980's, our sole aid was the chart which looked like it was nothing more than a place mat for a restaurant. Your sailing is line of sight but for the trip to Anagada. As a 1st time charterer in the BVI, the charter company may prohibit you from taking the boat to Anagada. Welcome to Paradise! Ed L. Briar Patch C&C 34 New Orleans, La From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 10:11 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter? 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<mailto: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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