14-Day USVI/BVI Cruise
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[Type text] Cruising Guide Pg 88 14-Day USVI/BVI Cruise Take in a lunchtime stop for snorkeling, If you are arriving on an afternoon flight, kayaking take advantage of our sleep-aboard and exploring on Sandy Cay (owned by the program Rockefellers) and overnight at Little Harbour, which will accustom you to life aboard. Jost Restaurants are close at hand and your Van Dyke. provisioning and beverage orders will be stowed prior "Jost", named after a Dutch pirate, is an unspoilt to your arrival, meaning no worries about and breakfast. Sleep-aboards are available on secluded island which provides a number of all vessels for 50% of the daily rate. perfect USVI Yacht Charters anchorages. Great Harbor has local shops, Compass Point Marina restaurants St. Thomas, USVI 00802 and bars including the famous Foxy's Tamarind Bar and Grill. White Bay has a beautiful white sandy Day 1 - St. John USVI beach ideal for a lunch stop. (Jost Van Dyke also Virgin Islands Cruising Guide has Pages 207 - 211 has full information. customs and immigration facilities). Depart the USVI base at Compass Point Marina, Day 4 - Cane Garden Bay, St. Tortola BVI Thomas and cruise to the north coast of St. (Ice, Supplies & Restaurants) John Cruising Guide Pg 89. and your choice of anchorage. Hawksnest, Famous for its picture postcard beauty and Trunk, infamous Cinnamon, Maho, Francis and Leinster Bays are for its full moon parties at the Bomba Shack. part of the US Virgin Islands National Park and Cane are within easy reach, all have numerous Garden Bay is secure in all but a strong mooring northerly and balls available in 20-30ft of water. The balls are offers numerous bars and restaurants as well as free for day use but have a charge for minimarkets overnight. for supplies. The anchorages of St. John's north coast are Day 5 - Marina Cay BVI sheltered (Water, Ice, Restaurants) and have beautiful white sandy beaches Cruising Guide Pg 134. which are easily reached by your zippy 15hp Cruise up to Monkey Point on the southern end inflatable dinghy. A taxi can be hailed along the of road which runs behind most of these beaches, Guana Island for spectacular snorkeling . giving access the main town of Cruz Bay. Overnight Day 2 - Soper's Hole, Tortola BVI at Trellis Bay or nearby Marina Cay, a tiny island (Water, Ice, Supplies, Restaurants & Shopping) off Cruising Guide Pg. 93 Tortola that is protected by a reef guaranteeing The picturesque Soper's Hole Marina is a full fantastic service snorkeling. There is a Pussers restaurant and marina offering slips with water and electricity, store should you choose to relax with a drink a well stocked market is ashore. You should and clear dine ashore. customs & immigration here before visiting the Day 6 - Virgin Gorda BVI shops and restaurants. You have the choice of a (Water, Ice, Supplies, Restaurants & Shopping) slip at the marina or picking up a mooring ball in Cruising Guide Pg 150 - 160. the bay. It is generally too deep to anchor. Snorkel the Dogs (Great, George, West & Seal) Day 3 - Jost Van Dyke BVI. which (Water, Ice, Restaurants) [Type text] are all protected National Trust islands) and Salt is the final resting place of the HMS Rhone overnight the at one of Virgin Gorda's sheltered locations. pride of the fleet in her day and is now Virgin reputedly the Gorda (The Fat Virgin as named by Columbus) is best wreck dive in Western hemisphere. Salt the Island is home of Bitter End Yacht Club, Biras Creek, a great lunch stop before setting a course to Saba Road Rock and Prickly Pear. Town, Tortola, for some shopping or Day 7 - "Lay Day" or Anegada BVI sightseeing. (Bar & Restaurant) Alternatively try Brandywine Bay if you prefer Cruising Guide Pg 169. quality Virgin Gorda is a perfect lay-day location, some time away from the crowd. Brandywine Bay folks Restaurant is situated on the head of the bay will take a taxi ride to The Baths from Leverick and Bay offers wonderful views as well as great food. which is a wonderful island tour. Alternately and Day 10- Peter Island BVI weather permitting, you may wish to make an (Water, Ice, Supplies, Restaurants & Shopping) early Cruising Guide Pg 141. start and travel to Anegada for the famed Re-Cross Sir Francis Drake Channel and lobster of overnight at the Anegada reef hotel. Anegada, 28ft at its either Great or Little harbour, Peter Island. Peter highest, Island Yacht Harbour offers 20 slips, so tie up is a limestone island which has claimed over 300 and wrecks so must be ventured to only imperfect blend up some Pina Coladas, microwave some conditions. popcorn Keen fishermen may wish to try their hand at and relax on island time bonefishing on the flats. Day 8 - Cooper Island BVI Day 11 - Norman Island BVI (Water, Ice, Bar & Restaurant) (Bar & Restaurant) Cruising Guide Pg 146. Cruising Guide Pg 137 The magnificent boulders of The Baths attract Cruise to the Indians a group of sharp peaks most jutting visitors to Virgin Gorda who go to swim and from the seas about 1 mile off shore to pick up enjoy a the unique rock formations and exciting walks National Parks mooring for some snorkeling on through the pools and caves to Devil's Bay. the Continue reef which immediately surrounds the islands, on to overnight at the beautiful Cooper Island then and continue to Norman Island. bar-b-cue afloat or dine ashore at the Cooper Known as "Treasure Island", Norman Island is Island steeped in history and legends of pirates and Yacht Club. buried Day 9 - Wreck of The Rhone treasure….. is food for thought as you kayak "off" Salt Island BVI ashore Cruising Guide Pg 146. to explore or snorkel the caves which are On to Salt Island (named because of its populated importance with a breathtaking array of colourful tropical to Her Majesty's Navy as a source of salt fish. harvested Overnight at The Bight and enjoy some lively from the three evaporating ponds). The west entertainment coast of aboard the Willy T (a tall ship restaurant named for William Thornton - the architect of the [Type text] U.S. Capital Building). at Hawknest Bay which offers more protection Day 12 - Lameshur Bay, St. John, than USVI Caneel. Cruising Guide Pg 212 Day 14 - Benner Bay, Back into US waters and the idyllic anchorage of St. Thomas, USVI. Lameshur Bay on the South East Coast of St. Back across Pillsbury Sound to St. Thomas and John. VIP wonderfully secluded with great snorkeling, bar- Yacht Charters, enjoy those last photo b-cue opportunities afloat and laze under the clear starey skies. aboard and grab a Taxi, saving some time for Day 13 - Hawksnest Bay, last St. John, USVI minute duty-free shopping in downtown Cruising Guide Pg 207 Charlotte Cruise to Caneel Bay on St. John's West end and Amalie. head into Cruz Bay to clear customs and visit the village. Caneel Bay Resort offers fine dining. Overnight [Type text] .