I was there for that week in 2014/2015. I was captaining a Voyage 500, and we had a second Voyage 500 in our "fleet", with a total of 17 people.

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jadeislandgirl said:How are the seas?
That all depends on the moment. When we were there they were fairly calm... no problems with the North swell, and we even stayed overnight at White Bay w/o a problem.

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Can we make the passage to Anegada?
Yes. I don't understand why this would be dictated by the time of year... check out the conditions/forecast the day before, and then go if all is good. The passage from North Sound VG to Anegada is fairly well protected from ocean swells due to horseshoe reef. Plus, it's only a two hour sail/motor from cut at Colquhoun Reef(VG).

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Where should we rule out for mooring due to the n swells?
If the swells are up you want to avoid bays with a northern exposure, of course (e.g. Savannah Bay, CGB, Brewers). Some bays suffer from the swell wrapping around the islands, such as White Bay & Manchioneel. You'll just need to play it by ear, and have a backup plan for your anchorages if the swells come up.

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When should we get to little harbour to get a ball for nye?
If you want even a chance of getting a mooring ball in the area (Great Harbor, White Bay, Little Harbor, or even Long Bay / Diamond Cay) then you'll have to get there in the morning on the 30th, at least a day and a half before NYE. In all honesty, you should plan to anchor. We anchored both of our Voyage 500s in about 35' of water at the mouth of Great Harbor, arriving mid-morning on the 31st, and didn't have a problem. Despite all of the dire warnings on this forum of disastrous boating and anchoring in GH, we didn't see any shenanigans. There was even a squall that came through at about 3 am (Jan 1) with winds blowing 35+ that caused every boat in Great Harbor to spin more than 90 degrees, and I didn't see a single boat drag or collide with another...

Now, is it worth it to deal with the thousands of people on land, long lines to get small, watered-down drinks, and overall cluter-F that is Old Years Night at Foxy's/GH? Well, that's up to you to decide <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Cheers.gif" alt="" />

... DIF all the time...
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