7 days sailing the BVI is going to fly past at twice the speed of light.
As to St. Johns,
We also follow the procedures, and out of 16 BVI sailing vacations , we had one trip to St. John. We cleared out of the BVI at Sopers Hole...west end, Tortola, And cleared into to USVI , at cruz bay, St. John. Spent the night at
Leinster Bay and Water Mellon Cay. We were out of there early the next morning.
As far as not checking in with customs, while we were anchored at Leinster Bay, St. John, a U.S.C.G. patrol vessel , hove to just outside the anchorage for quite some time. Looked like he was possibly checking out the vessels and maybe
verifying their having checked in with USVI customs.
Regardless, we follow procedures, and certainly do want want to spend several days of our BVI sailing vacation, locked up in a dispute with C and I, or any government organization.
We have our fave snorkeling sites in the BVI.... and will now leave St. John to those who love it there.
BVI SNORKEL SITES.
Pelican and Indians, and Monkey Point, and a short snorkel at Cistern Point at Cooper, and maybe the CAVES at Norman . We have not tried the Dogs as yet, maybe this next trip in may.
As far as not checking in with customs, We have found that following procedures, keeps life rolling along easily. Deviate from that practice and if the hammer drops on your neck. it is not going to be a fun experience.
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