We chartered out of Scrub with DYC during early December, and this is what we found. It appears your charter is Saturday - Saturday itinerary. This is what we were faced with. If I am correct, you arrive on Saturday (probably late afternoon) and board your boat about 5:30 pm, staying in the Scrub Island Marina that evening. The DYC office closes about that same time. This means there is quite a lot to get done before departing the marina on Sunday morning, I found DYC is pretty good at sending you off late morning, however if you are still loading provisions, beverages, storing luggage, and completing your departure briefing … it could be later. Regardless, Sunday evening will be your first night out in the islands.
Your return to the charter base at the end of your week is the next issue. If your crew is expecting to meet morning flights home (or afternoon flights out of St. Thomas) on the following Saturday it could dictate a return to Scrub Island on Friday. This means you miss the Friday BBQ at Leverick. Also it is necessary to take under consideration the time needed to refuel your boat, as the Scrub Island Marina DOES NOT have fuel. Marina Cay has been selling fuel, although on a random schedule. I suppose you could top off fuel at Leverick on Friday afternoon and nurse the power back to Scrub to arrive at about 8:00 am when they open. The fuel tank would still register full as long as you are not running the boat's generator since topping off. If this is your itinerary, you could miss the excellent resort facilities at Scrub Island (pools & restaurants). If you return to Scrub at about noon on Friday, your crew has the entire afternoon to enjoy the facilities, pack their bags, and confirm flights and transfers. Of course if your crew is coming in a day early or staying a day later, all is fine.
If not …. it could mean you will only have five nights out in the islands. If you could get out Sunday morning at a decent time, then you could get to Anegada for a quick beach crawl and dinner; Monday at Jost Van Dyke; Tuesday at Norman Island; Wednesday at Cooper Island; Thursday at Leverick; Friday lunch at Oil Nut Marina and back at Scrub the middle of the afternoon in time to enjoy a little pool time before packing and dinner; Saturday morning transfer to Beef Island Airport or the Road Town ferry dock.
Last edited by NoelHall; 01/14/2020 03:46 PM.
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