Let's drone on a bit. "Road" is a shortened version of "Roadstead". From the Oxford Dictionary "A sheltered stretch of water near the shore in which ships can ride at anchor."
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/roadsteadWhat shall we discuss next? Flag etiquette? NPT Mooring Balls? (staying all day of course) Holding Tanks? The BVI version of Obamacare?(Think that would be OrlandoCare?) <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />