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hello everyone
i am interested in anchoring overnight in the southern end of St Thomas bay between the reef and shoreline. hopefully eat at coco maya that night and jump in a cab early morning for the baths. is this a realistic place to set the hook? what is best path if any to slip into this area? we will be on a 40' cat with a 4' draft. zooming in on google i can see a 40'+ cat in that area?? what is best route into that space?? thanks!
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There appears to be a path thru reef down by the dock at Mermaids bar and grill. If a charter, I'd bet the area is redlined. Probably best to pick up a mooring just outside Yacht harbor (rolly in a swell) and dinghy into VGYH and walk or taxi up to cocomayas..or simpler still take a slip in VGYH.
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Take a look at the breakwater orientation for VGYH. That should tell you all you need to know about anchoring overnight. If you do go in there I would make sure you have someone competent on board all the time. You could call ahead and spend the night on a slip there.
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We used to overnight there all the time in the Summer. Awesome holding and you don't get the wakes from the ferries that you get out in the mooring field.
Mike
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thanks mike! whats the best path to enter?
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I would use the crudely marked channel. Keep in mind that I was a skipper with a lot of local knowledge. The markers are often not there.
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gudiss said:
thanks mike! whats the best path to enter? unless you own the boat, i would not do it. Mike's skill set is way above most charterers.
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I haven't seen markers there for quite some time.
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Mike goes where others fear to tread...or where someone will buy drinks.  he's spent so much time down here he would be a belonger...well except for ....but only rumors you understand. . Seriously, I wouldn't try it on first charter and would check with charter co. Things change so fast this time of year. Leaving VGYH this morning people could surf if were of a mind to. Pretty good swell all the way to Jost..Would have been nasty with a stiff wind. Bubbly pool bubbling.. After lunch at Taboo..coming home seas were increasingly light and just a riffle over reef at VGYH coming in.
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