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Anyone have a good gear list that you use for your crew?
We are doing a week in late July/early Aug...4 single dudes.
I camp and backpack with these guys so they are pretty good at showing up properly equipped but since two of them have never been on a bareboat-charter before, I want to provide them some guidance regarding what to bring aboard.
Appreciate any feedback you folks might have.....
Thanks,
Nate
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Okay....so maybe my request was lame.
How about this: If you could only bring 5 things on a trip to the BVI...what would you bring? (Let's assume passports are universal and not to be on the list)
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I could get by without most of the stuff we bring, but our underwater video camera, DSLR camera and dive gear are things we make a lot of use of and something we always bring.
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Sunscreen, bathing suit, cover up (not for the guys), money, sunglasses hat.
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Here is what not to bring.
Weapons of any kind, hard suitcases, dress clothes, a bad attitude, drugs.
Rita It is better to be happy than it is to be right
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rita_irvine said:
Here is what not to bring.
Weapons of any kind, hard suitcases, dress clothes, a bad attitude, drugs. Perfect!!
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Funny....I printed the charter checklists for our walk-through. Didn't see other content...thanks for the link.
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Here is some guidance that I received when I was the greenhorn.
- extra pair of sunglasses
- flipflops / watershoes
- swimsuits (7 days = 4ish)
- sunscreen (1 spray can = 2days) extra available anywhere
- t-shirts & going out shirts - again extras available
- underwater camera (most will now take HD video)
Rita's last comment and extra deep breaths. (Island time is the same as sailing - all in good time) Sometimes the hardest thing to do is leave normal life behind.
Oh, and the last thing is extra money. You have come a long way to let a few extra dollars stop a good time.
Relax and have a great time.
Fair winds, Jim
SAILING - "The art of getting wet and becoming ill while slowly going nowhere at great expense"
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From all us non-searching TTOL newbies, Thank You Twanger. Those are excellent resources.
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BVIdreamin said:
Here is some guidance that I received when I was the greenhorn.
- extra pair of sunglasses
- flipflops / watershoes
- swimsuits (7 days = 4ish)
- sunscreen (1 spray can = 2days) extra available anywhere
- t-shirts & going out shirts - again extras available
- underwater camera (most will now take HD video)
Rita's last comment and extra deep breaths. (Island time is the same as sailing - all in good time) Sometimes the hardest thing to do is leave normal life behind.
Oh, and the last thing is extra money. You have come a long way to let a few extra dollars stop a good time.
Relax and have a great time.
Fair winds, Jim Thanks Jim... Nice short-list.
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The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand with no bottom
and no shoes, no shirt, and no problems...KC
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A few years back some of us regulars put together a TTOL newbie sailing guide, pointed at first-timers that will be joining more experienced sailors.
I looked for it, but can't seem to find it.
Mods - any ideas?
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Hi I kept a copy of the 3 lists and can send them to anybody (as a PDF file) if wanted. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> It was from “January 11, 2009 from BVI People Talk from BillH RE: Pre-Charter and Charter Boat Checklists Here are three documents submitted by members in one huge copy and paste.” Peace Dugg & Chris Our VI pics are at http://picasaweb.google.com/papadugg/ and our 2012 pics are now on line
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Bill sent me his documents also and I had compiled them into my own word document table format for each useage on our own boat to keep us organized. I have several lists developed for use on our boat by our partner group and would be happy to share by email- PM me if interested.
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Rita It is better to be happy than it is to be right
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You guys/gals rock....tons of good info here!!
Thanks again...
Nate
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