Good day everyone,

Planning a bareboat trip on a Moorings 4500 (4 couples - 50's/60's). Our last one was in 2010 so I'm looking for feedback/comments/alternatives on the following tentative itinerary.

Half of the crew is planning to fly in on the 11th and sleep either at Village Cay or the Moorings' hotel (comments seem to favor Village Cay). Comments?

Sunday Jan 12th
- Crew meets at the Moorings' base in the am - boat scheduled to be ready by noon (island time so might slip by an hour or two).
- If ready early enough, we'll sail across to Peter Island otherwise we'll spend the night on site (is Charlie's recommended?).

Monday Jan 13th
- Early sail to Trellis Bay for full moon party (will be our 1st one).
- Trellis Market Bar and Grill for buffet/evening.

Tuesday Jan 14th
- Sail to Cooper Island
- Enjoy beach and happy hour

Wednesday Jan 15th
- Sail to Leverick Bay (at a slip for 2 nights)
- Catch Michael Beans' show

Thursday Jan 16th
- Land trip to the Baths (safari truck rental) and lunch on site
- Dinghy ride across to Saba Rock for 5pm Tarpon feeding - Is this doable (likely a wet ride)?

Friday Jan 17th
- Sail to Anegada (on a ball for 2 nights)
- Reserve a place for a lobster dinner (suggestions?)
- Reserve a vehicle for the following day (should we book in advance?)

Saturday Jan 18th
- Land exploration of the island
- Suggestions on best places to visit? Where to have lunch?

Sunday Jan 19th
- Sail to Cane Garden Bay
- Planning to have dinner on shore, suggestions?

Monday Jan 20th
- Sail to Little Jost Van Dyke and anchor near Sandy spit
- Visit Foxy's taboo and bubbly pool
- Sail to Great Harbour
- Happy hour at Foxy's
- Should we skip Little Jost Van Dyke, arrive early at GH and taxi to White Bay instead?

Tuesday Jan 21st
- Sail to Norman Island
- Dinner at the Pirate's bight and visit to the Willy T

Wednesday Jan 22nd
- Sail to the Caves and/or the Indians for a lunch and snorkeling stop
- Sail to the Moorings' base in the afternoon.

Thanks in advance for your valuable input!


Richard.

Thoughts interlaced in caps for readability....all IMHO. Just got back last week

Sunday Jan 12th
- Crew meets at the Moorings' base in the am - boat scheduled to be ready by noon (island time so might slip by an hour or two).
- If ready early enough, we'll sail across to Peter Island otherwise we'll spend the night on site (is Charlie's recommended?).

Monday Jan 13th
- Early sail to Trellis Bay for full moon party (will be our 1st one). TRELLIS IS REDLINED WITH MOORINGS AND GIVEN ADDED CLUSTERF OF FULL MOON MAY I SUGGEST MARINA CAY AND DIGNHY OVER OR USE THE SCRUB ISLAND BOAT TAXI? IF YOU GO THERE SNORKELING AT DIAMOND REEF WAS GREAT
- Trellis Market Bar and Grill for buffet/evening.

Tuesday Jan 14th
- Sail to Cooper Island SNORKELING WAS GOOD DOWN AT CISTERN POINT. THERE IS A DINGHY LINE THERE
- Enjoy beach and happy hour NICE HIKE UP HILL

Wednesday Jan 15th
- Sail to Leverick Bay (at a slip for 2 nights) MAYBE LEVERICK SLIP ONE NIGHT THEN BALL AT BEYC 2ND. WE JUST DID THIS AND YOU CAN RESERVE BEYC BALL ONLINE AND THEN GO TO SABA. WE JUST DID THIS
- Catch Michael Beans' show

Thursday Jan 16th
- Land trip to the Baths (safari truck rental) and lunch on site SUGGEST TAXI (SWEET ICE WILLY) AND MAYBE DINNER AFTER BATHS AT COCO MAYA?
- Dinghy ride across to Saba Rock for 5pm Tarpon feeding - Is this doable (likely a wet ride)? REALLY A FAR RIDE ESPECIALLY WITH 8 IN THE DINGHY

Friday Jan 17th
- Sail to Anegada (on a ball for 2 nights)
- Reserve a place for a lobster dinner (suggestions?) ANEGADA REEF HOTEL OR WONKY DOG.
- Reserve a vehicle for the following day (should we book in advance?) SUGGEST TAXI AS WELL IF YOU ARE DRINKING. CONSIDER A TRIP OUT ON THE REEF WITH SHERWIN. WE JUST WENT WITH HIM AND IT WAS GREAT-DID 5 PREVIOUS TRIPS WITH KELLY (MAYBE THIS IS ON THE 18TH?). BEST SNORKELING AND SAW FLAMINGOES AND CONK ISLAND

Saturday Jan 18th
- Land exploration of the island
- Suggestions on best places to visit? Where to have lunch? TIPSYS IS GREAT. COWWRECK IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT. ROTI AT MONICAS AT FLASH OF BEAUTY IS GREAT AND THAT IS NEXT TO BIG BAMBOO.

Sunday Jan 19th
- Sail to Cane Garden Bay
- Planning to have dinner on shore, suggestions? INDIGO HOUSE. CGB CAN GET LOUD AT NIGHT. WE WERE THERE UNINTENTIONALLY FOR THE MUSICFEST THAT WENT TO 430AM

Monday Jan 20th
- Sail to Little Jost Van Dyke and anchor near Sandy spit GREAT SPOT MY CREWS FAVORIT ANCHORAGE LAST TRIP
- Visit Foxy's taboo and bubbly pool BUBBLY POOL IF WINDS N
- Sail to Great Harbour MAYBE TAKE A LAND TAXI?
- Happy hour at Foxy's
- Should we skip Little Jost Van Dyke, arrive early at GH and taxi to White Bay instead? I VOTE NO AND LAND TAXI TO gh AND wb

Tuesday Jan 21st
- Sail to Norman Island
- Dinner at the Pirate's bight and visit to the Willy T

Wednesday Jan 22nd
- Sail to the Caves and/or the Indians for a lunch and snorkeling stop THIS GOT CROWDED SO WE WAITING UNITL AFTERNOON AND THEN WENT OVER
- Sail to the Moorings' base in the afternoon.

Sleep aboard the boat the night of the 11th. The Moorings has a nice pool area and bar. Hang out there and eat off the bar menu. Good burgers, fish sandwiches, wings ect.. I don’t recommend Charlie’s but others like it. The whole process of getting off the dock will be much better with a sleepaboard.
Dinghy ride is to far from Leverick to Saba. Move the boat over to a Saba or BEYC ball.

Getting a ball in Great Harbor is tough. If you can win the BB lottery do that and then spend the day at Sandy Spit/Foxy's Taboo/Bubbly knowing you have a spot to come back to. Then dinghy over to White Bay.

If you can't get a ball in GH, try LH and then land taxi to GH.

Bottom line; nail down your ball BEFORE going to Sandy Spit so you are not scrambling when done. Or, I guess you can anchor by Foxy's II but it seems exposed to me (NB I was there in June with more Southerly winds)

Thank you bailau, GeorgeC1 and tmsxmsails for your valuable comments.

Much appreciated!


Richard.

Agree with almost all of the above. Definitely don't plan to dinghy from Leverick to Saba. Day around JvD seems a bit packed if you're looking to take in Sandy Spit, bubbly pool, Foxy's, AND White Bay. I personally like the mooring area over by Taboo as it's less traveled. Regarding picking up a ball at Marina Cay and taking the dinghy to Trellis, I've done that and won't do it again, definitely a wet and exposed ride. The Scrub Island ferry also might not run late enough for what you're looking to do, but maybe the night of the full moon party is an exception? I'd contact Scrub to see.

Scrub shuttle times...note they stop at Marina Cay. we just moored there and had an early departing guest take the shuttle

https://www.scrubisland.com/content/uploads/2019/09/Scrub-Island-Ferry-Schedule.pdf