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Hi All,

Thanks very much for all your help so far with my charter plans. I have another question. Does anyone know if Moorings, Sunsail or any other BVI based charter company allow bareboat charterers to sail to St. Croix and/or the SVIs? I've been trying for days to get in touch with Moorings/Sunsail about this, but they aren't answering the phone or responding to e-mails so I figured I would try you folks. Thanks!

Regards,

Matt

Matt - I asked my longtime good friend your question because I knew he would have an answer! His suggestion below:


QUOTE:

"I have sailed to St. Croix several times. I always used either Moorings or Sunsail since they were to only charter company that allowed sailing to St. Croix.

Almost all my trips were ASA teaching trips. I liked sailing from the BVIS to St. John’s to clear customs making it easier when you arrive at St. Croix.

In St. Croix, customs is at the airport.

Option 1 - clear out of BVIs and spend the night at the Bite. Then head out early for St. Croix to clear customs after arriving.

Option 2 - clear out of the BVIs and sail to St. John’s. I think you can now clear customs online. I always stayed at Little Lamshire Bay on south St. John’s. This is a beautiful place and you will be all alone.

Then sail to St. Croix. This is a better angle of sail. You will have to anchor in Gallows Bay.

We always took a day ashore touring St. Croix. It is a really great place. "

I would suggest that one review the allowed sailing area in the charter contract. Depending on the term of your charter you will need to account for the customs issues, clear out of BVI, clear in to US, clear back in to BVI. Though I have not tried this with Moorings/Sunsail, I have seen other contracts that limit the sailing area to no further than 5 miles south of Norman, and no further south than Cruz Bay, St. John.