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Re: February crowds
[Re: NoelHall]
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01/03/2019 10:20 PM
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I really appreciate the input, gang, and I’m sure Bailey does too. But I’m seriously embarrassed to confess not only that I’ve never been to Hallovers Bay, I’ve never even heard of it. Been to to BVI Numerous times over the past 30 years and it’s never popped up on our radar!
Probably goes to show that I’m a creature of habit...We keep saying we are going to try new spots, but I’m the end there are so often first-timers with us that we keep going to the places we know and love. In fact, if we’re up to me, I’d be done with the Baths for good (when my dad took me there in 1986, we were the only people there...and no shops, restaurants or moorings). But, alas, we are as usual bringing newbies. So that probably means I’m going to battle the cruise ship multitudes at the big rocks by the water!
But I digress.
So what’s the scoop with Hallovers Bay? Where is it? Overnight suitable? Moorings, or anchorage only?
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Re: February crowds
[Re: Shifty]
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01/03/2019 10:45 PM
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NoelHall
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I remember only one mooring ball, although there are multiple scuba diving balls nearby. There may be more, I just didn't notice them in December. I believe the 'white balls' are overnight balls, whereas the red and yellow are day balls only (some for dive boats, others for day visitors). I don't know if there is coral structure beyond the beach, although it is a 'no-no' to anchor in coral. Hallover (is that the spelling) is around the corner from Cooper Island Beach Club (Manchineel Bay), just past Cistern Point. To be truthful, I've never stayed overnight there, although the scuba diving is good along that coast (wreck alley). If that mooring ball is available, I suspect it would be a nice quiet spot. I have heard that if you walk to the other side, it is sometimes referred to as 'Trash Beach' because it catches a lot of flotsam. Again, I've never been there. I think the key to visiting the Baths is go early or go late. I like going into Leverick and renting a vehicle to visit the Baths and Hog Heaven on the return. The swim from the boat at the Baths is perhaps not as easy as it looks and you can no longer take the dinghy to shore. Not to be discouraged, just aware. We like Kelly's Cove outside the Norman Island Bight … great sunset and snorkeling. Also behind Peter Island at Key Bay is a nice quiet anchorage in settled water. Hope this helps.
Noel Hall "It is humbling indeed, to discover my own opinion is only correct less than 50% of the time." www.noelhall.com
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Re: February crowds
[Re: Shifty]
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01/04/2019 12:19 PM
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Great Harbor is great if you can pick up a mooring, but anchoring is a challenge even for experienced sailors. The bottom is hard with a field of low lying coral heads. When anchoring, the chain will often hand up on the coral heads making it appear as though the anchor is set, only to start dragging as the boat swings in the wind-leads to a multitude of close encounters followed by exchanges of captains pointing the finger to each other as to who is dragging. For my crew, no ball in Great Harbor means a trip elsewhere
Sailing is not a matter of life and death-it is more important than that
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Re: February crowds
[Re: bailau]
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01/04/2019 01:32 PM
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thanks CestLaVie...I will follow your sage advice. where else would you go around that area assuming the mooring field is full? I am picking up passengers at 330 from Beef Island and want to head up there and then go to White Bay the next morning.
Little harbour has moorings. There are also some in the diamond cay/long bay area on the east side of Jost
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Re: February crowds
[Re: Shifty]
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01/04/2019 01:49 PM
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CestLaVie
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As Cajunscuba noted, Little Harbor is close if all the moorings are taken at Great Harbor. Cane Garden Bay is our backup and just a short hop that would allow you to make a quick run to White Bay
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Re: February crowds
[Re: bailau]
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01/04/2019 02:21 PM
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thanks CestLaVie...I will follow your sage advice. where else would you go around that area assuming the mooring field is full? I am picking up passengers at 330 from Beef Island and want to head up there and then go to White Bay the next morning.
The other option for your passengers is to taxi from Beef to Cane Garden Bay and meet you there. Your timing will be pretty tight if they arrive at 3:30, have to do immigrations, haul gear to Trellis, and the sail or motor all the way to JVD. You'll be hard pressed to do that before dark.
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Re: February crowds
[Re: Shifty]
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01/04/2019 04:25 PM
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NoelHall
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We did briefly pull into Little Harbor at JVD a couple of weeks ago, just to check it out. Yes, there are mooring balls, although the harbor seemed to lack any ambience due to a lot of hurricane damage still very obvious.
Noel Hall "It is humbling indeed, to discover my own opinion is only correct less than 50% of the time." www.noelhall.com
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Re: February crowds
[Re: NoelHall]
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01/04/2019 05:49 PM
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We did briefly pull into Little Harbor at JVD a couple of weeks ago, just to check it out. Yes, there are mooring balls, although the harbor seemed to lack any ambience due to a lot of hurricane damage still very obvious. We overnighted in Little Harbour JVD in our July trip and were pretty much the only boat there. Irma damage, including the wrecked ferry, was very much in evidence. Had a great dinner at Abe's where they had managed to reopen using various parts of buildings that had survived. The dinner with the nice folks there made for a special evening.
Louis from Houston
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