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USVI 09'
- December 8-14, 2009 |
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Last Updated: 1430 EDT /
12-14-09 |
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12-8-09
Cruz Bay - Caneel Bay, St. John
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1100 - underway |
18°19.935'N,
64°47.668'W |
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1120 - moored at
Caneel Bay |
18°20.826'N,
64°47.390'W |
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Total Time: 20 minutes,
Total dist: approx. 1.5 nm |
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12-8-09: Long and busy morning is
finally over. We left Cane Garden Bay at 0725 this morning, sailed
to Jost Van Dyke where we cleared out of BVI, then to Cruz Bay, St. John
where we cleared into USVI. The harbor was very crowded with no
room for us to anchor, but we were fortunate to find a spot at the US
Customs dock to tie up for a short time. Met up with Windward
Passage at Caneel Bay. Very rolly anchorage - we'll only stay here one
night. |
12-9-09
Caneel Bay - Hawksnest Bay, St. John
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0940 - underway |
18°20.839'N,
64°47.386'W |
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0956 - moored at
Hawksnest Bay
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18°21.042'N,
64°46.775'W |
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Total Time: 16 minutes, Total dist:
approx. 1.2 nm |
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12-9-09: Stopped to
do some
snorkeling with
Randy & Susan, Windward Passage. Ended up anchoring the dinghy and
swimming ashore. You can moor for the night here but it's
extremely uncomfortable so we only stayed about 90 min. |
12-9-09
Hawksnest Bay - Francis Bay, St. John
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1130 - underway |
18°21.042'N,
64°46.775'W |
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1200 - moored at
Francis Bay
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18°21.921'N,
64°44.874'W |
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Total Time: 30
minutes, Total dist: approx. 2 nm |
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12-10-09: Beautiful and
very comfortable spot. Moored next to Windward Passage again.
Hiked the Francis Bay Trail with Susan on Dec. 10, then had Randy and
Susan aboard for dinner - balsamic marinated London Broil, fresh tomato
salad and sangria. |
12-11-09
Francis Bay - Saltpond Bay, St. John
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0753 - underway |
18°21.928'N,
64°44.871'W |
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1047 - moored at
Saltpond Bay
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18°18.473'N,
64°42.386'W |
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Total Time: 2 hours
54 minutes, Total dist: 15.8 nm |
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12-12-09: The original plan
yesterday was to check out Coral Bay with Windward Passage. We got
there first and found a very crowded anchorage that was getting some
pretty big swells, so we moved on to Saltpond Bay, which has been a very
pleasant stay so far. There are only 8 moorings here and limited
space at other anchorages on the southern side of St. John so we're all
a little hesitant to move on, risking not being able to find a spot for
the night. There's some OK snorkeling - the coral here has been
abused. We did see a puffer fish, a ray, a barracuda, some grouper
and a couple turtles. We hiked again today with Susan up to Ram
Head, which is about a 2 mile round trip with some fairly rugged
terrain. |
12-11-09
Saltpond Bay, St. John - Road Town, Tortola, BVI
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0808 - underway |
18°18.472'N,
64°42.387'W |
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1040 - docked at Village Cay Marina |
18°25.422'N,
64°37.012'W |
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Total Time: 2 hours 32 minutes, Total
dist: 12.46 nm |
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12-14-09: Back in Road Town to
provision and do some laundry. Windward Passage is here with us.
We may even get to go to dinner tomorrow night without Quinn because
Randy and Susan have volunteered to watch him for the evening. |
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