28E’s British Virgin Islands trip 2.0

[28Eliminator]

Boating content!!

So back to the BVI with @240Hallett , @HallettBill and this time with @BeerMaker

3 Boats total Hallett bill, 240 Hallett and myself with spouses on 1 boat.
My brother and spouse and 4 friends on another boat
Beermaker and his team on the 3rd boat.

We started our adventure going to Cane garden Bay on Tortola a few days early. We all rented an Air B&B.

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[28Eliminator]

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[Ziggy]

Sizable Cats you all got. Have a blast. Stay safe.

 

[Singleton]

Have fun

 

[Joker]

This looks amazing

 

[DWC]

Dream vacation. Looks like a blast.

 

[She's Mine]

Have a great time guys

 

[DaytonaBabe]

Yay! Was hoping you would start a thread! Looking forward to following along.

 

[BUDMAN]

So bummed we had to cancel. Enjoy the trip and looking forward to lots of pics.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Cant wait to see the adventure. Thanks for sharing…..

 

[28Eliminator]

Good morning from Nanny Cay… getting moving and caffeinated. Justin and his team didn’t get here until 6 last night, so he has to go through the briefing this morning.. hoping to fire engines by 9am

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[Orange Juice]

The only way to own a yacht is to rent it. That appears a be a beautiful vacation. Don’t be afraid of burning fuel.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Those boats look really nice. Enjoy! Assume they’re bare boat rentals? From which group did you rent them?

 

[steamin rice]

Awesome! This is a bucket list trip for me someday

 

[28Eliminator]

Those boats look really nice. Enjoy! Assume they’re bare boat rentals? From which group did you rent them?

Yes, Bare Boat through Marine Max. This boat is the new Aquila 545 which they do not let people Bare Boat typically I guess. We got really lucky. We rented a 443 3 cabin boat, but it had some issues and was going in for some work and was going to delay us departing by a day. Since we had all done bareboat before with them, and I had captained the 484 prior, they offered this to us and said we could bareboat it, no extra charge. Of course we said yes .
This thing has 5 staterooms with private baths plus crew quarters with another bath.

 

[28Eliminator]

Day 1 on the boat
MM couldn’t get us out until 10:30 am ( they said they would get us out at 8). Couldn’t get moorings at great harbor on Jost VanDyke, so we had to go over to little Jost at the other end of the island. Cool place, not many people there. Went to Foxys Taboo for some food and adult beverages then back on the boat for dinner and entertainment . This afternoon we’ll head to Great Harbor and hit Corsairs and Soggy Dollar!

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[HallettBill]

This place doesn’t suck.

 

[Instigator]

Let me know how the Boatyball deal works and how hard it is to reserve a ball if you use it as I am going down on July 13th for 2 weeks.
Also curious as to how busy it is and how available the FCFS balls are as well as the Boatyballs?
Enjoy yourselves and keep posting when you have time !!!!

 

[28Eliminator]

Dingys ready!!
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[28Eliminator]

Why the hell do only some of the pictures upload… others don’t??

 

[Ziggy]

Why the hell do only some of the pictures upload… others don’t??

It's happened to me posting from 3rd world WWW connections too.

 

[HallettBill]

Let me know how the Boatyball deal works and how hard it is to reserve a ball if you use it as I am going down on July 13th for 2 weeks.
Also curious as to how busy it is and how available the FCFS balls are as well as the Boatyballs?
Enjoy yourselves and keep posting when you have time !!!!

It's happened to me posting from 3rd world WWW connections too.

It’s not that busy, but some harbors are mostly boaty balls now(cooper and great harbor.) only 5 fcfs balls left in great harbor.

 

[240Hallett]

Let me know how the Boatyball deal works and how hard it is to reserve a ball if you use it as I am going down on July 13th for 2 weeks.
Also curious as to how busy it is and how available the FCFS balls are as well as the Boatyballs?
Enjoy yourselves and keep posting when you have time !!!!

So yesterday we pulled into great Harbor around 1130 I think and the very few FCFS were taken and there were a lot of boaty balls empty, but all showed reserved. This morning we all were able to reserved at 7 AM and there is still 10 or so left. difference between Saturday and Sunday I guess. we cruised over here a little after noon because that’s when check-in/checkout time is.

 

[240Hallett]

@BeerMaker boat just showed up so time to head ashore for some (more) drinks!

 

[28Eliminator]

Huge shout out to @DaytonaBabe for the 12 painkillers at Soggy Dollar Bar

Thanks Mel!!

 

[DaytonaBabe]

Heck yeah! So glad y'all got them!

Sorry I couldn't see ya live on the cam - I was hosting Mother's Day at our house all day. Glad you were able to grab a screenshot.

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BeerMaker]

Heck yeah! So glad y'all got them!

Sorry I couldn't see ya live on the cam - I was hosting Mother's Day at our house all day. Glad you were able to grab a screenshot.

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much!

 

[28Eliminator]

Day 2 started with a boat ride to Great Harbor. We were all able to reserve BoatyBall moorings in the morning.

Ended up over at Soggy Dollar after a quick and disappointing stop at Foxys.. Got our painkillers from Daytona Babe, and hung out for a couple hours. Always a great place!!

Left Soggy and went to Corsairs for dinner.. All 18 of us . Then the shit show started

 

[240Hallett]

Started or continued?

 

[28Eliminator]

Started or continued?

Yes!

 

[240Hallett]

Heck yeah! So glad y'all got them!

Sorry I couldn't see ya live on the cam - I was hosting Mother's Day at our house all day. Glad you were able to grab a screenshot.

Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!

Excuses
Thank you!
Again.

 

[28Eliminator]

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[240Hallett]

Adios to Jost…

 

[28Eliminator]

 

[240Hallett]

this is us… I think. View of Laverick bay from hog heaven.

 

[That Guy]

We did this a couple of years ago through the USVI (due to Covid bullshit) but managed to still get over to Jost and Soggy Dollar. Truly hard to describe how great this area is and how beautiful. Have an awesome time!

 

[240Hallett]

View of hog heaven (right under the cloud thingy) from Laverick Bay Anchorage.

 

[Instigator]

Awesome. Keep posting when you have time. I can't wait to get there myself.

 

[BUDMAN]

More pics gents

 

[Singleton]

Need to add this to my bucket vacation listing.

 

[DaveH]

Need to add this to my bucket vacation listing.

ITS WORTH IT.

after just getting back from Hawaii, i will never go back, they have never rolled back most of the covid restrictions. BVI sailing from now on.

 

[Singleton]

ITS WORTH IT.

after just getting back from Hawaii, i will never go back, they have never rolled back most of the covid restrictions. BVI sailing from now on.

My problem, I don’t have enough friends or family who 1) I am willing to vacation with for a week and 2) can afford it

 

[DaveH]

My problem, I don’t have enough friends or family who 1) I am willing to vacation with for a week and 2) can afford it

i get all of the above.

last time i went, about 2 years ago, it was my wife and myself. we sailed the boat alone no problem.

 

[Done-it-again]

My problem, I don’t have enough friends or family who 1) I am willing to vacation with for a week and 2) can afford it

This x1000. Same reason we’ve never done a house boat.

 

[Done-it-again]

i get all of the above.

last time i went, about 2 years ago, it was my wife and myself. we sailed the boat alone no problem.

Ball park on a cost 2 yrs ago?

 

[Singleton]

This x1000. Same reason we’ve never done a house boat.

Same.
We had one planned, but then my BIL (and his wife and kids) and my SIL (her boyfriend and kids) said they would help with cooking, cleaning but could not afford to pay. Flat out said at a family meal when this was getting planned, if you can’t pay your rental share (25% per family) then trip is off. In-laws, my wife and I already agreed we would split food and gas for 10 days for the entire family of 15. I even had a houseboat rental discount since I worked the rental docks during college. Vacation was cancelled.

Then I have the AITA moment.
We do a ski week with the entire family over Christmas (Father in-law started the tradition 29 years ago). However around 5 years ago my wife and I started to pay 50% of the house that is rented. In trade, since we are always the last to arrive, my in-laws hold the second best room with adjoining bath for us. After the first year of paying, my SIL and her new husband stated it was not fair a room was being held for my family. She had no idea I was helping to pay the house rental (she thought papa was paying for all of it). After I arrived and she said she and her new husband are taking the room, I blew up. Told them, you can have my room, I just need a check for $7500 since that is what I paid to help get the 6 bedroom ski in/out house we rented. In-laws finally made them move, and said in the future if you help pay you get the better room. To this day, only my wife and I help pay.

Family, got to love them

 

[Activated]

My problem, I don’t have enough friends or family who 1) I am willing to vacation with for a week and 2) can afford it

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[Joker]

I have no idea why Paul didn’t go but it had to be for good reason. Your group is always together. Was Ductape invited as well?

 

[DWC]

ITS WORTH IT.

after just getting back from Hawaii, i will never go back, they have never rolled back most of the covid restrictions. BVI sailing from now on.

It’s crazy. Covid wrecked a lot of things. Businesses fell in love with restrictions that got them out of work. Gov got comfortable letting people do whatever they want, wherever they want, whenever. Hawaii is on the extreme of both. Especially Oahu.

 

[28Eliminator]

I have no idea why Paul didn’t go but it had to be for good reason. Your group is always together. Was Ductape invited as well?

They were all originally gonna go but later decided to do some other adventures.