Hello fellow cruisers,
My wife and I are flying down to STT for vacation & recon on cruising possibilities in the USVI & BVI. We have never been, so we are open to suggestions such as best anchoring spots, must see, etc, etc. We own a 10m Catalac and have visions of going there one day [ hopefully sooner than later ] for long term stays. I do have a recent cruising guide for the Virgins, but they are just names at a place I have never seen. Of course I am taking the guide with me on the trip. We realize that it's best to go way south during hurricane season, but I also wonder if there are any good hurricane holes so as to avoid that. What do the locals & charters do? Anyone have knowledge on this?
We are currently planning at least a years sabbatical for fall of 2010. We would be starting out from Oriental, NC. We thought we'd head down ICW working our way to Florida & Keys, Tortugas for winter months. We chose this time of the year based on our present insurance not letting us be south of Morehead City until November thru end of June.
I would imagine a gulf stream crossing is not realistic until at least May, unless a good southerly weather window appears during February / March. I'm sure a lot of you have done similar trips, so hearing of some of your experiances would be great! Do you dare crossing over to Bahamas during winter months?
I enjoy reading this forum and I have read a few books and cruising guides on this subject. I have also checked out some of the websites I have seen posted here on the forum. Look forward to your responses.
