Need the Facts...cruising Caribbean

[All is found]

So we are counting days to taking possession of our boat in the BVI and become full time liveaboards. My husband is euphoric and I am not. I guess I am worried sick about whether or not we are going to have a lot of issues "post hurricanes". It is difficult to get any sense of where things are at on the islands. We plan to spend Christmas around BVI and then move on heading south.
Can any of you current cruisers give us an idea of the current conditions??
Provisioning?? Fuel?? General feel?? Number of Cruisers?? Crime??
Etc. etc.

[hpeer]

We have been trying to accumulate info here but it’s slow to come in.

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...-a-191541.html

[contrail]

Originally Posted by All is found

So we are counting days to taking possession of our boat in the BVI and become full time liveaboards. My husband is euphoric and I am not. I guess I am worried sick about whether or not we are going to have a lot of issues "post hurricanes". It is difficult to get any sense of where things are at on the islands. We plan to spend Christmas around BVI and then move on heading south.
Can any of you current cruisers give us an idea of the current conditions??
Provisioning?? Fuel?? General feel?? Number of Cruisers?? Crime??
Etc. etc.

With regard to Tortola, all the major supermarkets are open and well stocked. Crime is down and the general feel is fine. We are in recovery mode but there will still be things that really shock you visually. Probably not too many cruisers, but lovely beaches that will be uncrowded, due to the storms. Not sure, at this point, where you will get fuel, but I would start by checking Nanny Cay Marina.

[Vasco]

Quite a lot of info here re what's what as far as boats go in the BVI.
Traveltalkonline: Viewing forum: British Virgin Islands

[Bean Counter]

Cruise ships are going into St Thomas, so may be ok there for fuel and provisions, try phoning the marina yacht haven grande IGY - 1.340.774.9500 and get first had info. St Thomas is about 3 hours sail from BVI.

[imiloa]

Some good and up to date info here:
https://www.bvitraveller.com/sailing-report

[sailon46]

I spent October12-27 in Norman's, Tortolla-Road Town, Nanny Cay, Shopper's Hole, Jost Van Dyke and hoped over to Coral Harbor in St John and back to Green Cay Marina in St Croix where I keep my boat. The BVI's are making a quicker progress to recovery than USVI. But if you are a neebie to the BVI you want to wait a while. Everything is blown away and you are walking in city blocks that look like they have been blown away as in a war zone.
Go to Martinique and South for a while.
Ernie on the Mary Jane

[travellerw]

I can't give you any first hand information for north of Antigua... However, we have spent the last 30 days moving from Antigua to Martinique.

We visited all the islands in between (including Montserrat). Antigua, Montserrat, Kitts and Nevis, Guadaloupe and Martinique are %100 unaffected. Fuel and provisions are easily obtained. There are tons of cruisers moving around (especially in Guadaloupe and Martinique). We have seen ZERO issues with crime (be smart, lock up your boat and dinghy when away).

Dominica, unfortunately did not fair very well. The devistation is bad on the south of the island. The north side faired better and Portsmouth has been accepting cruisers. We did spend a single night in Roseau and felt perfectly safe. However there is nothing to see onshore but devistation. If you do stop here, BRING food for the locals. They need it.

As to the ilsands south of Martinique.. Our cruiser friends report they are also %100 unaffected..

Don't fret, come on down and enjoy the best cruising location on earth.. My advice to you would be to head straight to Kitts or Montserrat from the BVI. Personally, we chose to skip St. Martin as other cruisers have told us its still dealing with stuff (loads of sunk boats).

[Saleen411]

Here's a bit of info I received this morning....

https://hsinfo.caribbeancomeback.com..._hsmi=58378033

[piloto]

I've been in close contact with friends in St. Croix who have been helping me with my boat there. Power is being slowly restored to parts of the island, notably Green Cay marina, which is pretty much the only place I'd get fuel if I was to going to jerry jug it, markets are open as are restaurants. The SCYC is still in a state of disrepair, but you should be able to move around ok and the crime is no more than usual, which is to say, don't find yourself hanging out on the boardwalk at three in the morning with a buzz on.


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