Many of the charterers are in a hurry to get a mooring, because
they have never anchored before. Anchoring to a novice is some
mysterious task that one can never have confidence in. It feels
much safer to a novice, to pay $20 for a mooring. And the closer
to the shore the safer they feel. So they must hurry in to get a
good one. It becomes a race to drop sails and motor in ahead of
the boats sailing. Places like "The Baths" with limited moorings
mean the sails never go up and people motor the whole way.

This I've seen many times in the BVI!

Capt. Mooron wrote

Jaxxie thinks the entire fleet comes in on Friday Night and leaves on
Saturday Morning... repaired cleaned and provisioned.
It's obvious he hasn't been to the BVI's!!

CM

"SAIL LOCO" wrote

| Have you ever seen a charter base at changeover? Hundreds of boats
powering
| back home in 15 knot winds, the next day hundreds of boats powering out
to
| Anchorage #1 or #2 in 15 knot winds.
|
| I've chartered in the BVIs a number of times and no I've never seen
that.
| LOL...
| S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
| "No shirt, no skirt, full service"