Jere Lull wrote:
Glenn Ashmore wrote:

Has anyone stopped at Ginger Island? Especially tried to get into the
bay on the East side?

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Have any of you poked in there?


Have never stopped there. Looking in the VI Cruising guide (8th edition
-- '97-98), the one line description (P 137) is "The island of Ginger
has no tenable anchorages."

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The only difference in the 11th edition (2003-4) is the page number (158).

I have sailed by and around Ginger a few times, most recently in June. I
agree that South Bay appears to be better protected in most conditions.
My chart shows the water is pretty deep, so mooring balls would be
required if your cousin wants yacht trade. On the other hand if he just
put docks in it would be straightforward to maintain a very private
reserve, avoiding the conflicts between yachties and resort operators at
Necker and Guana.

I think Green Cay is for sale, and strikes me as more amenable to
careful development than Ginger.

dave


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Dave Skolnick wrote:


I think Green Cay is for sale, and strikes me as more amenable to
careful development than Ginger.

It would be easier to develop as a yachtie place, but not as easily
isolated as Necker or even Guana & Camanoe: It's been a destination for
too long. The last I heard (a few months ago) someone (Foxy or his
daughter?) was trying to get Green bought up as a national park. I
believe I saw it on TravelTalkOnline.com's BVI forum, but haven't
checked in there since sailing season started.

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