Anguilla is our Caribbean paradise for the 6th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on Anguilla which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. Anguilla is a low flat island surrounded by spectacular white sand beaches and banks of coral. The population is about 7,000 mostly dependent on tourism. This Island has some world class beaches with reefs that make snorkeling and diving the best arround. We will pick you up at the dock in Road Bay, Anguilla on Sunday afternoon. You can fly into Anguilla or take the ferry from St. Martin. See ferry schedule below. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair"on channel 9. We will come and pick you up at the Road Bay dinghy dock near 18.20012833,-63.092695 . The town's name is Sandy Ground not Road Bay.
This week in paradise ends with one of the longer passages annually. So this is a sailor's delight. This is one of the few times where we sail at night and it is a real experience. If some of your group would rather skip this, you can still have the best of both worlds and let them fly directly to Virgin Gorda and meet us there Saturday late afternoon. They will have to find accommodations for Friday night either at Anguilla, Virgin Gorda or St. Martin.
Week 06, Sunday Arrival Dates: Feb 7, 2010 Feb 6, 2011 Feb 5, 2012 Feb 10, 2013 Feb 9, 2014
Previous week's location: St. Maarten Next week's location: Virgin Gorda
Number of weeks stay at this location: 1 Other time this year?: Week 14
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 83 F, 88% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 71 F, 73% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 79 F Wind, 10 KTs E
Main City: Road Bay Other Cities: The Valley, Blowing Point, West End Village Points of interest: World Famous Beaches, Scilly Cay, Art Gallery Tour, Museum Tour,
Recreation: Beautiful beaches, many reefs with good
snorkeling and diving, many restaurants, lots of shore activities, horseback riding, hiking, all water sports.
Language: English
Map Link: Anguilla Map
Info Link: Anguilla General Info Anguilla Tourism Info Ferry link
Nearest Int'l Airport: Simpson Bay, St. Maarten Code: SXM Name: Princess Juliana Int'l
Local Airport: The Valley, Anguilla Code: AXA Name: Wallblake
Restrictions: 5 KTs speed limit in harbors. Water toys 300 yards off shore, avoid marine parks.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the dock in Road Bay, Anguilla Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You will need a taxi from the airport or from the ferry to the Road Bay dock. There is ferry info above. You can fly here from San Juan or St. Maarten or other islands or you can use the ferry from Marigot, St. Martin. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will pick you up at the Road Bay dock.
Monday:
On Monday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. From here we have easy access to Meads Bay, Barnes Bay and Shoal Bay, as well as some offshore islands like Sandy Isle.
Tuesday:
We will move anchorage to Crocus Bay, Anguilla leaving about 9:00 AM. We will take a day sail out to Prickly Pear Island and have lunch there and try some snorkeling or diving. Then we will move to our destination at Crocus Bay. It will take about 1 hour out and 1 hour back to Crocus Bay.
Wednesday:
We will move anchorage to Little Bay, Anguilla and spend the night. It is about 1/2 hour at best. From here we have access to the northern Shoal areas such as Lower Shoal Bay, Island Harbour and Savannah Bay.
Thursday:
We will spend all day and night at Little Bay.
Friday:
We will clear Customs and Immigration at Road Bay and depart for Dog Isle about 3:00 PM as the first leg of our passage to Yacht Harbour, Virgin Gorda. We will anchor there and rest up a little for the passage to Virgin Gorda. If anyone is going to fly over they will have to leave at Road Bay and find accommodations for the night. Then we will meet them in Virgin Gorda Saturday late afternoon.
Saturday:
Early in the morning about 2:00 AM, we will depart for the Yacht Harbour in Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda. This is one of the longer passages that we make. It is about 12 hours. We will check-in Customs and Immigration at Yacht Harbour.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock in Spanish Town (aka " The Valley" ) at the Yacht Harbour, Virgin Gorda at your convenience before noon. So you will need a taxi to the airport from the dock or to the ferry. We can hail a taxi using the radio. Virgin Gorda has good airline connections to other Islands with International flights to San Juan as well. There is also a ferry from Virgin Gorda to Tortola about once an hour.
Road Bay Crocus Bay Little Bay Prickly Pear
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