Tortola BVI is our Caribbean paradise for the 9th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on Tortola which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. The British Virgin Islands contains a variety of beautiful locations on Tortola and the Jost Van Drake Island. This week is very easy for sailing but we make several anchorages. We never sail for more than two hours and the waters are fairly protected all the way. So this is a great week for novice sailors who want to try it out but take it easy. We will pick you up at the dock in Trellis Bay, Tortola a short way from the airport..It is easiest to fly to San Juan and connect to Tortola. We will meet you Sunday afternoon near 18.44805333,-64.52945667 at the dinghy dock near Trellis Bay Market. We will return you to Cruz Bay, St. John which is where you will get the ferry to St. Thomas or back to Tortola. St Thomas has some direct flights to the USA.
Week 09, Sunday Arrival Dates: Feb 28, 2010 Feb 27, 2011 Feb 26, 2012 Mar 3, 2013 Mar 2, 2014
Previous week's location: Tortola Next week's location: St. John
Number of weeks stay at this location: 2 Other time this year?: Week 08
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 85 F, 82% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 74 F, 62% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 81 F Wind, 11 KTs E
Main City: Roadtown Other Cities: Packam Town, Sooper's Hole, Cane Garden Bay, Marina Bay, Brewer's Bay, Long Beach Bay Points of interest: Botanic Gardens, VI Folk Museum, Old Government House, Sage Mountain National Park, North Shore Shell Museum
Recreation: Beautiful beaches, many reefs with good
snorkeling and diving, many restaurants, lots of shore activities.
Language: English
Map Link: British Virgin Islands Map
Info Link: Tortola General Info Tortola Tourism Info Ferry Info Airline Info
Nearest Int'l Airport: San Juan, Puerto Rico Code: SJU Name: Luis Munoz Int'l
Local Airport: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Code: STT Name: Cyril E. King
Local Airport: Tortola, BVI Code: EIS Name: Road Town
Restrictions: Water toys restricted in some areas.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the dock at Trellis Bay in Tortola, near the airport on Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You can fly to Tortola from San Juan or St. Maarten or other islands like St. Thomas and St. Croix. You will need a taxi from the Airport to the Trellis Bay dock it is very close by. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will pick you up at the Trellis Bay dock.
Monday:
On Monday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. We also have easy access to Hogs Bay and East End Bay from our anchorage.
Tuesday:
We will move anchorage to Cane Garden, leaving about 10:00 AM. We will take about 2 hours. From here we have access to Brewers Bay as well by Run-About.
Wednesday:
We will move anchorage to Little Harbour, Jost Van Dyke Island. It will only take about 2hours.
Thursday:
We will move anchorage to Great Harbour. Jost Van Dyke Island. It will take less than an hour.
Friday:
We will move anchorage to Sopher's Hole, Tortola. It will take about 2 hours mid-day. We will clear Customs here for USVI.
Saturday:
About 10:00 AM we will depart for Cruz Bay in St. John. This passage is only about 2 hours. We will check-in Customs and Immigration here because we will be in the US Virgin Islands.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock in Cruz Bay, St. John at your convenience before noon. Your ferry leaves from here to St. Thomas so we will drop you close to the ferry dock so you will not need a taxi. See the ferry schedule above. There are two choices, the ferry to Redhook hourly or the ferry to Charlotte Amalie about 4 times a day. The taxi is more at Redhook but the ferry ride is longer to Charlotte Amalie. Of course you will need a
taxi in St. Thomas from the ferry dock to the airport. St. Thomas has good airline connections to other Islands with International flights to San Juan as well. In addition there are some direct flights to the USA.
Trellis Bay Brewers Bay Cane Garden Bay Sooper's Hole
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