St. Thomas is our Caribbean paradise for the 11th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on St. Thomas, USVI which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. This is the first of two weeks we spend at St. Thomas the largest and most populous of the US Virgin Islands. St Thomas has extensive shore activities, water sports and good airline connections directly to the USA. This is a very easy week for sailing and we do not need to make passage at the end of the week. We will pick you up near 18.32447,-64.84396333 at the Redhook ferry dock. There is lots of ground transportation to the Redhook ferry dock so it is a good place to meet even though you will not need the ferry. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will come to the dock and pick you up. We will visit several anchorages and end the week at The Lagoon not far from the airport. We will hail a taxi for you and deliver you to the dock before noon on Sunday.
Week 11, Sunday Arrival Dates: Mar 14, 2010 Mar 13, 2011 Mar 11, 2012 Mar 17, 2013 Mar 16, 2014
Previous week's location: St. John Next week's location: St. Thomas
Number of weeks stay at this location: 2 Other time this year?: Week 12
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 85 F, 82% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 74 F, 62% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 81 F Wind, 12 KTs ENE
Main City: Charlotte Amalie Other Cities: Benner, Donoe, Bolonge, Barrett, Cabritaberg, Adelphi Points
of interest: Drake's Seat, Magen's Bay Beach, Safari Bus Excursion, Black Beard's Castle, Blue Beard's Castle, Crown House, St. Peter's Botanical Gardens
Recreation: Beautiful beaches, many reefs with good
snorkeling and diving, many restaurants, lots of shore activities.
Language: English
Map Link: US Virgin Islands Map
Info Link: St. Thomas General Info St. Thomas Tourism 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
Restrictions: Some water toys are not allowed to be used in the national parks in USVI.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the ferry dock at Redhook Bay in St. Thomas, on Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You can fly to St. Thomas direct from the USA or from San Juan or St. Maarten or other islands like Tortola and St. Croix. Then you will need a taxi from the Airport to the Redhook ferry dock. Ask the taxi to hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 VHF Marine radio. Then we will come and pick you up at the ferry 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 with the Run-About to Sapphire Bay, Great Bay, Cowpet Bay, and Christmas Cove from our anchorage.
Tuesday:
We will move anchorage to Christmas Cove on St. James Island, leaving about 11:00 AM. We will take about 1 hour. From here we have access to Cowpet Bay, Nazareth (Secret) Bay, and Little St. James island by Run-About.
Wednesday:
We will stay at Christmas Cove unless the swell is bothersome. If so we can try to move to Cowpet bay.
Thursday:
We will move anchorage to the Lagoon or Nazareth (Secret) Bay, which ever is available. It will take less than an hour, leaving about 11:00 AM.
Friday:
We will stay at our Thursday anchorage for the rest of the week. From here we will have easy access to Mangrove Lagoon and Charlotte Amalie.
Saturday:
We will stay at our Thursday anchorage for the rest of the week. From here we will have easy access to Mangrove Lagoon and Charlotte Amalie.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock in The Lagoon (aka Benner Bay), St. Thomas at your convenience before noon. You will need a taxi from the Lagoon to the airport it is not far. 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.
Redhook Bay Cowpet Bay Lagoon Dock Secret Bay
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