St. Thomas is our Caribbean paradise for the 12th 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 our second of two weeks we spend at St. Thomas the most developed and most populous of the US Virgin Islands. St Thomas has extensive shore activities, water sports and good airline connections directly to the USA. We will pick you up at Nazareth Bay (aka Secret Harbor) near 18.31838833,-64.855605 at the dinghy dock by the Secret Harbor Beach Hotel Sunday afternoon. You will need a taxi from the airport to Secret Harbor dock. 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 making passage to Christiansted, St. Croix. We will hail a taxi for you and deliver you to the dock before noon on Sunday.
Week 12, Sunday Arrival Dates: Mar 21, 2010 Mar 20, 2011 Mar 18, 2012 Mar 24, 2013 Mar 23, 2014
Previous week's location: St. Thomas Next week's location: St. Croix
Number of weeks stay at this location: 2 Other time this year?: Week 11
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
Local Airport: Christiansted, St. Croix Code: STX Name: Alexander Hamilton
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 dock at Nazareth Bay (aka Secret Harbor) 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 Nazareth Bay (aka Secret Harbor) 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 main dinghy dock near the hotel.
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 The lagoon, Mangrove Lagoon , Cowpet Bay, and Christmas Cove from our anchorage.
Tuesday:
On Tuesday we will stay in our anchorage because we have good access to recreational opportunities and the local activities. We also have easy access with the Run-About to Secret Bay, Mangrove Lagoon , Cowpet Bay, and Christmas Cove from our anchorage.
Wednesday:
We will move anchorage to Honeymoon Bay (aka Druif Bay). From here we will have access to all Charlotte Amalie locations as well as Hassel Island and Water Island.
Thursday:
On Thursday we will stay in our anchorage because we have good access to recreational opportunities and the local activities. From here we will have access to all Charlotte Amalie locations as well as Hassel Island and Water Island.
Friday:
We will continue our stay at our Thursday anchorage for the rest of the week.
Saturday:
We will make passage to St. Croix, leaving about 7:00 AM. This is a 7 hour sail over open ocean. Sailors will love it. Some others may not? So there are flights from St. Thomas to St. Croix if shopping sounds more fun! Just meet us at Christiansted, St. Croix in the late afternoon. Hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will come and pick you up at the dock.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock at Christiansted, St. Croix at your convenience before noon. You will need a taxi from Christiansted to the airport. St. Croix has good airline connections to other Islands with International flights to San Juan and St. Thomas as well. In addition there are some direct flights to the USA.
Lagoon Dock Secret Harbor Honneymoon Bay Charlotte Amalie Harbor
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