Anguilla is our Caribbean paradise for the 14th 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. This will be an easy week for sailing with short sails in protected waters. 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. 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. We will end the week at Marigot, St. Martin. We will deliver you to the dock there. The taxi is a short drive to the int'l airport.
Week 14, Sunday Arrival Dates: Apr 4, 2010 Apr 3, 2011 Apr 1, 2012 Apr 7, 2013 Apr 6, 2014
Previous week's location: St. Croix Next week's location: St. Martin
Number of weeks stay at this location: 1 Other time this year?: Week 06
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 85 F, 82% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 74 F, 62% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 79 F Wind, 6 KTs ENE
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 (aka Sandy Ground) 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 combine this with 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.
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 return to Road Bay leaving around 11:00 AM. We will spend the night and clear Customs and Immigration at Road Bay for our departure tomorrow.
Saturday:
In the morning about 11:00 AM, we will depart for Marigot Bay, St. Martin. This is an easy 2 hour passage in protected waters. We will Check-in Customs and Immigration at Marigot, St. Martin.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock in Marigot Bay at your convenience before noon. So you will need a taxi to the airport from the dock it is a short ride. We can hail a taxi using the radio. St. Martin has good airline connections to other islands with international flights to San Juan as well.
Road Bay Crocus Bay Little Bay Prickly Pear
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