St. Kitts is our Caribbean paradise for the 17th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on St. Kitts which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. St. Kitts is a lot like its sister island Nevis, lush green central mountain range to 3700 feet. The nick name for this island is Liamuiga meaning fertile isle. Unfortunately just like Nevis there are only a few anchorages. So we will cover more sailing territory on this week than most. Shore activities are numerous but many water toys are prohibited as is diving without a dive shop. So we will sail to several anchorages and make passage to Barbuda one day earlier than normal so you get to see a completely different type of Coral Island rather than the mountainous St. Kitts/Nevis. We will meet you at the deep water port, Basseterre Bay, St. Kitts Sunday afternoon near17.28923833,-62.71249667 at the coast guard pier. At the end of the week we will deliver you to the Express Ferry dock in Barbuda at your convenience before noon for the ferry to Antigua.
Week 17, Sunday Arrival Dates: Apr 25, 2010 Apr 24, 2011 Apr 22, 2012 Apr 28, 2013 Apr 27, 2014
Previous week's location: St. Barths Next week's location: Barbuda
Number of weeks stay at this location: 1 Other time this year?: Week 03
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 86 F, 77% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 76 F, 74% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 82 F Wind, 8 KTs ENE
Main City: Basseterre Other Cities: Fig Tree, Canyon, Sandy Point, Tabernacle Points of interest: Black Rocks, Brimstone Hill Fortress, Bloody Point, Rommey Manor, Independence Square.
Recreation: Some beaches, but restricted water sports. Most activities ashore including tours and hiking. This is a major Cruise ship stop.
Language: English
Map Link: St, Kitts and Nevis Map
Info Link: St. Kitts General Info St. Kitts Tourism Info
Nearest Int'l Airport: Basseterre, St Kitts Code: SKB Name: Robert Bradshaw Int'l.
Local Airport: Gustavia, St Barths Code: SBH Name: TFFJ
Restrictions: 5 KTs speed limit in harbors. Water toys restricted in some locations
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the dock in Basseterre, St. Kitts Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You will need a taxi from the airport to the dock. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will pick you up at the dock.
Monday:
On Monday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. We have easy access up and down the coast by Run-About to Sandy Point, Fort Charles, Palmetto Point on the North and Frigate Bay, South Friars Bay and White House Bay on the South.
Tuesday:
We will move anchorage to Ballast Bay, St Kitts. We will leave about 11:00 AM and arrive about 1:00 PM.
Wednesday:
We will stay the day and night at Ballast bay.
Thursday:
We will move anchorage to Charlestown, Nevis about 11:00 AM. It is about 2 hours of sailing. We will spend the night here in Charlestown. We will clear Customs and Immigration for our passage tomorrow to Barbuda
Friday:
We will make passage for Low Bay, Barbuda at about 5:00 AM because it is about a 10 hour sail. We will make passage a day earlier than normal so you can spend some time in beautiful Barbuda. We will check-in Customs and Immigration there at Codrington. You will also have to fly from Nevis to Antigua and then take the
Express ferry to Barbuda. We can pick you up at the ferry dock if you hail "Family Affair" on channel 9.
Saturday:
We will spend all day and night at Low Bay. We have easy access with the Run-About to Codrington, Cocoa Point, Spanish Point.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the Express Ferry dock in Barbuda at your convenience before noon. You will need the Express ferry to St. John, Antigua and then a taxi to the airport. Antigua has good airline flights home and connections to other Caribbean spots. See next week for Express ferry schedule.
Kittiiian Village Monkey Bar Basseterre Harbor Pinney's Beach, Nevis
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