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Why all the boats in Cruz Bay??
Why all the boats in Cruz Bay??
Anyone with a bit more experience down there explain why so many leave their boats just anchored in the Bay?
Seems like everyone here either moors them in a marina or pulls them onshore. Is it just easier/safer to leave them out there or more of the St. John way of letting the weather take its course?
Just curious to be honest. This is the first hurricane season since we fell in love with the place, so now I'm keeping an eye on two locations now from July-November...
Seems like everyone here either moors them in a marina or pulls them onshore. Is it just easier/safer to leave them out there or more of the St. John way of letting the weather take its course?
Just curious to be honest. This is the first hurricane season since we fell in love with the place, so now I'm keeping an eye on two locations now from July-November...
I am not positive of the answer since I am from basically your area,
but I think the boats you see on the web cam are on moored.
To my understanding, some of those boats do not move, ever. At least that was the explanation given when I asked. Not like we do it at all rushing to move our boats and secure camps, etc. We fell in love with STJ several years ago and can't wait to call it home!
but I think the boats you see on the web cam are on moored.
To my understanding, some of those boats do not move, ever. At least that was the explanation given when I asked. Not like we do it at all rushing to move our boats and secure camps, etc. We fell in love with STJ several years ago and can't wait to call it home!
Who Dat?!
Both very insightful in their own right!-
sailorgirl
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If I'm correct STJ does not have boat yards as we are familiar with so pulling the boat is often not an option. Many try to find hurricane holes to ride out the storm. There was an offical one at Hurricane Hole in C B where you sign up for space at the begining of the season. Not sure if it's still maintaned. Some of those boats in Cruz are live aboards. Maybe some are owner off island. Not always safer with the boat on land as they can blow off the stands or blocks. Most insurers will require the boat be moved south of a certain latitude during hurricane season or coverage is no good. The last Spicecam image looked like there were a few which rode up on each other. That's always a problem in a crowded mooring, you may take the best precautions, but the guy next to you won't. Had that issue up hear summer before last. A tropical storm was forecast we went out to secure our boat and I was shocked how many folks in our mooring field took no precautions at all. A few of them broke thier moorings and ended up on the beach, luckily they did not damage any other boats.