Capt Guy

Where did you get the recipe books? We’re on Adventure and just finished that yummy lobster bisque.

On 9/17/2020 at 8:09 PM, PelicanBill said:

 

I agree the high pressure has a good chance to keep pushing Teddy east.  The danger is the size and strength of Teddy needs a pretty strong push.  What I don't like is the Cat 3 or 4 status as it approaches Bermuda.. I want it to back down sooner to keep effects on the islands to Cat 2 or less.. preferably Tropical Storm please.

 

Storm surge is not often an issue for Bermuda. The sea depth drops fast east and south of Bermuda so the piling doesn't happen as badly as it does in the shallow gulf or Bahama shelf.  And A lot of Bermuda sits up higher than the 5' of surge you might expect.  Beaches are often impacted badly of course, and there are some low lying islands toward the port on the west end and also the Airport area is pretty low.

155 miles east of St. George's, 90 mph sustained, a moderate Cat 1. The wind in Bermuda at the time was in high teens to low twenties, not too bad . . . and the killer . . .  nothing on the map for the next 10 days. The season could be over early which would be a very good thing.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al20/al202020.public_a.037.shtml?

In looking at the 700 hPa and 500 hPa steering winds and high pressure building over the east coast of the US over the next two or three days I tend to think the storm will pass to the east of Bermuda, perhaps by as much as 150 miles so they should be on the good side in terms of the winds. On that path I do not see it strengthening much over 80 kts. Not certain the effect of that on the storm surge however.

https://ocean.weather.gov/Loops/index.php?category=ua&product=UA_Entire_hires&days=3&loop=1

Anguilla is opening this week, kind of . . .

https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/anguilla-to-begin-welcoming-tourists-from-friday

2 hours ago, lynncarol said:

If money were no object, the Viceroy Resort at Sugar Beach in St. Lucia.  Gorgeous place, great beach and of course the view of the Pitons. (Don't know about their food, as I only had a tour of the place, and didn't stay there).

It is going for about $650 USD per night right now through the end of the year . . . again, compared to a suite on a cruise ship not too bad a price. It doesn't look like all of the restaurants are open as yet. I love that view and the diving is really very nice under the Pitons.

We lived on a 50' sailboat in the Caribbean for three years and owned a 68' sailboat in the crewed charter business in the BVI for two years prior to that so we basically traveled from Puerto Rico to Grenada and back throughout the Virgins, the Windwards and the Leeward Islands. It is very difficult to pick a favorite as they all have so many wonderful things about them and they are constantly changing some for the better, some not. If you're American or British I believe you will find Puerto Rico and the VIrgins to be delightful. But it is hard to ignore St. Martin and St. Lucia for land based vacations, we still do those two at least every couple of years. And the Grenadines are incredible although a bit hard to do without a boat.

One thing you might want to consider is a crewed charter. You get a captain and chef, a boat to yourselves and you get to see a new place every day. Price runs about what a suite on a cruise line would cost per person. Some good companies to possibly use are Moorings, Virgin Island Sailing, Dream Yacht Charter and Ed Hamilton.

On the left is the Black Rose, a Hylas 49 that we lived on. On the right is Lazy Bones an Irwin 68 Ketch which we had in the crewed charter business out of Road Town Tortola. If motion is an issue you can charter catamarans, power and sail, and they are much smoother in motion.

My understanding is the BVI and USVI are allowing tourists now with some requirements such as testing. Try it, I think you'd love it.