A night with Willy T
Chiscos - Atlantic Cruise
John Simpson
Thu 12 Apr 2012 09:18
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Having provisioned the boat for a few days, completed
the repairs and done some laundry, we set off for Norman Island and a bay called
The Bight. Sailing in the BVI feels very different to the rest of the
Caribbean. The islands are close together and the distances between
possible anchorages is very short. There are hundreds of charter boats
here, so it feels crowded and not unlike sailing in a very hot version of The
Solent!
 The snorkelling and diving here is spectacular and the
Marine Park authorities are doing all they can to protect the sea bed from the
anchors of all the cruising boats. The whole of the bay in The Bight was
filled with mooring buoys for visiting boats to pick up rather than dropping
their anchors. It was quite costly at $30 for a night's stay on a buoy,
but at least we did our bit for the environment! John played the guitar
for the rest of us to sing whilst we enjoyed the sunset from the
cockpit.
 After our evening meal (a lovely beef/pasta dish cooked
by Clair) we took the dinghy across to an old sailing vessel called the William
Thornton (known as Willy T's) which is moored permanently in the bay and
used as a bar. We were quite pleased with ourselves as in virtually every
other place we visited during our three weeks aboard, we have either arrived on
a night when the bar/restaurant was closed, or we have been the only people
there. Finally we had found a party and had a great night dancing on deck
and getting to know some of the other visiting sailors, including one we
christened the Duracell Bunny man due to his amazing energy levels, and
Stephanie who was struggling to keep her wayward father-in-law and brother-in-
law under control but without much success!
Susan
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