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Re: [world-cruising] BVI charts???

From: Calypso Sailing and Racing (no email)
Date: Wed Feb 08 2006 - 10:43:35 EST

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    lemme guess? British Virgin Islands? I am thinking so but since I am a
    newbie and a sponge trying to soak up what you have to teach me then you
    might get a lot of questions out of me...thanks Lisa

    On 2/7/06, Judy Rouse <> wrote:
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    > Keith,
    >
    > Are you cruising to the BVI? Or, will you be cruising in the BVI? If you
    > are going to be on a charter in the BVI, the charter company will provide
    > you with paper chart and brief you about it. They don't call it sailors'
    > paradise for no reason; extremely easy to navigate about the BVI. We have
    > spent 6-8 weeks in the BVI annually for the past 22 years and consider it
    > our home waters. Be happy to answer any questions you might have about
    > the
    > area.
    >
    > If you are making a passage to the BVI, then you definitely need paper
    > charts even if you also have electronic charts. We always use both and
    > would never feel comfortable relying strictly on electronics.
    >
    > Judy
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    > This will probably be a rudimentary question for many of you experienced
    > cruisers. But it's baffling to me. I'm a novice cruiser and doing my first
    > BVI
    > trip this summer. I want to purchase charts ahead of time and would love
    > to
    >
    > read opinions as to what's the best way to go-- traditional paper charts,
    > chart
    > book, electronic charts, some combination. Any help would be greatly
    > appreciated! Thanks in advance... Keith
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