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Coastguard said small craft warning, We thought it would be fun [Ep. 154]
10 July 2026 · 34 min · 17K views · Road Harbour, Tortola
What this video covers
Yvette and Darcy sail Supernova from Peter Island, BVI, to St. Thomas, USVI, checking out of the BVI at Road Town, Tortola, before crossing under a U.S. Coast Guard small craft advisory with winds around 20 knots.▶ 0:02 Departing Road Town with two reefs in the mainsail and a staysail, they run wing-on-wing past Buck Island before anchoring near the St. Thomas capital around 6 p.m. and raising the quarantine flag.▶ 3:23 The next morning, Yvette uses her B1/B2 cruising visa — required for entry by sailboat into U.S. territory, unlike land or air entry — to check in at customs and immigration without incident, after two previous failed U.S. check-ins.▶ 0:29 Ashore, they explore Charlotte Amalie's Main Street, Fort Christian (built 1671 by the Danes), and two historic harbor batteries on an uninhabited island.▶ 11:30 The main logistical challenge is retrieving four packages shipped via St. Thomas Cargo from the U.S. mainland: loading the oversized crates into a dinghy in 20-knot wind, taking 50 waves over the bow on a 30-minute ride, then hoisting the largest box aboard using a topping lift with lines belly-wrapped under the crate for control.▶ 20:39 A fifth, larger package awaits pickup in St. Martin.▶ 32:20
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