Many popular cruisers' hangouts no longer exist, places like Bitter End Yacht Club and Saba Rock were completely wiped out and may never recover. The marina in Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda was hit hard and the boats there destroyed. On Tortola the Dream Yacht charter fleet of 500 boats lost all but one, the Moorings charter boats didn't fare any better, there are lagoons full of damaged and submerged boats everywhere. They are just starting to refloat some of the boats and we saw a few being loaded on barges to be shipped out for scrap or repair.
Marinas available for those of us cruisers who are out here are few and far between. On Tortola Nanny Cay Marina fuel dock is open and is the only place to get fuel dockside in the BVI. The hotel, boatyard and docks were heavily damaged and still in a shambles.
There are not many out cruising and the limited number of charter boats available make finding space in the popular anchorages very easy compared to other years. There are a few restaurants and beach bars open but many are gone.
On Jos Van Dyke Foxy's is open as are Soggy Dollar and B-Line beach bar but little else is open and people are still living in tents.
Our time was up in BVI so we took advantage of a short weather window to motor back to St. Martin.
