The group woke up on the moorings in The Bight, Norman Island, just east of the USVI Island of St. John. After a quick breakfast aboard they dropped the mooring ball and headed into the Sir Francis Drake Channel. The day began with an upwind leg to the Dogs.
We practiced tacking upwind and snorkeled Bronco Billy, one of Jaques Cousteau's favorite dive sites on the west end of George Dog Island. Bronco Billy offers a meandering course of coral ridges and corresponding canyons. Two coral archways lead into the canyons. Follow the canyons and the bottom topography around the tip of George Dog into a large steep-walled box canyon and boulder field. Swing a little wider around the tip of the island on your return trip, and you should find the other coral canyon that will lead you back to the second archway. Large pillar coral formations grace the site, but the highlight is the arches. The brilliant reds of the encrusting sponges and the oranges of the cup corals, combining with the lavender of other sponges and the lacy frill of hydroids, makes for a Technicolor extravaganza.
Sailing Upwind to George Dog
At the helm
We practiced tacking upwind and snorkeled Bronco Billy, one of Jaques Cousteau's favorite dive sites on the west end of George Dog Island. Bronco Billy offers a meandering course of coral ridges and corresponding canyons. Two coral archways lead into the canyons. Follow the canyons and the bottom topography around the tip of George Dog into a large steep-walled box canyon and boulder field. Swing a little wider around the tip of the island on your return trip, and you should find the other coral canyon that will lead you back to the second archway. Large pillar coral formations grace the site, but the highlight is the arches. The brilliant reds of the encrusting sponges and the oranges of the cup corals, combining with the lavender of other sponges and the lacy frill of hydroids, makes for a Technicolor extravaganza.
Group Shot at Bronco Billy
Great Visibility Today!
After eating lunch on the mooring, we plan to sail up wind to the North Sound for the evening.
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