I received this through one of our yacht associations today, and had heard about it last week as well. Apparently they will be clearing all liveaboards out of a few more popular anchorages.
"If you have not heard, (and it has not been publicized) the DPR is planning to remove all live aboards in Christmas Cove, secret Harbor and false Entrance starting October 1st.
They have stated that they will issue overnight charter moorings at Christmas Cove but so far do not have a plan layed out as yet.
If you have comments about how this will effect your business, I encourage you to contact Linda Lore at The Source as soon as possible as she is editing a story today about these issues.
Please e-mail her at source@viaccess.net"
It does not effect us, as we never work out of the USVI that much, but many of the USVI charter boats traditionally used Christmas Cove as a first nights stop in between Charlotte Amalie and coming up to the BVI, or vice versa.
There had been controversy about the Leylon Sneed potentially anchoring at Christmas Cove on James Island awhile ago and it potentially turning into a party spot, but I question why this is happening, as Christmas Cove (which just got to be called that in recent times because all the off charter boats and some cruisers would have potluck Christmas dinner there) has been an anchorage for centuries, not just decades.
Stopping anchoring there now would not seem to be a "preserving the reef type thing" after centuries of anchoring I would think...Other forces at work?
