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I was in the BVI the week before Thanksgiving. There was a significant north swell most of the week which probably had a big impact on people's choices. Also, The Moorings is making a big issue during their chart brief that the NPT moorings are not reliable and charterers must leave at least one person aboard capable of handling the boat when on a NPT mooring.
Skipped The Baths this trip but I seem to recall that there weren't many boats there as we sailed from Cooper Island to Marina Cay.
Busy stops where Cooper Island (before the north swell came up), White Bay JVD, and Soper's Hole. Leverick, Saba Rock, Anegada, and Little Harbour JVD where pretty light. We met someone at Little Harbour who had been at Cane Garden Bay the previous day and told us it was pretty light to start with and emptied out very early the morning after the swell came up.
At Jumbies (Leverick) and Neptune's Treasure (Anegada) we heard staff say they expected much bigger crowds the week of Thanksgiving. I don't know if that was based on reservations or wishful thinking.
Flights in and out of EIS were far from full; three flights per day now by AE, down from 11 per day last year.
I was disheartened by the development in the BVI. The development on Scrub Island is a travesty and made me very sad. The "road" on Anegada is being paved and looks like it will be officially two-way. There are lots more houses on JVD then I remember. It isn't Nature's Little Secrets anymore.
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