Ed, and Phil, Thanks for the tips. If we get away, we'll probably be getting down there in late January, so I'll pack this in the file for the trip.
Thanks, Jim. Philip R. McGovern wrote: > Jim: > > We spent a night on a mooring ball at Vero about a week ago and I > would second everything Ed said and add a suggestion that you call in > a reservation fairly early in the day as they seem to be getting > fairly crowded. When we arrived at about 4:00 p.m., they were nearly > full and we saw a few "rafters" but not many. > > Phil McGovern > s/v Sunshine > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Ed Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Jim, > > Vero Beach charges $11.88 per boater for a daily mooring. > You each pay the same charge even if 2 or 3 are there. > > They assign boats to particular moorings based on type of boat, > size and weight... They tell you who is on a mooring when you > go in to raft up to help you spot the boat. If you are traveling > together they will honor requests to put boats together. > > Its nicer than I looked forward to, and we almost did not > stop. I guess folks don't call it "VELCRO BEACH" for nothing. > > The moorings at Velcro Beach are run by their city > marina. There are 57 of them. > > We called their office for a reservation at 772-231-2819 > before getting in here to reserve a spot, but I don't know > if they require that. When you are near they use Channel > 16 and 66 on the VHF. > > They advise to put out your fenders on the side of your boat > and to plan on fore and aft springs. Each boat should also > tie to the mooring. > > We also like the Free Bus service all over town and the friendly > community atmosphere among the cruisers here. Its > definitely a very fun place to be and sounds like they all > get together for Thanksgiving meal too. > > Ed & Sue > > Ed Kelly (& Sue Kelly) > USSV Angel Louise - a Catalac catamaran > Our Skype Phone (202) 657-6357 > Email: EdKelly ("at" symbol) netins.net <http://netins.net> > > > > On Nov 24, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Jim wrote: > > Ed Kelly wrote: > > We are on a multiple mooring at Vero Beach Muni Marina in > > Vero Beach, also called VELCRO BEACH by some. > > Moorings are $11 a night, with multiple raft ups on > > each mooring. > > > > Ed > > Does that mean moorings are $11 or is it $11 per boat? How do you > select a boat to raft to? Was this planned? > > Thanks, > Jim. > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list Liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/liveaboard@liveaboardnow.org The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
