6/28/2024

Two Fish is officially ours! After a few pushbacks on closing for various reasons, the money has cleared the banks and we are off – Chris is literally off as he flew down to the BVIs to bring her back a week ago, thinking we would own her earlier than we did. The life raft is still MIA but Helen with B&G (who is an absolute angel with a killer sense of humor) has let us borrow hers for the trip to mainland USA, and then B&G will have it shipped back to her. Bless Helen.

Wren and I are holding down the fort here in Virginia. Summer camps, packing for boat life, injured kitty, and trying to be helpful land support for Chris.

One thing we were always curious about was “how much does it all cost?” I mean, BOAT – Bring Out Another Thousand – seems to be a well-known fact! So I’ll break it down for Two Fish, but won’t include the cost of looking at the other two boats we were considering and visited. Food and beverages also not included because we would have to eat regardless of where we are located.

Two Fish Survey Costs

Roundtrip flights for 3 from home airport to St Thomas: $4,021.29

Ferry for 3 to Road Town, Tortola, including port fees: $200

BVI entry fee: $20

Shared taxi to Nanny Cay: $45

Nanny Cay hotel, 2 nights: $528

Survey: $1,760

Haul out: $807.40

Taxi to Ferry Station: $45

BVI exit fees: $60

Ferry for 3 to Charlotte Amalie, Tortola: $185

Taxi to VRBO on St Thomas: $45

VRBO Sapphire Beach: $388.88

Taxi to St Thomas airport: $58

Virginia airport long term parking: $36

Grand total to visit/survey Two Fish: $8,199.57

Two Fish Purchase Price: $678,105

Additional fees for registration/documentation/taxes: $3,595 (not including dinghy – still in progress)

Running total: $689,899.57

Two Fish – crossing to USA

And now to get Two Fish ready for her shakedown crossing back to the mainland! This will include food purchased for the crossing.

Chris one way flight to Tortola: $856.80

6 trips to Nanny Cay Chandlery: $395.95+599.65+49.45+235.01+34.95+376.09 = $1,691.10

3 payments to Nanny Cay Resort: $748+160.80+187.20 = $1,096

Nanny Cay Fuel House: $377.37

Tortola Auto Group: $15

Cay Electronics: $99

Boaty Ball (mooring ball): $55

Riteway Nanny Cay: $55.91+41.16+594.67+59.21+29.02+213.16+7.98+445.10 = $1,446.21

Parts& Power: $36.20

Sea Tow 1-year membership: $249

CBP decal (which didn’t arrive in time for use – oh well): $34.83

Checkout fee for BVIs: $3

3 Spinlock life vests and refill cartridges: $1906.83

Provisioning in Charlotte Amalie: $84.81+183.94 = $268.75

Delivery captain and 1^st Mate: $14,000 (estimate)

Crossing total: $22,135.09

And the Grand Total is…

Grand total to purchase Two Fish and bring her back to the USA: $712,034.66.

Whew! And we know this is just the beginning. There’s some work to be done (there’s always work) and we hear it takes a solid 6-8 months to really get used to the flow of being on a boat, as well as to get it set how you want it. Stay tuned!