Virgin Island Sailing

Great trip overall. Conch Charters was very good although failed to tell me that if the autohelm turns on, it disconnects the wheel. The auto helm did turn on by itself and caused problems steering. A call to Conch Charters fixed the issue although it continued to turn on without warning or input from me.
The harbors were crowded and getting a mooring ball was an issue. Used BoatyBall but had to reserve within 1 minute of 7am or they were all taken. We had lots of wind which was expected and OK for us. First time sailing a cat - like driving a dump truck. No real sense of sailing. Next time I would charter a mono hull. Used Dolphin Water Taxi which was great, very responsive and helpful but expensive. Could not make sense of ferry schedules and ferry reviews were terrible. Help from VIS regarding ferry service, schedules, costs and customs clearance would be very helpful.