The Baths (Virgin Gorda) Spectacular exploring, hiking, and diving among giant granite boulders unexpectedly piled at the water’s edge. Anegada Island The only BVI island that is coral as opposed to volcanic on origin; well worth the short sail for spectacular beaches without tourists. Wreck of the Rhone RMS Rhone sank off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin … [Read more...]
Festivals and sailing events in the BVI
If you are planning a trip to the BVI, there are a number of festivals and events in the BVI that may be well worth your time to plan your sailing trip to allow your participation in an attendance at these events. The most significant of these festivals, held in August of each year, commemorates the 1834 Emancipation Act which abolished slavery in the BVI. This festival is … [Read more...]
Our first sailing holiday in the BVI
We first sailed the British Virgin Islands in 1983. We were invited by some good friends to join them on a yacht charter aboard a forty-two foot boat. We almost immediately discovered that this bareboat charter experience in the BVI was the best vacation of our lives. Since that first trip, we have taken many sailing courses and had many sailing vacations in the British … [Read more...]
Tortola Carnival
The Emancipation Festival is held in August of each year, commemorates the 1834 Emancipation Act which abolished slavery in the British Virgin Islands. This festival is sometimes called the Tortola Carnival, although it is celebrated with events in partying on all of the islands. The Emancipation Festival is a major event throughout the British Virgin Islands, and events … [Read more...]
The timing of your visit to the BVI
The timing of your cruise to the BVI will turn out to be quite important. First, there is a definite seasonality to BVI tourism in general and charter cruising in particular in the British Virgin Islands. Although there are visitors to the BVI from around the world, the islands are so close to the United States that much of the seasonality is determined by the U.S. The high … [Read more...]