Detailed budgeting (7 day, pick a season, airfare, boat, taxi, food) for your holiday in the BVI is mostly an exercise dependent on you making some critical decisions. It’s useful to look at the major categories that will end up in your budget, looking at the largest pieces first. Usually the largest cost for a charter trip is the cost of the boat itself. The next largest … [Read more...]
Where to provision in the BVI
Provisioning for your charter in the British Virgin Islands is easy and can be an adventure in itself. First, you need to make the decision as to whether you are going to ask the charter operator or a provisioning company to do all provisioning for you or whether you are going to go shopping and provision yourself. If you have the boat provisioned, you will still get some … [Read more...]
Snorkeling and diving gear
Snorkeling and diving gear has changed significantly in the last few years to make it much more travel friendly. Compact fins combined with lightweight regulators and travel BCs have made it possible to pack high-performance gear into less weight and space. Entry or mid-priced snorkeling and diving gear is becoming much higher quality - making higher technology diving and … [Read more...]
To share your BVI stories with us
As one of the primary purposes of this website is to share knowledge and experiences relating to sailing or chartering boats in the BVI. We welcome our readers to share your stories by submitting your blog here. Users posting to this website represent that they have the right to post that material here and have the right to grant and do grant website owners the right to use … [Read more...]
The timing of your cruise
Prices, sailing conditions, and weather vary depending on the time you visit the British Virgin Islands. Winter (December – March) is the high season when Americans and Europeans come to escape their cold weather. Summer and fall are times you can find bargains. During that high season, accommodations and charter boats command the highest rates. Also, some of the best … [Read more...]