Choosing a chartering service to provide your boat charter in the British Virgin Islands can seem overwhelming because there are many choices available. This choice can be made easier if you and your sailing group take some time to understand the goals of your trip. For example, is this an intimate trip with your significant other, or is it a trip for a group of eight or … [Read more...]
Combine a great trip to the BVI with Sailing Instruction
Are you interested in combining some sailing instruction with your perfect charter trip? There are a number of sailing schools and qualified sailing instructors in the British Virgin Islands which can add to your total trip experience. Experienced sailors can take courses in advanced topics, like offshore navigation. Perhaps the most unique and fun opportunity presents … [Read more...]
Top ten you must see in the BVI
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...]