So, the anniversary celebrations are over! A month of looking back at 20 years of BVI Yacht Charters has whizzed by in a flash. Guests joined in the merriment by enjoying the complimentary champagne on board all June charters and also by booking the heavily discounted charters on offer. The staff got fully involved with special t-shirts donned, speeches, cakes, a violinist, a DJ and a delicious meal for 44 at La Cabernet. It was a wonderful evening with some great dancing, none of ... Read More »
Epic Trip Report
The purpose of this post is to help anyone that is on the fence about taking the adventure of a life time. My advice: Invest in the training, plan, plan, plan, show a ton of respect to the sea (and other sailors), and go for it! Our BVI Sailing Experience Feb 2013: My wife Julia and I took a 7 day live aboard sailing class through Blue Water Sailing School out of Red Hook (USVI). During the week, we completed the following ASA courses: 101,103,104, and 106. Capt. Dick Dawson was our ... Read More »
Cooper Island Completes their Expansion
Cooper Island is conveniently located an easy day’s sail from our base in Road Town. Several of the BVI’s top attractions are within the next day’s sail: the Wreck of the Rhone, The Baths, The Dogs and even Norman Island downwind. So, Cooper Island has long been a popular first night stop for BVI Yacht Charter guests. This year there are even more reasons to visit Cooper Island and the Cooper Island Beach Club. The resort has just completed a terrific expansion. The Sea Grape ... Read More »
Scuba Diving in the BVI
Diving has to be high up on any BVI ‘to do’ list. Although there is an abundance of beauty above ground there is a whole new world below the surface that is there to be explored. The BVI are blessed with numerous coral reefs, treasure-filled caves, lava tunnels, canyons, coral pinnacles and more. There are shipwrecks to be explored and an array of sea life to swim amongst. The islands offer an amazing variety of opportunities for the beginner to the heavily experienced and it must form ... Read More »
BVI Athlete of the Year – Chantel Malone
The British Virgin Islands has a population of approx 32,680, give or take. Nigeria is home to approximately 178 million, England to 56 million and Canada to 35 million. So, for an athlete to come fourth in the Commonwealth Games in the long jump to stars from those three countries is no shame, in fact it is an amazing achievement. This is what the BVI’s Chantel Malone achieved in July 2014 at the XXth edition of the ‘Friendly Games’ in Glasgow, Scotland. It was not her only achievement ... Read More »