I have come to a realization…spending New Year’s week in the BVI and New Year’s Eve in Great Harbor on Jost Van Dyke is fun….once. After that the sheer number…
The mooring fees in the National Park around St John went from a great $15 a night to $26 a night on January 1st and I now know why. Turns…
What are you doing this day? I will probably be on a beach like this somewhere.
Two weeks ago I hauled the boat out of the water in Puerto Rico. This is my third year doing this and I had seen several things in Puerto Rico…
Last week my cousins visited and I took them on a relaxing stroll through the BVI. Along the way I started comparing the different hammocks I came across. Here are…
Cooper Island Beach Resort has a mooring field that is usually one of the first to fill up. In fact most days you must be there before 1:30pm to get…
Well that is easy. It starts with having one of the best dinners in the BVI at Corsair’s. This hole in the wall looking building pumps out some amazing meals…
If you want a beach party then this is the place for you. Every day boats of all sizes anchor off of the Soggy Dollar in White Bay on Jost…
If I only have 24 or 48 hours to turn my boat around between charters, I go to American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook. I am not going to lie…
The other week I had five or so days off and a friend came to visit. She had already seen the BVI and I wanted to check out the entire…
Last week I hike up American Hill on St John. This trail is a spur off the Cinnamon Bay Trail, but is no longer on the NPS trail map. They…
Marina Cay is a small island near the BVI airport. It is surrounded by a protective reef. Charter boats love to pick up a mooring behind the reef and island,…
Over on the east end of Tortola you will find Guana Island and Monkey Point at the south end. This almost separate island is connect by a very small beach…
On the south side of St John you can get away from other boats and still enjoy all the wonders of this fantastic island. For example, in Reef Bay you…
The other day I took some guest to the Bubbly Pool on the east end of Jost Van Dyke and decided to tell you about it. This adventure spot is…
On the sail from the Baths to North Sound along Virgin Gorda we decided to change plans and took off for Anegada. We were over half way there and doing…
The date was October 29, 1867 and life aboard the Royal Mail Ship Rhone was idyllic. The weather was settled and the sun was shining while the 310 foot sailing/steam…
Christmas Cove of course!!!!!! This wonderful bay is on the west side of Great St James island and is half a mile away from St Thomas. My first year down…