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Chartering a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands

BVI Trip Reports, March 19-25, 2011

A crewed charter trip on Sophisticated Lady. Sounds nice! These folks took a trip with Captain Jim on Blue Moon. Sounds like they had a great trip and left a piece of their soul down there – so they will have to return!

How much gas does a power boat use?

If you charter a power boat in the British Virgin Islands, you are going to use a lot more gas than a sail boat. How much should you budget for it? These people discuss how much fuel they used on a Moorings 474. It sounds like between 107-150 gallons/week depending on how far you go [...]

BVI Trip Reports, March 12-18, 2011

A long trip report from last December.  A few mishaps but sounds like they had a good time. A very short trip report with a link to pictures. Great, very detailed trip report from someone on their first trip. Gives a great idea of what to expect logistics wise.

Don’t blindly trust

I think M Robertson’s point is a really good one. You shouldn’t follow someone else’s advice just because you think they have more experience than you. So just because the boat in front of you is approaching Anegada and looks like they know what they are doing, doesn’t mean that you should just follow them. [...]

BVI Trip Reports, Mar 4-11, 2011

Very short trip report that covers the highlights and lowlights. A trip full of mishaps. Glad they are all ok and hope they had a good vacation! A beautiful day on Tortola by a cruise ship passenger.

Tying a fender to your boat

One thing you might want to teach guests on your boat is how to tie a fender to your boat. Often, when you need others to tie fenders to your boat (instead of being able to take the time yourself), it’s when it’s urgent. Like the time we had a boat slam into the side [...]

BVI Trip Reports, Feb 26- Mar 4, 2011

Awesome trip report from a couple that goes from Chicago to the BVI. Their trip includes Leverick, Anegada and Cooper among other spots. Great trip report with lots of pictures. Learn what a Dinghy Dash is. (I think it should be called a Dinghy Bath …) Sharon gives an detailed play by play of her [...]

BVI Bound Newsletter is now here!

We launched our first edition of the BVI Bound Newsletter. We’d like your help in making it as useful to possible for all of us dreaming and planning our next sailing trip to the BVI. Currently there are sections for: BVI Happenings, current news. BVI Trip Reports. It’s always useful to read where others have [...]