With calm
seas, constant tredewinds year 'round, and countless anchorages
to choose from, the BVI
is the ideal choise for first - time charterers, family groups,
or sailors who just want to relax. The base at Hodjes Creek
Marina in Maya Cove is the finest marina facility
in the British Virgin islands. It's the perfect place
to begin your BVI vacation.
When you leave the dock, you're only three minutes from the
Sir Francis Drake Channel. Short sails will take you to dozens
of anchorages on islands so close together, you can leave
one anchorage in the morning and sail to another for swimming
and lunch, then go on to yet another for the evening.
We'll tell you about all the best places in your briefing. Uncrowded,
sugar-white beaches. the submerged caves on Norman
Island. The Baths on Virgin Gorda. Cane Garden Bay.
There's excellent scuba and snorkeling: The wreck of the
Rhone, brilliant coral gardens, underwater cliffs
and living reefs teeming with colorful fish. With the a skipper
you can sail to Anegada for some of the best snorkelling
in the Caribbean.
End your day with an evening of fun on the beach. Savor local
favorites like spicy conch chowder or succulent grilled
grouper at a thatch-roofed family restaurant. Dance all
night to reggae on the sand.
WIND
Steady easterly trades. Prevailing winds during the winter
months are northeast at 15 to 20 knots. Christmas
winds, which blow from December through February, can be as
high as 25 to 30 knots. By June, winds have gone
southeasterly at 10 to 15 knots.
TEMPERATURE
Air 80°F/26°C Water 80°F/26°C
LANGUAGE
English
CURRENCY
US $ Credit Cards are widely accepted.
SAILING CONDITIONS
Easy Sheltered waters, short passages, line-of-sight navigation.
FLEET
Motor
boats BVI
FAQ's
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Virgin Islands
7-Day Itinerary
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Depart
Sailing Paradise's base at Hodges Creek Marina at Maya
Cove after your checkout and chart briefing and sail to
Cooper Island for your first swin. Enjoy evening entertainment
and excellent restaurants ashore.
Day
1: Sail to the Baths
and swim in pools that make a path around and through
the giant boulders that encircle the beach. Then sail
to North Sound and anchor for the night.
Day 2: Snorkel among
the reefs in North Sound.
Sail through the Dogs, then on to the resort at Marina
Cay for the evening.
Day 3: Sail to Monkey
Point on Guana Island for some of the best
snorkeling in the BVI. After lunch, sail to picture-postcard-perfect
Cane Garden Bay, with its
sparkling beach and forest of palm trees. Try one of the
little beach bars for supper, music and fun.
Day
4: Sail to Green Cay for lunch and snorkeling off
Sandy Spit. Then sail to
Jost Van Dyke. Anchor in Little Harbour and hike up the
mountain, or anchor in Great Harbour and enjoy the nightlife.
Day 5: Sail to the
Norman Island. Take your
dinghy and explore the treasure caves.
Day 6: Sail to the
Indians for snorkeling, then on to Peter
Island.
Day 7: Return to
Hodges Creck Marina at Maya Cove
by noon.
There are literally hundreds
of anchorages in the Virgin Islands and limitless varations
on this sample itinerary.
You may also sail one-way to our base in the heart of
the Spanish Virgins at Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Ask for details.
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DON'T MISS!
The Baths--a winding underwater
trail through huge boulders on a spectacular beach. Foxys--everybodys
favorite beach bar in the Caribbean. If youre lucky, Foxy will
write a song just for you. Dive or snorkel on the wreck
of the Rhone. The Full Moon
Party at Bomba Shack. Enough said. Explore the caves
at Norman Island.
And while youre there, have cocktails on the Willie T.
ATTENTION
DIVERS
The diving is excellent in the BVI. You can arrange rendezvous
dives that will pick you up at one anchorage and return you
to meet your yacht and crew at a different harbor in the evening.
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