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Virgin Island Destinations
Virgin Islands Vacation Sampler
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| DAY 1 Board your yacht in St. Thomas and after lunch, enjoy a leisurely sail (or motor sail) to Francis Bay in the U.S. National Park on St. John. Have an afternoon swim, then walk the beach and enjoy your first onboard Caribbean sunset. Savor a delicious dinner either in the cockpit under the stars or below in the coziness of the main salon. |
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas USVI
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After breakfast depart for Leinster Bay and Waterlemon Cay, St John for snorkeling, explore and a hike to the famous Annaberg Plantation sugar mill ruin. Return for lunch onboard, then cruise over to Jost Van Dyke and clear customs into the British Virgin Islands. |
Dreamy Island Wedding |
DAY 2 Perhaps make plans for an island wedding in paradise.
This is also a good spot for a West Indian meal ashore at moderate prices - an island pig roast perhaps? Explore Jost Van Dyke and visit Foxy's Tamarind Bar, as well as other well known (or locally known!) beach bars – many currently reveled in Kenny Chesney songs. |
Corsair's
Great Harbour
Jost Van Dyke BVI
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DAY 3 Sail around to Sandy Spit for a morning of beach combing and snorkeling.
Maybe stop at Foxy's Taboo at Diamond Cay, or sail on to Cane Garden Bay, Tortola - listen carefully to Jimmy Buffet's song Mañana, and he sings about sailing in to Cane Garden Bay... |
Cane Garden Bay
Tortola BVI
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Moor in Cane Garden Bay for the evening and walk along the beach to the numerous bars and restaurants serving local food and great music. Or sail to Tortola’s West End for lunch and a trip ashore to Pusser's Landing for a "Painkiller" and shopping. |
Pirate's Bight
Norman Island |
DAY 4 Sail to the Bight at Norman Island and snorkel the water- level Caves at Norman Island, rumored to be the basis for Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
Visit the "Willie T", a floating bar and restaurant or dinghy over to Pirate's Bight ashore for local roti (spicy curry wrapped meat and vegetables) and sunset cocktails.
Pirates Bight announces Happy Hour with a blast from a pirate cannon! Enjoy the sunset and/or their after dinner wildness. |
Snorkeling
The Caves
Norman Island
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| Sail to Cooper Island for lunch, then enjoy an afternoon sail to Trellis Bay on Beef Island, just north of Tortola. Check out Aragorn's Crafts and Historical Shop. After dinner aboard, party at The Last Resort for Tony Snelling's musical review or relax with a drink at Pusser's Marina Cay – or float away your worries on board with your favorite boat drink. |
Marina Cay BVI
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The Baths
Virgin Gorda
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DAY 5 Sail to the infamous Baths on Virgin Gorda, house-sized boulders forming fascinating pools and grottoes to explore. After lunch, sail around to North Sound to visit the Bitter End Yacht Club and snorkel, windsurfing, water ski or go for a land hike on the BVI National Park Trail. Almost any activity can be found in the islands, year round. |
| DAY 6 Depart North Sound after morning activities and lunch for a sail to Peter Island, to a great beach and great snorkeling on Deadman's Bay in Great Harbour. Visit Peter Island Yacht Club - a very upscale resort- for shopping or a romantic dinner ashore where jackets are required in season, if that is your preference |
Peter Island BVI
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BVI Diving on the
R.M.S. Rhone
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DAY 7 More water sports in the morning -possibly a SCUBA dive on the coral-encrusted 1867 wreck of the British mail steamer R.M.S. Rhone. Following lunch onboard, sail to Cruz Bay St John to clear U.S. Customs. Check out the cute local boutiques at Mongoose Junction and Wharfside Village where you'll find one of my favorite shops Freebird, which has a nice selection of St. John's Petroglyph jewelry. |
Dining onboard
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Sail to Christmas Cove on Great St. James Island for one more chance at snorkeling or other watersports. Enjoy your last evening aboard with another glorious Caribbean sunset and a special dinner prepared by your chef. |
Red Hook
St. Thomas |
DAY 8 After breakfast (with a farewell Bloody Mary or Mimosa, perhaps?) and a final swim, return to Red Hook Bay on the east end of St. Thomas or to the main harbor on the south side, Charlotte Amalie. Downtown St Thomas offers some very fine last minute duty free shopping before you catch your flight home.
Then, start dreaming of your next Virgin Islands vacation onboard your next charter... |
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