BVI Flotilla Itinerary
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BVI Flotilla Itinerary British Virgin Islands – Bvi Departures Every Saturday From 18 January To 12 April – 7 Or 14 Nights 14 Day Program Sat - Tortola - Transfer to Hodges Creek Marina, Maya Cove for embarkation. Settle down on board and have a full yacht briefing. The welcome meeting and flotilla briefing is next morning. Sun - Norman Island (10 nm) - After the Morning welcome briefing, enjoy a great broad reach across the Sir Francis Drake Channel to Norman Island. Cocktail hour at the famous Willy T’s ship in the bight is not to be missed, after the Seafarer Punch Party, of course! Mon - Peter Island (8 nm) - Our destination today is the wonderfully named Dead Man’s bay on Peter Island. Stop for some snorkelling at the Indians or explore the caves in Privateer Bay. Try out the barbecue on-board for a great meal beneath the stars. Tue - Cooper Island (6 nm) – Sail past Dead Chest Island and enjoy lunch at Salt Island. You can snorkel over the wreck of the Rhone, one of the area’s best dive spots. Evening meal together at the Cooper Island Beach Club. Wed - Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour, Spanish Town (7 nm) – Sail North East towards Virgin Gorda and pick up a mooring buoy to snorkel around the Baths. Alternatively get to the harbour early and take a taxi down the coast. Evening Caribbean buffet with live music to keep you entertained. Thur - Leverick Bay, North Sound, Virgin Gorda (9 nm) – Pick up a mooring buoy for lunch at one of the snorkelling stops at the Dogs, a series of uninhabited islands. After lunch sail around the north coast of Virgin Gorda, past Mosquito and Necker Islands, both owned by Sir Richard Branson. Don’t miss Happy ‘Arrrr – the pirate themed music show in Jumbies bar, Leverick Bay. Fri - Anegada (14 nm) – A true desert island, only 28 feet high is our destination. Pure sand beaches, fresh Anegada Lobster and a sunset with an ice cold beer or rum punch. We need to get there early to pick up a buoy inside the reef. Sat - Cow Wreck Beach and Loblolly Bay – Today we explore ashore on Anegada, visiting the north coast beaches, snorkelling with turtles inside the reef. Sun - Free Sailing – Most opt to head back to North Sound, Virgin Gorda. The Exclusive Bitter End Yacht Club, Prickly Pear Island with water sports and live Reggae or Saba Rock resort are all great destinations, you are spoilt for choice. Mon- Trellis Bay, Beef Island (20 nm from Anegada) – Explore Scrub Island, Great Camenoe or Marina Cay on the way to Trellis Bay, an ideal place to do some shopping at the artisan pottery, clothes and jewellery stores on the beach. Dinner on the island in the bay at the Last Resort. Tue-Cane Garden Bay, Tortola (10 nm) – Don’t miss some snorkelling at Monkey Point, Guana Island, you will feel like you are swimming in a fish tank! Head on to Cane Garden Bay, picking up a buoy inside the reef. Enjoy live music over dinner at Quito’s. Wed-Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke (8 nm) – In the morning we organise a tour of the Callwood rum distillery, the only surviving distillery in the islands. Pick up some rum as a souvenir before heading across to Great Harbour and the famous Foxy’s bar. If you are lucky, Foxy himself will be playing the guitar during happy hour. Thur-Soper’s Hole, Tortola (7 nm) – Lunch has to be in white bay, home to the Soggy Dollar bar, where the original Painkiller cocktail was invented. In the evening we head around the west side of Tortola, past great and little Thatch islands to Soper’s Hole marina. Note: Flotilla routes may vary during the season according to weather and operating conditions. Our flotilla crew will keep you fully briefed each day..