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Before you leave the docks you will receive an informative chart brief. Below is a sample of a six day itinerary, allowing an extra day in any location of particular interest to you.
Salt Island
A short beat up the Sir Francis Drake Channel takes you to Salt Island. Here
you can pick up the National Parks moorings and either dive or snorkel the
wreck of the Royal Mail Steamship Rhone, a relic of the hurricane of 1867 and
famous for its part in the movie 'The Deep'. Alternatively, go ashore and
visit the settlement and the salt pond from which the island takes its name.
The annual rent for the whole island is paid each year directly to the Queen
of England and is a bag of salt! After lunch sail to Cooper Island where you
can pick up a mooring in front of the beach club bar and restaurant - there's
a dive shop here also.
Virgin Gorda
Sail to the Baths, one of the most unique natural formations in the BVI.
Consisting of thousands of smooth boulders, some as big as a house, strewn
along the beach on the southern tip of Virgin Gorda. You can explore the many
gaps that open into massive rocky grottos filled with sea water. Nearby is
Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour, with a full service marina, shops and restaurants.
In the afternoon, sail north and east to the North Sound of Virgin Gorda,
surrounded with safe anchorages, snorkeling, beach bars and restaurants.
Trellis Bay
Sail from North Sound Trellis Bay on Beef Island -a well protected natural harbour and home of the famous restaurant and cabaret 'The Last Resort'. If you prefer a more tranquil spot then try Marina Cay across the channel to the north, off Great Camanoe, which features a Pussers that is good for happy hour and casual dining. Also there is a new restaurant on Scrub Island called Donovans Reef, access can be by dinghy from Marina Cay.
Cane Garden Bay/Jost Van Dyke
Weigh anchor and take a short cruise up to beautiful Guana Island for
spectacular snorkeling and a superb beach at Monkey Point. It's a great spot
to picnic. Then take an afternoon sail west to either Cane Garden Bay on
Tortola's lush north shore, or to the islands of Jost Van Dyke and Little Jost
Van Dyke. Both locations have good anchorages,beautiful beaches, hiking, beach
bars and unique restaurants for your share of the evening's entertainment.
Soper's Hole/Peter Island
Anchor off Sandy Spit Green Cay and enjoy a swim in to shore. You can walk
around the whole island in five minutes, but snorkeling around is more fun.
Then sail west to Soper's Hole Wharf, the home of Pusser's Landing, said to be
built on the spot where Blackbeard the pirate once
lived. Ashore there are restaurants and provisions. For your last night, sail across the channel to Little or Great Harbour, Peter Island.
Road Harbour, Day Seven
Enjoy the sunrise over the hills of Peter Island, take an early morning swim
or snorkel and then weigh anchor for a short sail across the channel to the
TMM docks.