British Virgin Islands, Bareboat 2015

This was the big trip we've been planning and training for. 7-days on the boat in the British Virgin Islands. We had great weather and winds in the 20-25 knot range for most of the week. Sunday and Monday the seas had 8' swells so this as a little different than our Lake Nockamixon trips.

Our itinerary included stops at Peter Island, The Baths, Virgin Gorda, Saba Rock, Marina Cay, Little Harbor Jost Van Dyke, Great Harbor Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island (Treasure Island), and then back to Road Town in Tortola. We did pretty well except for one instance where our Mooring line got hung up on the keel and rudder. I had to dive under the boat and cut the line away so we'd float free.

This is absolutely a must sail destination and is rated easy due to the line of sight navigation. We chartered from Sunsail and it's a pretty big operation on Tortola with the Moorings, Sunsail, and Footloose all sharing the same Marina. Next year we're off to Puerto Rico and the Passage Islands, but we will definitely have BVI back on our list for a future trip. Here are a few highlight pictures.

The Baths

Our Friend at Saba Rock

Ruth enjoying the sailing!

Small storms, rolled through in 10 minutes then sunny again

Cranking winches

Sunning on the deck

Relaxing at Foxy's

Foxy Lady

More Foxy's

Ruth and Cathy relaxing

Beautiful view of the Harbor

Crazy road down to White Bay

Don't spill that beer!

Most famous bar in Jost Van Dyke, home of the painkiller

Helm time for Ruth

Great way to start the morning!

Rainbow, see the double?

Where the heck are we?

Famous Bomba's Shack, home of the full moon party

There's our boat for the week

Cathy at the helm

Joe looking relaxed

There's my princess

Now our sailing season is over and it's time to settle in for late fall and winter. We have a trip planned to the Cayman's in the spring, but it's on land with only a little sailing planned for snorkeling in Stingray City.