The Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association (VIPCA) have installed 200 moorings territory-wide in the popular cruising grounds of St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. The moorings help protect the underwater habitats and interrelated ecological systems of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and algal plains from anchors and anchor chains.
WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE A seven-day sailing itinerary and a nod to history as the USVI gets its charter vibe back. The first time we arrived in St. Thomas it was at night and the end of a long, wet, arduous sail from New York via Bermuda. It was December 1971. The lights on the … Read more
Located on the East end of Anegada, thousand of conch shells form a burial ground or conch mound. These conch burial grounds support the fact that the Arawak people lived on Anegada thousands of years ago. Since then, fisherman have discarded the shells here for more than 200 years…
Cow Bones, Shipwrecks & Lobster at Sunset In contrast to the mountainous volcanic formation of the remainder of the Virgin Islands, Anegada is comprised of coral and limestone. At its highest point the island is 28 feet above sea level. Created by seismic activity to the northeast of the island where the Caribbean and … Read more
NORTH SOUND ON THE REBOUND The fresh breeze of vitality is evident across North Sound, Virgin Gorda as our favorite watering holes start to reopen in time for the 2022 season. A perennial favorite of sailors and water sports enthusiasts, North Sound Virgin Gorda is coming back to life as both Saba Rock and … Read more
The “something old” is Foxy’s, the iconic forefather of the barefoot, funky island beach bar. Opening under a Tiki hut with a makeshift kitchen, it was 1968 and the charter boat industry was in its infancy. Wooden cruising boats with liveaboard sailors would find their way to Jost Van Dyke where the main and only … Read more
Twenty one years ago the BVI Government allowed me to be the first person to discover, explore and chart potential commercial dive sites in the North West British Virgins around Jost Van Dyke and surrounding islands. I mapped out and named 41 sites and opened Jost Van Dyke Scuba & BVI Eco-Tours. Since then we’ve enjoyed diving … Read more
