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| HMS Nymph |
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Road Town Harbour Archaeological Project - Since its first European claimant Christopher Columbus in 1493, the Virgin Islands have been a refuge for naval ships and merchant shipping. ...
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| Diver Down |
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Spending a day with a dive operation, I find, is never dull or as simple as it sounds. We are diving over the wreck of the Rhone, a common practice in the BVI, except today we are joined by two archae...
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| Year of the Reef |
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Shedding Light on the Reef The International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness of the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability, and to moti...
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| Coach's Corner |
 | Sailboat Planner - Sailboat racing can often give you the urge to sail somewhere else, somewhere exotic, and most importantly, somewhere with different COMPETITION! Yes, I’m talking about a place were you don’t know that sailor rounding the leeward mark with you, or when you reach shore and check the results, and you see big names from different countries all over the...
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| Letter to Editor |
 | Letters to the Editor - When I came to the islands a short 10 years ago our favourite anchorage, that we always thought we were the first people on earth to discover, was Money Bay on Norman Island. It would be some grand adventure that we would build up with our guests, that we would go to the outside of Norman Island, weather depending, and anchor so we could tie our stern onto...
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| New Horizons |
 | New Horizons - With a new office at Mill Mall, a restructuring of management and now a “Stay and Sail”-tailored vacation rental programme, the team at Caribbean Realty is truly spreading its wings. With director Maritha Keil at the helm, the good ship is focusing on island needs from within and abroad, on land and sea. Spearheaded by Steven and Valda Bromfield, with 1...
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| Informative Broker |
 | Closing Time….? - If you find yourself or a significant other whispering are we there yet?, you might well be in the throes of buying your first or, okay—very well last boat. You are decisive, have your funds in order and have just finished the full survey. You’ve spent some time sailing on someone else’s boat and it’s time to make it yours. B...
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| Skipper's Tips |
 | Get the Measure of Your Anchor - Anchoring is hardly the most difficult manoeuvre for even a novice sailor. The principle is simply to drop a hooked, pointy object of some heft onto a soft bottom, be it sand or mud (in these parts, sand), and let the weight of the boat drifting back with the wind or under power dig the hook into the bottom. The biggest concern is limiting t...
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| Flying Cloud |
 | Wreck in the Making - The British Virgin Islands Scuba organization and the BVI Tourist Board recently announced they are in the process of bringing this 208-foot barquentine home to the waters that she once chartered through gracefully as a square rigged boat, following news that the Premier had granted his permission. Built for the French Navy in 1935, Oisseau des Isles (Bird of the...
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