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Local Knowledge -Local knowledge means sunset sails and quiet anchorages, waking to the sounds of birds (not to mention the smells of coffee and freshly baked bread), and walking on a beach where the ...
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| Thirty years on |
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Sailing In The BVI - Sailing has been a life experience for me. In the early 1970’s I was invited to sail in the British Virgin Islands. We left from Dick Avery’s Boathouse in ...
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Your Call - Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) is a voluntary organization dedicated to saving lives at sea. It is the officially recognized Search and Rescue (SAR) service in the British Virgin...
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| Mini Me |
 | A Model Match - It’s the Americas Cup and match racing fever is running high. A crowd gathers to cheer two men with remote controls concentrating heavily on two model yachts; the committee bandies a clipboard with a ladder system to determine the winner. The sun is blisteringly hot but the beers in the cooler in the refreshment are icy cold. The team mascots – d...
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| Day Tripping |
 | Reaching Farther Afield - The nooks and crannies of the collection of coves, cays and rocks off the BVI’s beaten tracks are seldom explored. Taking a small RIB round these remote spots, most of them away from the more popular charter anchorages, adds an extra dimension to a typical boating holiday in the BVI. Checking out of Nanny Cay at sensible o’clock on a Monday morning, full...
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 | A Sail for all Seasons - Tuesday, February 11 - We awoke to the clearest blue skies and the most amazing coloured water. It was like living in a postcard – in that place you thought you’d never see in person. Hot coffee, warm muffins, fresh fruit and juice were set out on the table for breakfast. I am so glad we did this! Jerry is so relaxed. And he wanted...
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 | Hurricane Forecasting - It’s that time of year again, and it should be taken seriously. Those that have gone through hurricanes can tell you it’s never a matter to be taken lightly, whether at sea or on land. It’s also that time of year when the “hurricane fever” starts.
Hurricane fever starts with a coffee at a marina and looking at the TV weather forecas...
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| Charlie the Chandler |
 | Bareboat Secrets - Bareboat chartering gives the feeling of tremendous freedom, self-dependence, and accomplishment, and you don’t have to worry whether you’ll “get along” with your skipper. But, bareboating does require that at least one of the members of your crew is an experienced sailor. It also requires that all on board take at least some responsibility for the ...
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