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| Treasure Islands |
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Treasure, booty, jackpot! - Well, we have all been teased by the press and lead by literature to believe that ‘there be treasure in them thar waters!’ As this issue is devoted to the world...
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| True Adventure |
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The Zoo Below - Diving, if you are anything like me, is one of those pursuits that you’ll get round to eventually, especially when you live on a tropical island. Many of us spend time on t...
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| Armando Jenik |
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Underwater Explorer - If I had to point out one of the most interesting characters I have ever met it would, without a doubt, be my good friend Armando Jenik. Armando can be described as a kaleidoscop...
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| Salvage |
 | High Seas Bounty - There’s an old mariner’s lore that suggests that the finder of any vessel abandoned at sea or on the seashore can claim salvage rights; in essence, ownership of the said vessel. The romantics amongst us often dream of coming across a luxury yacht, abandoned yet intact, claiming it as our own and sailing off into the Caribbean sunset. Kevin Rowlette, together with his...
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| Beaches |
 | More than just sand - Believe it or not, there are over 150 “sandy” beaches in the BVI where one can sit, soak up the rays and drink rum punch. There are another 100 or so “gravelly” beaches made up of volcanic cobble and coral rubble. Even though these gravel beaches are unforgiving to bare feet, they are a fascinating find as they hold answers to a number of questions con...
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| Who Owns what! |
 | FORESHORE AND SEABED? - I am not that long in the tooth, but in my day the question of who owns the foreshore and seabed was one that we were grateful to leave behind at university, comforted as we were by the misconception that Public International Law was not likely to rear its unwieldy head very often. Of course, the world has changed so quickly that although it is still a niche area, issues of...
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| When Coconuts Fly |
 | ...Start to Fly - Don’t wait until too late to find a Hurricane Hole - Perhaps the last few years’ lack of significant hurricane activity has left us blasé; but there seem to be an unusual number of charter yachts plying BVI waters so late in the summer season. If you were to ask any old hands they would be sure to tell you that some day soon we are due to be hit.&nb...
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| Skippers Tips 17 |
 | What's Up Dock? - On a recent visit to Gorda Sound, I stopped by the Leverick Bay dock to pick up water. Following the instructions of the dock master, I pulled the catamaran (a 47-footer) into the middle of the dock, close to the bow of a monohull tied up there. Midway through the manoeuvre, the dock master changed his mind and signalled for me to back all the way down to the far end of the d...
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| Charlie the Chandler |
 | Scuba Diving history runs deep - So, who is the most famous scuba diver you’ve ever heard of? Might it be Lauren Hutton, Lloyd Bridges, Buster Crabbe or Tanya Streeter? (Tanya, by the way, is the only women to ever beat a man’s world record in any sport). Maybe Dumas or Coustaeau spring to mind. Whoever it is, I bet you never gave a thought to the real pioneers of diving such as ...
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