Tradition Flourishes with the BVI Heritage Dancers
By Jane Bakewell The BVI’s colorful dance troupe, The Heritage Dancers, entertain audiences here and around the globe with traditional dance performances. Some of the ways of defining a culture […]
Spotlight
BVI Spring Regatta 2025: What’s New and Cool
One of the Caribbean’s biggest racing events, the BVI Spring Regatta always has a surprise or two. This year it will feature new technology, new boats, and events with a twist.
Insider Highlights
Starting Gun for the BVI Racing Season
By Claudia Colli From the BVI Spring Regatta to the Sweethearts of the Caribbean, yacht racing is a big part of the BVI sailing scene. All year long you will […]
KATS: BVI Youth Swim and Sail Programs Open New Horizons
By Jane Bakewell KATS Swim and KATS SAIL are entry-level programs for BVI youth from 4 to16 years to gain the confidence needed to not only safely enjoy the sea, […]
BVI’s Real Pirates of the Caribbean
From the 16th until the 18th centuries, piracy was rampant in the BV with pirates on the prowl
Bake the BVI Way in a Traditional Brick Oven
By Jane Bakewell How about a chance to not only indulge in local baking treats, but learn how to prepare and bake them the BVI way – in a traditional […]
Leaping Lizards and the BVI’s Other Fabulous Critters
As I sit on my porch, I watch a panoply of delightful critters walk, leap and slither past.
BVI Daysailing, Then and Now
My first day sail opened my eyes to a whole new world both on the water’s surface and the marine world just below. it is an experience that echoes that of many visitors.
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The Story of Bareboat Chartering in the BVI
By Claudia Colli In the early days of BVI tourism, bareboating – or chartering a yacht without a hired skipper or crew – was a daring idea. But even so, […]
The Fantastic Flamingo and its Journey Back to The BVI
By Claudia Colli Salmon pink and of elegant stature, the roseate flamingo has been a fixture of Anegada, the BVI’s northernmost island, for decades. So, I was particularly interested in […]
When I Met Singer and BVI Cruiser, Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffet died on September 1st, but his memory will live on with his thousands of fans around the world – and with me, who in 1977 interviewed him aboard his sailboa in the BVI.,