Tradition Flourishes with the BVI Heritage Dancers
The Heritage Dancers, entertain audiences here and around the globe with traditional dance performances.
Spotlight
The Mutiny and the Breadfruit
William Bligh, captain of the Bounty, did more than provoke a mutiny aboard his ship, he brought the breadfruit, one of the region’s most versatile foods, to the Caribbean.
Insider Highlights
The Tortola Sloop: A Sailboat with A Storied Past
The Tortola sloop is an integral part of the BVI’s sailing tradition and an emblem of its boat building past.
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.
KATS: BVI Youth Swim and Sail Programs Open New Horizons
KATS Swim and KATS SAIL are entry-level programs for BVI youth from 4 to16 years
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
How about a chance to not only indulge in local baking treats, but learn how to prepare and bake them
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.
Featured
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.,