Marinas in the British Virgin Islands
There are more than a dozen marinas in the British Virgin Island, with excellent facilities for yacht charter, most of which are on Tortola or Virgin Gorda. To find out more about renting or purchasing a berth in a marina read this guide: https://moboxmarine.com/blog/14-questions-before-renting-purchasing-slip-for-boat/
Hodge’s Creek Marina
Tel: +284 495 4740
Mega Surface Marina
Tel: +284 494 2393
Nanny Cay Marina and Hotel
Tel: +284 494 2512
www.nannycay.com
Soper’s Hole Marina
Tel: +284 494 0740
www.multihullmarina.com
The Moorings Marina
Tel: +284 494 2332
www.moorings.net
Village Cay Marina
Tel: +284 494 2771
www.igy-villagecay.com
Bitter End Yacht Club Marina
Tel: +284 494 2745
www.beyc.com
Leverick Bay resort and Marina
Tel: +284 495 7421
www.leverickbay.com
Biras Creek Resort and Marina
Tel: +284 494 3555
Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour
Tel: +284 495 5500
www.igy-virgingorda.com
Peter Island Resort and Yacht Harbour
Tel: +284 495 2000
www.peterisland.com
Weather in the British Virgin Islands
The climate in the British Virgin Islands is ideal for yacht charter: sub-tropical with moderate trade winds, the temperatures in winter peak at around 28C whilst in the summer they hover between 26C-31C. Rainfall averages around 127cm per year.
Top Five Things to do in the British Virgin Islands:
- Visit Norman Island, believed to be the inspiration behind the famous book by Robert Louis Stephenson, Treasure Island.
- Swim amongst the submerged rock caves and grottos at the Baths, located on Virgin Gorda’s southern end.
- Dive the wreck of the RMS Rhone, a 19th century royal mail steamer submerged off Salt Island.
- Walk the length of Cow Wreck Beach, on Anegada, without seeing another soul.
- Have a cool cocktail in the Soggy Dollar Bar. www.soggydollarbar.com
Top 5 Restaurants in the British Virgin Islands:
- The Sugar Mill Restaurant in the hotel of the same name, on Tortola’s Little Apple Bay, has a reputation as one of the best in the Caribbean. www.sugarmillhotel.com
- For a toe-in-the-sand ambience head to the Cow Wreck, on Anegada. www.cowwreckbeach.com
- Foxy’s beach bar has been up and running for more than 40 years which is testament to the archetypical Caribbean drinking hole on Jost Van Dyke. www.foxysbar.com
- Tortola’s Brandywine Bay is the place to head for authentic Italian. www.brandywinebay.com
- A favorite with yachties is the Bath and Turtle, in the Yacht Harbour in The Valley, Virgin Gorda. Tel: +284 495 5239