Tortola BVI is our Caribbean paradise for the 8th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on Tortola which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. The British Virgin Islands contains a variety of beautiful locations on Tortola and the surrounding islands. This week is very easy for sailing. We never sail for more than two hours and the waters are fairly protected all the way. So this is a great week for novice sailors who want to try it out but take it easy. We will pick you up at the dock in Maya Cove, Tortola a short way from the airport. It is easiest to fly to San Juan and connect to Tortola. We will meet you Sunday afternoon near 18.42537667,-64.561805 at the dinghy dock of Hodges Creek Marina. We will return you to Trellis Bay, Tortola at the end of the week which is very close to the airport.
Week 08, Sunday Arrival Dates: Feb 21, 2010 Feb 20, 2011 Feb 19, 2012 Feb 24, 2013 Feb 23, 2014
Previous week's location: Virgin Gorda Next week's location: Tortola
Number of weeks stay at this location: 2 Other time this year?: Week 9
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 84 F, 82% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 73 F, 62% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 80 F Wind, 11 KTs E
Main City: Roadtown Other Cities: Packam Town, Sooper's Hole, Cane Garden Bay, Marina Bay, Brewer's Bay, Long Beach Bay Points of interest: Botanic Gardens, VI Folk Museum, Old Government House, Sage Mountain National Park, North Shore Shell Museum
Recreation: Beautiful beaches, many reefs with good
snorkeling and diving, many restaurants, lots of shore activities.
Language: English
Map Link: British Virgin Islands Map
Info Link: Tortola General Info Tortola Tourism Info Ferry Info Airline Info
Nearest Int'l Airport: San Juan, Puerto Rico Code: SJU Name: Luis Munoz Int'l
Local Airport: Tortola, BVI Code: EIS Name: Road Town
Restrictions: Some water toys restricted in some areas.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the dock at Maya Cove in Tortola, near the airport on Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You can fly to Tortola from San Juan or St. Maarten or other islands like St. Thomas and St. Croix. You will need a taxi from the Airport to the Maya Cove dock it is not far. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will pick you up at the Maya Cove dock.
Monday:
On Monday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. We also have easy access to Hogs Bay and East End Bay from our anchorage.
Tuesday:
We will move anchorage to Marina Cay, Tortola just off Great Camanoe Island, leaving about 10:00 AM. We will take about 2 hours. From here we have access to most of the North Tortola spots by Run-About. So we will stay here for the rest of the week if the swell is bad.
Wednesday:
We will stay at Marina Cay all day and night with easy access to all of North Tortola.
Thursday:
If the ground swell looks promising, we will move anchorage to Lee Bay. If not we will stay at Marina Cay all day and night with easy access to all of North Tortola.
Friday:
We will stay at Lee Bay (or Marina Cay) all day and night with easy access to all of North Sound.
Saturday:
About 10:00 AM we will depart for the Trellis Bay in Tortola. This passage is only about 2 hours.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock in Trellis Bay, Tortola at your convenience before noon. It is very near the airport but you will need a taxi to the airport from the dock. We can hail a taxi using the radio. Tortola has good airline connections to other Islands with International flights flights to San Juan as well.
Roadtown Bay Cane Garden Bay Brewers Bay Marina Cay
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