BVI, Windward and Leeward Islands
Essential reading
Vol 1 and 2 Superyacht Services guide
Cruising guides to the BVI, Windward and Leeward Islands
The 24 coolest places to eat in the Caribbean
- Anguilla – Scilly Cay in Island Harbour
- Antigua – Coconut grove in Dickenson’s Bay and Turner’s Beach Bar & Grill at Johnson’s Point
- Barbados – Daphne’s, Fishpot, Il Tempio, Lone Star restaurant, Mannie’s Suga Suga
- BVI – Big Bamboo on Anegada, Deadman’s Beach Bar and Grill on Peter Island, 1748 on Tortola
- Curacao – Playa Portmari
- Grenada – Coconut Beach on Grand Anse Beach and Laluna on Morne Rouge Beach
- Jamaica – Chill Out on Long Bay
- Nevis – Sunshine’s Beach Bar and Grill on Pinney’s Beach
- St.Barts – La Plage, L’Indigo, Snack Zen
- St.Kitts – Turtle Beach Bar and Grill on Turtle Beach
- St.Martin – Kakao Beach Restaurant and Bar on Orient Bay and Kaibuni Restaurant on Ilet Pinel
- St.Vincent and the Grenadines – Saltwhistle Bay Club
- Turks and Caicos – Brace Bay Bistro
Leeward Islands
St.Maarten
Dutch and French – currency Euros. Sunset beach bar, Sopranos and Tallulah Mangoes. Simpson’s Bay marina and lagoon for most boats, anchorage outside for superyachts. Anchorage windy and a rolly swell.
St.Barths
Celebrity island, Nikki Beach, Gunahani Spa, beaches. New year’s with Beyonce at Nikki Beach. St.Barths Marina very pretty (the St.Tropez of the Caribbean) (USD currency)
Hotel Les Mouettes (www.st-barths.com/hotel-les-mouettes) has bungalows just off the water at 95Euros a night on Lorient beach
Anguilla
Road town to clear. Maunday’s bay with Cap Geluca. Smokies beach bar on the beach
BVI’s – Tortola
Clearing in and out of the BVI’s should be from the same place – in this case, Road Harbour. Suuggler’s Cove is a safe anchorage on the West end of the island with the famous Jolly Roger Inn on the beach
On the Eastern corner is Trellis Bay. Ashore here is The Loose Mangoose bar on the beach. There is a small supermarket (all served by safe jetties). In the centre of the bay is Bellamy Cay on which is the ‘last Resort Inn’. Across is Marina Cay, again with a hotel and restaurant.
Virgin Gorda
11nm across from Trellis Bay is Gorda Sound in Virgin Gorda. Ashore is the famous Bitter End YC for the day and Biras Creek Restaurant for dinner. There is a dive resort on Saba Rock Island and on Prickly Pear Cay, down on Vixen Point beach a very pleasant restaurant featuring lobsters on the menu.
Worth visiting is the anchorage off the Baths where huge boulders have formed tunnels, arches and pools.
Necker Island
Just outside the Gorda Sound bay is Necker Island which is Richard Branson’s private island. The entrance channel is marked by buoys leading to 2 piers, one for vendors and the second for guests. The island is protected by reefs and fronted by a beautiful sand bar. Sir Branson has a beach bar, water sports, a main house, guest houses and full length sports complex.
Norman Island
Also known as Treasure Island, the bay known as the bight is a safe anchorage. Famous is the floating restaurant known as the ‘William Thornton’ or ‘Willy T’ where the nightlife can get can loud and raucous.
Jost Van Dyke
Named after a famous privateer of the time, JVD provides another safe anchorage at great harbour. Foxy’s is a popular late night hangout for visiting yachts
Windward Islands
Antigua
Famous as a base for Nelson’s fleet, English and Falmouth Harbours are well protected. Clearance is done at English Harbour where Nelson’s dockyard has been renovated as a historic site.
Antigua yacht club is home to the Superyachts and is base to a number of yachts that cruise in the area. Antigua is also a place that most repair work can be done.
Mad Mongoose bar is a good bar on the marina waterfront and Shirley heights a good place to watch sunset with live music on Sundays
Best beaches include Nonsuch Bay, Half Moon Bay and Jolly harbour.
Barbuda
A small island with a population of about 1500 located just off Antigua. There is one village called Codringham with the Lighthouse Bay resort which serves fabulous food and is located on a 16mile pink sand beach
St. Lucia
Considered one of the gems of the Caribbean. Yacht’s can anchor off in Marigot Bay. The marina here must be one of the most beautiful imaginable. Labas Beach is located only a few minutes away and the Rainforest Hideaway restaurant is just across. Mango Beach offers accommodation at reasonable rates
Recommended is the Jalousie Plantation Rainforest Spa. A must see is the anchorage off the Val des Pitons.
St Lucia also has a Jack Nicklaus golf course close to the Rodney Bay Marina
Mustique
A private island renowned for being one of the most exclusive destinations in the Caribbean. Visiting yacht’s anchor in Britannia Bay and the world famous ‘Basil’s Bar’, home to the Mustique Blues festival is located on the beach here.
Cotton house is the island’s main resort facility has a spa.
Palm Island
The anchorage between Palm Island and Union Island is safe and protected anchorage. Palm Island itself is a private island with an upmarket private resort and 15private homes.
Caribbean Agents
St Maarten – Anguilla Lucille Frye Administration Tel: + 599.544.2436 l.frye@bwayachting.com
BWA Yachting - St Maarten Fax + 599.544.2496 www.bwayachting.com
Simpson Bay Marina
Plaza Del Lago
St. Maarten
Netherlands Antilles
St Barths Wendilia KRONENBERG NAUTICA FWI ph : (+590)590 27 56 50 nfyachts@wanadoo.fr
Yacht Charters & Services fax : (+590)590 27 56 52
ST BARTH, French West Indies Mobile: (+590)690 49 65 71
BVI Francis David Shore Side Yacht Services Ltd, BVI ph : 284 494 5135 francesdavid@yahoo.com
Mobile : 284 541 8227 www.shoresideservices.com Fax : 284 494 4744
Grenadenes Yolande Sam Taxi and Tours Tel.: (784) 456-4338 sam-taxi-tours@vincysurf.com
Kingstown. P.O. Box 92 Kingstown Fax.: (784) 456-4233 www.samtaxiandtours.com
Antigua Jane Midson Janes Yacht Services Tel :+268 460 2711 antyacht@candw.ag English harbour Fax : +268 460 3740
Barbados- Glyne St Hill Dacosta Mannings Inc. Tel: 246 430 4804 gsthill@dmishipping.com
David Priddee: Mobile: 246 231 1808 dpriddee@dmishipping.com
