Category Archives: Resources
- FERRY SERVICE SCHEDULES
- GREAT LAKES CHARTERS
- HOTELS & RESORTS
- ORGANIZATIONS
- PROVISIONING
- SCUBA DIVING
- SHOESTRING RACING ENT.
- TOURISM BUREAUS
- TRAVEL ITEMS
Ferry Service Schedules
Serving St. Thomas & Tortola
US #: 340-777-2800
BVI #: 284-494-2323
roadtownfastferry@hotmail.com
Serving St. Thomas, Tortola & Virgin Gorda
Virgin Gorda #: 284-495-5240
Tortola #: 284-494-6154
speedysbvi@surfbvi.com
Private Transportation
Between the USVI & BVI
US #: 340-775-6501
vitaxi@viaccess.net
Great Lakes Charters
Where Lake Michigan ends . . . 41 ° 43.8' 86 ° 54.8', and where Good Sailing begins . . .
Every sailing trip is fully captained, for the same price others may charge for an un-staffed rental. Guests are free to participate or sail the boat actively, receive instruction or coaching, or do none of the above and relax and be pampered.
Chicago Sailing, Inc. is the area’s premier sailing facility, offering the area’s widest variety of sailing adventures.
Save yourself a lot of time, and call Angela. She is the most knowledgeable and experience charter yacht broker in town.
Hotels & Resorts
This 850-acre private island, one of the largest of the British Virgin Islands is home to an upscale resort - one of the most private hideaways in the Caribbean. It is an oasis of privacy in a natural setting where you can savor excellent gourmet food and fine wines, spa cuisine if desired, with excellent personal service.
Recognized as one of the top luxury destinations in the Caribbean, Biras Creek Resort features 31 Suites situated among 140 acres on beautiful Virgin Gorda in the BVI.
Welcome to Bitter End, the Caribbean's premiere luxury water sports resort. Located on the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, the Bitter End is uniquely situated along a mile of lush gardens and beaches fronting the protected waters of the North Sound.
Tucked into sun-splashed Lindbergh Bay on the Island of St. Thomas, the beautifully appointed Best Western Emerald Beach Resort welcomes guests with the gracious look, style and service of the Virgin Islands' rich heritage. With the bounty of land and sea captured in stunning views, it's the perfect place for a memorable vacation.
Centrally located overlooking the picturesque harbor of Charlotte Amalie, one block from the world famous Duty-Free shops, walking distance to historical sites, restaurants, entertainment and night life, across the street from inter-island ferries and seaplane.
Romantic and private Hotel 1829, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, a world class small hotel with Caribbean charm.
Conveniently nestles on the waterfront in the heart of Road Town, Tortola's capital. Relax in our spacious, breezy rooms while listening to the gentle waves of the Sir Francis Drake Channel.
Of the world's preferred destinations, only one place reflects the tranquility and beauty of the Caribbean — Peter Island. Experience a British Virgin Island resort unlike any other at Peter Island Resort, and you know the true meaning of paradise.
Prospect Reef Resort is a resort village located on a 11-acre oceanfront estate. The resort boasts 137 rooms and suites, a sea pool, a junior Olympic-sized freshwater pool, a marina, and a conference center.
Saba Rock Resort is one of the most unique properties in the world located in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. From the moment you step off the plane and into the boat that ferries you to Saba Rock, you enter into another world.
The Jewel of the U.S.V.I. Just minutes from the pristine Virgin Islands National Park which encompasses over two-thirds of the island, the resort is grand in terms of seclusion and abundant activity.
With the hotel's geographical location, it's the perfect setting for business persons as well as for vacationers.
Located in the center of Tortola, where the past of the West Indies meets the present of the British Virgin Islands, Village Cay Hotel & Marina has expanded over the years to become a broad-based service establishment.
As an award-winning Caribbean Resort, the Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort in St. Thomas provides guests with an unmatched Caribbean experience-elegant accommodations overlooking a secluded beach and sweeping vistas of the Caribbean's most majestic harbor- on an island rich in romantic lore.
This little inn offers the perfect mix of gorgeous harbor views, proximity to town and the shopping, and secluded privacy provided by the surrounding flamboyant trees and bushy hibiscus. The managing couple live on the property and are very helpful in giving restaurant, sight seeing, or beach suggestions. This is one of the best kept secrets on the island.
The Admiral's Inn consists of three buildings situated in a secluded section of historic Nelson's Dockyard at English Harbour, on the south coast of Antigua. The main building is a three-story Georgian brick structure with a spacious terrace looking out over the water and the yachts lying at anchor.
Perfectly located waterside in the heart of English Harbour, the Copper & Lumber Store Hotel is a beautiful intimate Antiguan Hotel. The laid back charm and rich culture of the Caribbean melds with the colonial history of Antigua to create a luxurious romantic Antigua hotel in a unique setting.
The Hummingbird House is a delightful little bed and breakfast guesthouse in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, which is situated in the quiet tree lined estate of Pasea, only minutes walk from banks, shops, restaurants & marinas in Road Town.
The perfect oasis for mature visitors and friends, and the business traveller looking for Bed and Breakfast lodging, or accomodations, with reasonable rates and close to amenities.
Organizations
Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) is a voluntary organization dedicated to saving life at sea.
Dedicated to the maintenance of the strictest ethical standards in the crewed yacht charter industry.
Dedicated to the preservation & conversation of the marine environment in the British Virgin Islands.
Provisioning
Penguin home of frozen gourmet meals and desserts for vacation villas and charter boats.
Renowned worldwide for providing first class service along with quality foods and beverages for sailing vacations in the Virgin Islands. Explore their web site and submit your order from their On-line Custom Provisioning list.
Your one stop for all your yacht's provisioning needs. Download their complete Price List, browse through it, and then place your order online.
The BVI’s choice for all your provisioning needs since 1963. You can shop online from the comfort of your home or office, or by visiting one of our convenient air-conditioned locations. Your goods can be delivered to most BVI destinations Free of Charge.
They offer an extensive selection of beverages for you to choose from. All of our product lines are exclusive brands to TICO and therefore we are able to offer you the best possible price. Download their complete Price List, browse through it, then place your order. It's easy!
Scuba Diving
Tortola offers scuba rental equipment, rendezvous diving, scuba diving certification courses, land based dive packages and Caribbean dolphin swims.
The Dive Centre is based in the much loved Cane Garden Bay. We also have an office in Road Town and a sister Dive Centre in Trelis Bay, giving our divers unbeatable access to all the diving in and around Tortola.
Best Scuba diving under the sun in the Caribbean British Virgin Islands. Scuba, rendezvous & wreck diving (including the RMS Rhone, Chikuzen & Beata) plus private charters to Anegada of anywhere else in the BVI! Pickups from Biras Creek, Leverick Bay, Saba Rock and the main ferry dock in Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda.
Commitment to quality and excellence is reflected in our service. Mike and Melisande Rowe have combined their thirty-five years of expertise in the dive industry to develop and deliver the most professional and personalized dive experience the BVI has to offer.
You will find very personalized service with our staff who have all been diving and snorkeling in the BVI for years and love to share underwater adventures with visitors to our islands.
For those of you who love to sail and dive, St. Maarten /St. Martin is the ideal destination for a great sailing and diving vacation.
Come and scuba dive the warm Caribbean waters of the British Virgin Islands. We are located at Village Cay Hotel & Marina, Road Town, Tortola adjacent to the cruise ship dock, allowing us fast and easy trips to the most popular dive sites in the BVI.
Come dive the fabulous "Blue Water" of the British Virgin Islands! Make your BVI scuba diving vacation one of your best ever!
Offering the most experienced and best equipped scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands, Dive BVI is your best choice.
UBS has been owned and operated by Kathryn and Tony Brunn since 1995 and utilizes only the most experienced and highly trained PADI, SSI, PDIC, YMCA, NAUI, NASDS and IDEA dive instructors who are all Emergency First Responders and Oxygen Providers as well.
Shoestring Racing Ent.
The 9th annual INDY CIRCLE TRACK EXPO 9 - Jan 30 & 31, 2009, Indianapolis Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN. Brought to you by Shoestring Racing Ent. Owner of USAC Silver Crown & Sprint Car Racing Team # 38. Sponsored by Charter Sailing Unlimited.
Tourism Bureaus
Welcome to the British Virgin Islands. Here, you'll discover white sand beaches, turquoise waters and friendly, warm hearted people throughout sixty idyllic islands. It's Natures Little Secret.
The United States Virgin Islands offers something for everyone. Diverse in character, size, activities and accommodations, The Virgin Islands are a premiere destination for travelers across the globe.
Holidays on St Lucia can be exciting. There are plenty of challenges for sporting visitors, whether it be on land or in the water!
Travel Items
This is a Ciguatera Toxin information website. Ciguatera fish poison is a neurological toxin that can result in serious disease symptoms in people who eat fish from nearshore tropical oceans. Ciguatoxin is produced by a microscopic dinoflagellate algae (Gambierdiscus toxicus) and passed up the food chain.
Sea Bands Acupressure Bracelets. It’s a drug free elastic bracelets that put pressure on the P6 acupressure point to relieve nausea due to motion, sea, travel, morning and chemotherapy sickness. SEA Products carries 9 different drug free products to relieve motion sickness, morning sickness, sea sickness, altitude sickness and nausea due to chemotherapy. All these products offer relief without side effects.
You can rent just about everything you'll ever need in electronic equipment. Whether you wish to stay in touch with friends, family or your office by mobile telephone or sending and receiving e-mail; check the latest weather reports; plan your itinerary with electronic charts; watch a movie with dinner; play a game; listen to your favorite music; have a blended mix drink and enjoy the sunset, Renport has a package just for you!
Cruising Guide Publication's Online Resourse Store. Internationally acclaimed publisher of comprehensive yachting guides that readers ranked number one guide series amongst cruising and chartering sailors. For over 30 years we have been researching the islands and waters of the Caribbean for bareboat charterers, and cruising yachtsmen, scuba divers and water sports enthusiasts.
Active people demand performance and style from their garments. We combine the two in a way others can only envy. Chammyz appeal extends to divers, surfers, boaters, swimmers, hikers, climbers, campers, walkers, skiers, snowboarders and just about anyone who loves to lounge in unparalleled comfort and style.
Offering high performance sailing gear. The Gill Technical Apparel range maintains the look and feel of clothing that can be worn on the boat as well as off. It combines the ability to dry fast, wick moisture away from the skin, and protect you from UV rays. This range includes technical tops, shorts, and jackets. It is split between men's and women's designs.
Last Stop Sports
Whether you choose to Scuba Dive, Windsurf, Surf, Kayak, Fish or Cycle, our attention to detail will give you a sense of being part of our team. We want you to get the most out of your hard earned vacation.
Introducing the Complete TropiKit!
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"The Bag of Bags"
Bag the plastic habit forever and do it with style! Use Ecosilk Bags and help save the environment one bag at a time. Ecosilk bags are user-friendly and the best on the market.
Waterproof iPhone, iPod and Camera Cases. The DryCASE is a flexible, crystal clear waterproof bag that allows complete use of your phone or camera while keeping it dry and clean.
