British Virgin Islands

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Some highlights from our Christmas sailing adventure with our family of 10 aboard an amazing 47’ catamaran.

A big issue in the planning was to get the timing right. We ranged in age from 6 to 75. Didn’t want to go too soon or too late.

Another wrench appeared when Peel failed to follow Ministry holiday guidelines which I had used to book the charter.

In the end it all came together.

Tap on each photo to get a better look.

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Photos

Our tour of the BVIs
The green flags show our stops along the way.

Arrival
Disembarking from our Inter Caribbean flight from Puerto Rico to Tortola.

Long Story
Our floating condo for the next week.
Some features:
air conditioning each cabin & salon,
hydraulic swim platform,
ice maker, 2 fridges, 1 freezer,
tv (never used),
4 sleeping cabins with berths for 10
huge Cummins generator,
2 elect.ric winches,
5 seating areas.

The Massive galley
Equipped with propane oven & stove inside & bbq outside, microwave, toaster etc.

The Crew
Grandma, Josh, James, Luke, Kim, Pat, Tom, Claire, Ollie & Pa.

Christmas Day
In our ‘famjammies.’

Chilling
A great place to hang out.

Lit up
On Gust O’Wind we were always conserving battery power…not on Long Story!

Birthday Boys
James, # 49. Tom # 9

Beaches
So many great beaches to enjoy.

Cane Garden Bay
With Luke, # 1 grandson.
Probably my favourite spot of them all.

The Caves, Norman Island
The island that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island…. looking out at Long Story.

First lobster
Actually a local crayfish, Josh demolished it.

Ready to Kowabunga.
The boys loved jumping off the bow then swimming back between the hulls…until Josh spotted a large barracuda….just watching!

Between hulls
With the ‘cuda looking on!

Classic cannonball
Claire received top style points.

Sandy Cay
Can’t take credit for this pic… but just one of so many spectacular anchorages in the BVIs.

The Fraser family
Tom, Claire, Pat & Oliver.
Cane Garden Bay

The Drew family
Lukas, Kim, James and Joshua.
Cane Garden Bay.

Foxy’s
On Jost van Dyke island. It is a famous watering hole.

Comments

[Ted and Moe Asquith]

What an amazing Christmas !
Hi Ian and Marlene, Thanks for sending us your pictures. We loved them all ! What an incredible experience for all of you ! The Long Story, the scenery, the water, the activities, the family time - all fantastic ! We'll have to hear more about the entire adventure when we get together this summer. Thanks again for passing these beautiful pictures on to us. Happy New Year ! Ted and Moe

[imras]

..Long Story
Appropriate name for our charter as the prep was a long story! It could not have worked out better.

[Garry]

BVI - Wow!
No doubt, the long wait & planning were worth it! An awesome family adventure!

[imras]

For sure!
Couldn’t be happier with the whole trip. A great family adventure.

[Bruce and Cecily]

Envy Envy Envy….
What fantastic photos. A plan coming to fruition with you all having such a good time……. plus you made the whole experience look like plain sailing.