The British Virgin Islands are a sailor's archipelago of some 60 green-clad volcanic isles and cays scattered across calm, reef-fringed channels. Tortola holds the bustling hub of Road Town and the beaches of Cane Garden Bay; Virgin Gorda hides the surreal granite grottoes of The Baths. Tiny Jost Van Dyke is famed for its barefoot beach bars, while flat, coral-built Anegada draws divers and lobster lovers to Horseshoe Reef. Steady trade winds, sheltered anchorages and short…
Norman Island, with its waterline caves, is said to have inspired Stevenson's “Treasure Island” — sailors still anchor there with rum in mind.
At The Baths on Virgin Gorda, giant granite boulders form sea pools and tunnels — a natural maze laid out on the beach.
The archipelago is best explored under sail, island to island. An eSIM helps: mooring-buoy bookings, Tortola–Virgin Gorda ferry times and weather before the crossing to Anegada.