The BVIs has often been described as ‘the Disney World of sailing’. I can see why now. There are lovely anchorages and beaches all an hours sail apart, meaning you can have lunch at one anchorage than dinner at the next. You can also pick and choose between busy touristy areas with mooring balls or quieter secluded places on the hook. 
While we have company our priorities are to keep passages short and find anchorages that are very sheltered and flat. You see my Nan is not a salty sea dog like myself. 
In fact she is very prone to motion sickness. She is a very brave women to come on a sailing holiday for three weeks, so we will do our best to be accommodating.
VIRGIN GORDA – SAVANNAH BAY
In our search for calm anchorages we decided to take them down the coast of Virgin Gorda to the reef enclosed anchorage of Savannah Bay.
It was a ‘bit bumpy’ getting out of the North exit of Gorda Sound and a ‘bit tricky’ threading ourselves into the coastal reef, but it was well worth it.
The ‘tricky’ reef entrance to Savannah Bay puts the anchorage off limits for most charter boats.
The outer reef, surrounding the bay, not only protects the anchorage from swell but offers stunning snorkelling.
There are no shops or restaurants in Savannah Bay.
TORTOLA – BREWERS BAY
We were going to take Nana and Granddad to visit the islands south of Virgin Gorda, but decided some of the passages between the islands would be too open to the ocean swell, and uncomfortable for them. We decided the anchorages on the lee side of Tortola would be better. So we headed over to Brewers Bay.
This was going to be their longest sailing trip yet
But at least it was down wind for a change, and settled from any swell once we got in the lee of the islands on the north end of Tortola.
I will warn anyone going into Brewers Bay to do their research first.
Reefs radiate, like fingers, well out from the beach. We waved off one ship who almost ran aground trying to cross the bay. None of the reefs appeared on our chart plotter, and probably not theirs either.
There is a lovely sandy shelf in 4-5m of water off the north-east shore that can be entered easily with a forward spotter. 
Being surrounded by a reef means great snorkelling! It is also one of the few bays we encountered fishermen, and finally a chance to get some lobster.
TORTOLA – CANE GARDEN BAY
We thought that our guest would enjoy a little ‘civilisation’ and ‘retail therapy’ so we brought them, the short distance, to Cane Garden Bay.
Cane Garden is a mainland tourist destination.
After a night of ‘civilisation’ the humans were happy to head back to quiet beaches. Before leaving Cane Garden Bay they did fill up with fuel and water. There is a very convent fuel pontoon on the north west side of the bay.
Warning though, despite being wide open access the humans still managed to both crash land and scrape a layer off the outboard on the way off. The dock is a lot higher then it looks. Thankfully it is wood lined! Only damage was to their pride.
BREWERS BAY, TOROLA (BACK AGAIN)
Guana Island – White Bay (back again)
With only a few days left in their holiday we started heading back towards the airport anchorage. But it is not over yet and we stopped for the day at White Bay on Guana Island.
TRELLIS BAY, BEEF ISLAND (back again for the airport)
