Sailor’s Paradise Found: Charting Your Own BVI Yacht Adventure
The Sir Francis Drake Channel runs like a natural highway through the British Virgin Islands — 20 miles long and roughly two miles wide, sheltered by islands on both sides. Easterly trade winds fill it almost daily from December through May, blowing a steady 15 to 20 knots, which means you can sail (not motor) for nearly every leg of a week-long charter. More than 60 islands and cays line this protected cruising ground, and you never lose sight of land. In 2024, the BVI secured the trademark for “Sailing Capital of the World,” a title it will hold