Yachting

Editor's Notes

Editor's LetterJune 2011 When the water is this flat, the air so thick and street movements sparse and scattered, it…

Rough Seas Ahead?

Rough Seas Ahead?What to know and where to go if Earl’s friends show up For those of you who live…

Above the Break

Floating Above the BreakHow Nanny Cay Village defies downward trends For the past two years, the waterfront townhouses with docks…

Against Devastation

Designing Against DevastationContrary to popular belief, a hurricane in itself is not a natural disaster; rather, it’s an uncontrollable natural…

Sunday Sailing

Sunday Sailing We awoke early Sunday morning: squalls were on the horizon to our south and windward, too. Grey, but…

Evolution of Vanity

Evolution of the Vanity Over the last few years, sideboards and cabinets have snuck off the showroom floor and out…

For Dignitaries

Designing for DignitariesOld Government House:1925-1926The Old Government House (OGH) was designed by Thomas F Tomlinson AMICE, an engineer from Trinidad,…

THE ROAD TO ATHENS: SPECIAL OLYMPICS FOR BVI SAILING TEAM

Monday, 16 May 2011 – Road Town, Tortola: Five weeks to go and plans are shaping up for the team…

RBVIYC lineup (5-17-11)

This week we have our usual weekly activities of Taco Tuesday, Wednesday quiz, Friday IC24 Beer Can Racing and Saturday…

Endymion

EndymionProvokes Poetry in Motion “Therefore, ’tis with full happiness that I Will trace the story of Endymion.         The very music…

Saving the OGH

The Saga of Saving the Old Government HouseHow the historic house was saved from demolition In 1996, then-Governor David Mackilligin’s…

Superyachts

Sound of Superyachts On a Friday morning, some friends and I sped from Road Harbour, Tortola to the North Sound…

Solo in St Martin

Solo in St Martin I first visited St Martin a year-and-a-half ago, with a group of 12 rowdy friends hell-bent…

Saving OGH

The Saga of Saving the Old Government HouseHow the historic house was saved from demolition In 1996, then-Governor David Mackilligin’s…

Renewable Energy

Sustainability and the Law Transitioning to Renewable Energy Few economies are as dependent on oil as the BVI, where 100%…

Team INTAC

Team INTAC Clean Sweeps the Heineken RegattaVI sailors slam the St Maarten Seas Mark Plaxton and the INTAC team have…