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Article: Island cruising: yachting through the British Virgin Islands.(FIRST-CLASS TICKET)
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- Black Enterprise
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- September 1, 2005
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The British Virgin Islands offer many sea splendors, but the RMS Rhone, a British mail ship that sank off Salt Island during a storm in 1867, is a renowned dive site. The annual Black Boaters Summit (www.honeyletstravel.com) convenes for a week in August to frolic and foster camaraderie among sailors. Each Easter, boaters seize the waters off Virgin Gorda for the Fisherman's Jamboree.
From an aerial view, the 60 islands that comprise the BVI territory resemble a trove of fine emerald gems set upon a sea of sapphire silk. Visitors will discover that the properties are filled with enchanting folklore as they island-hop between Anegada, Little Thatch, Round Rock, ...