The Moorings 2023 Interline Regatta sailboat race and beach parties will take place October 10 - 19 in the British Virgin Islands. This annual event, which attracts nearly 1,000 people – most of whom just go for the nightly theme parties at various BVI beach bars – is primarily for sailboat racers with some connection to the airline industry. The event is open … [Read more...]
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Moorings Interline Regatta (And Party!) Is Back For 2022; Here’s The Schedule & Themes
It's back! This combination sailboat regatta, party cats and themed costume parties on the islands of the British Virgin Islands. Technically for those in the airline industry, anyone who rents a sailboat – usually a catamaran and shares it with friends – is welcome and can take part in the nightly beach parties. Take your costumes because this is indeed a great … [Read more...]
Village Cay Marina In Tortola Is Where Jimmy Buffett Says He Wrote Cheeseburger In Paradise
PubClub.com Has Been To This Restaurant In The British Virgin Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Parrothead Blogger Mystery solved. You can toss out all the legends, the rumors the "no THIS is the place" talk. According to the man himself, this is where Jimmy Buffett got the inspiration for his"Cheeseburger in Paradise" song. This is what he said about … [Read more...]
Hold Off On That Sailboat Trip To The British Virgin Islands For Now
BVIs Travel Rules & Regulations By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Blue skies and water to match it, calm seas and islands to explore. The British Virgin Islands are a sailor's paradise but with it's current COVID-19 travel restrictions in place, it's best keep your plans in port for now. To vacation in the BVIs requires a series of steps … [Read more...]
The Moorings Cancels 2020 Interline Regatta In The British Virgin Islands
Annual Party In The BVIs Won't Happen This Year; 2021 Dates Announced By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Published Sept. 2, 2020 After putting out the schedule with the usual island theme parties, The Moorings has officially canceled its annual Interline Regatta for 2020. It released this statement explaining the decision: "Due to no … [Read more...]
British Virgin Islands Launches Travel App Called BVI Now
An Easy Way To Get Information About These Caribbean Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger In the wake of hurricanes Irma and and Maria, the British Virgin Islands has taken a beating and getting clear information about what businesses are open and which ones are not, the current conditions and news about the islands has been difficult or inconsistent … [Read more...]
Moorings Interline Regatta 2019 Weather Forecast
Mostly Cloudy, Some Sun, A Little Rain But No Hurricane The weather for the 2019 Moorings Interline Regatta has a little bit of everything on tap. It's mostly sunny with some sun, a little rain but – and this is the most important part – no hurricane. The latter was of some concern when several tropical storms and hurricanes formed in the Caribbean in September – … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands Bar Willy T’s Returning To Original Norman Island Location
The William Thornton, One Of The BVI's Legendary Bars, Returns Home After Hurricane Irma By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger After being destroyed, rebuilt and then put out to sea, to to speak, at another location the Willy T's bar is returning home to its original location off Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands. "Effective July 1, 2019, … [Read more...]
Foxy’s Taboo Bar Hosts New Year’s Day 2019 Party Reopening After Hurricane Irma
It's A 'Float-illa' Party In The British Virgin Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Foxy's Taboo, which was completely destroyed during Hurricane Irma, is reopening and doing it in grand style – it is having a big bash on New Year's Day on Jan. 1, 2019. It is a “Float-illa” party starting at Noon. And it's a big party - there are already … [Read more...]
A Guide to New Year’s Eve At Foxy’s Bar In The British Virgin Islands
The legendary New Year's Eve party at Foxy's Tamarind Bar in the Virgin Islands is one of the best places to celebrate NYE in the Caribbean. Called Old New Year's Night, it features a bands and DJs at its back and beachfront bars. There are six bars at Foxy's along with a "brigade of bartenders," according to Foxy's. One of the customs, beyond the night's theme … [Read more...]
Moorings Interline Regatta Back On For 2018 In British Virgin Islands
Airline Industry's Annual Boat Party Returns To BVIs After Hurricane Irma The British Virgin Islands continues to recover from Hurricane Irma and one of its biggest annual events is back on the calendar. The airline industry's crazy Moorings Interline Regatta is back on for 2018. After being canceled last year, it will take place Oct. 9-18. There is one venue … [Read more...]
Moorings Interline Regatta 2021 Virgin Islands Costume Party Canceled
Airline Industry's BVIs Event Theme, Locations & Bars Ya gotta regatta and when you do it at this event, you've also got to party. It's the Moorings Interline Regatta in the British Virgin Islands, the annual event of sailboats and silliness, primarily for those in the airline industry and friends of airline industry employees. Unfortunately, the 2021 event … [Read more...]
Foxy’s Bar British Virgin Islands ‘Is Chugging Along’ After Hurricane Irma
BVIs Still In Recovery Mode & Needs Tourists To Rebuild By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It hosted its annual New Year's Eve bash and in March celebrated its 50th anniversary. Both were huge successes. But like most places in the British Virgin Islands, Foxy's Bar continues to struggle after Hurricane Irma. To get an update on the … [Read more...]
Foxy’s Bar British Virgin Islands Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Big Party In 2018
More Than 1,000 People Turn Out For Celebration By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger If ever a place needed to cut loose and celebrate something, it was this place. On March 24, 2018 Foxy’s Bar in the British Virgin Islands did just that - it celebrated its 50th anniversary. "We knew we needed to host a party," said Susan Zaluski of Foxy's Bar … [Read more...]
Casa Bacardi Tour Reopens In San Juan Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
Rum Is Flowing Again In Wake Of Damage After being closed in the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Bacardi rum tour is back open in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The location is known as Casa Bacardi and torus take place Tuesday thru Sunday. They start during the week at 9 a.m., and noon on Saturdays and Sundays, with the last tour starting at 4:30 p.m. There are three … [Read more...]
Travel To Cuba On This Guided Motorcycle Tour
Cuban Expert Christopher P. Baker Rides For Edelweiss Bike Travel Looking to go to Cuba? If you're an American, that can be a difficult - well, confusing – endeavor. Unless you're part of a tour. And here's on for those that are somewhat "Born To Be Wild." Edelweiss Bike Travel, the world’s leading motorcycle touring company, has launched 8- and 11-day tours … [Read more...]
Foxy’s British Virgin Islands Open For NYE 2018 Toga Party Theme
Legendary NYE Bar In British Virgin Islands Still Celebrating In Post Hurricane Irma Era The New Year's Eve party is still on at Foxy's on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Despite the damage done by Hurricane Irma to the BVIs, this legendary bar and its legendary NYE party is happening to bring and end to 2017 and the beginning to … [Read more...]
Soggy Dollar Bar Asks People To Adopt A Palm Tree To Help BVIs Recovery
Home Of The Pain Killer Seeks To Ease Pain From Hurricane Irma The Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands has come up with a creative way to help it recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma. It is allowing you to adopt a palm tree. Along with a lot of other things, vegetation was nearly all wiped out by the hurricane and the Soggy Dollar … [Read more...]
AccuWeather Adopts Town Of Patillas, Puerto Rico; Sending Relief Supplies
'Rays Of Hope' Community Service Initiative Helping Hurricane Maria Victims AccuWeather has taken an extraordinary step to help victims of the hurricanes that ripped through the Caribbean, Florida and Texas. It has raised more than $50,000 for United Way and even adopted a small town in Puerto Rico, to which it is sending relief supplies. The company has made … [Read more...]
Soggy Dollar Bar Post Irma Update: Fund Started To Rebuild Businesses & Beaches
'The Bar Isn't Going Anywhere' As British Virgin Islands & Jost Van Dyke Recovery Continues After Hurricane Damage By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The legendary Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands suffered a lot of pain as a result of damage from Hurricane Irma, but the home of the Pain Killer is fighting back for not only its … [Read more...]
The Moorings To Resume Charter Service In BVIs & Puerto Rico In December
St. Martin Sailboats To Be Available In February By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Tourism is slowly returning to the Caribbean, and that's a welcome sign for three hard-hit areas, the British Virgin Islands Puerto Rico and St. Martin. The Moorings, the largest charter boat company in the BVIs, has announced it will have boats available starting in … [Read more...]
British Virgin Islands Callwood Rum Distillery Seeks Help After Irma
Cane Garden Bay Maker Of Rums Sets Up GoFundMe Account By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With all the damage done to businesses by Hurricane Irma and the rebuilding required for hotels, restaurants and bars, one element key to the Caribbean has received little attention: rum. Rum production is a key part of life and one small company is asking for … [Read more...]
Myett’s British Virgin Islands Owner Says Bar Could Be Open In November
'We Are Working To Make It Better' As Cane Garden Bay & BVIs Recover From Irma By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There are rays of optimism is beginning to peek out from amid the destruction. The after-effects of Hurricane Irma are still readily apparent in the British Virgin Islands but locals are picking up the pieces and bar owners are … [Read more...]
Soggy Dollar Bar In British Virgin Islands Issues Post Irma Statement & Update
Huge Storm Surge Left Legendary Bar 'In Ruins' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger For tens of thousands of travelers to the British Virgin Islands, the Soggy Dollar Bar has long been a place to "kill the pain" from a long day or night of drinking rum elsewhere because of its legendary cocktail known as the Pain Killer. But now, it is the Soggy … [Read more...]
Charter Sailboat Rentals In British Virgin Islands Could Resume By November After Irma
BVIs Premier & Minister Of Tourism Says 120 Boats Will Be In The Water By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Among the destruction, there is a beacon of hope for recovery in the British Virgin Islands. The charter companies that rent out sailboats to tourists – a key element in tourism to the area, as that is how most people vacation in the BVIs – … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico Travel & Tourism Updates Post Maria: Island Asks Congress For $4 Billion
Cruise Ports Remain Closed As Island Looks Ahead To Attracting Visitors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Like a battered boxer rising to its feet to answer the bell, Puerto Rico is shaking off the effects of Hurricane Maria and is working to bring tourists back to the island. Tourism is a huge part of the Puerto Rican economy and the government, … [Read more...]
Old Town San Juan Post-Maria Updates: Original Pina Colada Bar, Basiliko, Senor Frog’s, Milk Nightlife
Puerto Rico Without Power With Bars & Businesses Are Closed To Locals & Tourists Once a vibrant area for nightlife, Old Town San Juan is now littered with remnants left in the wake of Hurricane Maria. It's dark at night, although some businesses and homes have generators, and the area's famous and lively bars are empty. They will have no customers for a … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico Tourism Issues Statement For Tourists After Hurricane Maria
'We're Confident Puerto Rico Will Recover' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger As Puerto Rico comes up for air from the devastation, flooding and lack of electricity after the major hit it took from Hurricane Maria, the tourism board is encouraging tourists not to give up on visiting the island. The following is a statement issued this week by José … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Updates: Casa Bacardi Rum Factory Tour ‘Reopening Soon’
Top Tourist Attraction Survives Storm Update Available Here: Casa Bacardi Reopens By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With destruction all around it, no power anywhere and no tourists to visit anyway, one of the top tourist attractions in Puerto Rico is temporarily shut down. Casa Bacardi, the rum factory for Bacardi Rum which offers … [Read more...]
Myett’s Cane Garden Bay British Virgin Islands Pleads For Help After Irma Damage
'Everything Will Help' Bar Owner Says In Message Like a torn spinnaker flapping in the wind, the British Virgin Islands are in tatters after Hurricane Irma. The islands are in desperate need of basic supplies. The owner of Myett's in Cane Garden Bay, Val Rhymer, has sent out a plea for assistance. Here is her message. WAYS YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE to Aid Cane … [Read more...]
Tourists Pour Out Emotions For British Virgin Islands Bars After Hurricane Irma
Frequent Visitors Express Emotions About The Soggy Dollar Bar, Corsair's, Myett's, Foxy's, Bomba's Shack And Other Legendary BVIs Watering Holes By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger They feel the pain of the Soggy Dollar, are bushwacked by the destruction of the Bitter End Yacht Club, feel for those at Foxy's, cringe when the see Corsairs, melt when they … [Read more...]
Another Major Hurricane Expected In Caribbean This Fall With Possible U.S. Landfall
AccuWeather Meteorologist Predicts Category 3 Or Bigger Storm Before Season Ends In November By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger With two significant hurricanes – and a possible third, Maria, poised to hit Puerto Rico – causing massive flooding and damage in Texas, the Caribbean and Florida the past two months, at least one more "major" storm is … [Read more...]
Hurricane Maria Caribbean Islands & Puerto Rico Updates: ‘A Disaster In The Making’
From A Tropical Storm To Cat 5 In One Day; Florida & Florida Keys To Be Spared By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Already ravaged by Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean is getting pounded by yet another storm. Hurricane Maria went from a tropical storm to a Category 5 storm in one day, pummeled Dominica early Tuesday morning hit St. Croix in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Moorings Officially Cancels 2017 Interline Regatta In Wake Of Hurricane Irma
British Virgin Islands Not Ready To Host Event After Devastation From Storm By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It’s official. What was painfully obvious to anyone in or keeping up with damage caused by Hurricane Irma in the Virgin Islands became fact on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The Moorings has canceled the 2017 Interline Regatta, scheduled for Oct. … [Read more...]
BVIs Bar Owner Says British Virgin Islands ‘Have Never Experienced A Storm This Bad’
Corsairs Beach Bar On Jost Van Dyke Destroyed But Will Be 'Serving Drinks By The Winter Season’ By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger His bar is a shell – quite literally – of its former self. Half the roof is ripped off, the facade is gone all that's left is a tattered frame. It's the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in what many believe to be the … [Read more...]
Myett’s Bar Owner Says British Virgin Islands May ‘Never Be Back To Normal’
Hurricane Irma Aftermath Takes Huge Toll On People & Places In The BVIs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the people in the Virgin Islands are quite literally picking up the pieces from the devastation that has hammered the islands. The owner of Myett's at Cane Garden Bay, one of the most popular bars (with … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands After Hurricane Irma Is Like ‘Armageddon’
Relief Supply Boats Held Up By Gun-Toting Locals By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The Virgin Islands were pounded by Hurricane Irma, but as bad a hit as the islands took, the worse is actually happening in its aftermath. With no food, water, electricity, cell service or essential elements or services, the place is turning chaotic as some residents … [Read more...]
British Virgin Islands Post-Irma Updates: Soggy Dollar Bar, Foxy’s, Willie Ts, Bomba’s Shack
Several Famous Bars & Restaurants Completely Destroyed; Owners Vow To Rebuild By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Immortalized in songs, featured on travel TV shows such as E! Online's "Wild On" and known throughout the Caribbean for its potent "Mushroom Tea" drink, Bomba's Surfside Shack was an institution in the British Virgin Islands. Now, … [Read more...]
Hurricane Irma British Virgin Islands Legitimate Relief Funds How To Help Victims
BVIs Residents & Businesses Seeing Donations To Rebuild After Massive Storm Damage The Virgin Islands – and the British Virgin Islands in particular – suffered significant damage due to Hurricane Irma. In the aftermath, several relief funds have been set up to aid and help people rebuild their lives and businesses. Some are legitimate and some are not. … [Read more...]
Moorings Interline Regatta 2017 Updates: Canceled; Irma Damages British Virgin Islands
Recovery Takes Priority While Damaged Boats & Infrastructure Make BVIs Not Ready For Tourists This is an update to an earlier post. There is now an official word from The Moorings. The Interline Regatta will not take place in 2017. Hurricane Irma roared through the Virgin Islands in early September and they are so much in recovery – and even survival – … [Read more...]
U.S. Virgin Islands & British Virgin Islands Face Long Recovery From Hurricane Irma
Destruction Of Charted Sailboats A Huge Long-Term Blow To Tourism Sadness and a long recovery are ahead of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands in the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Irma. Many buildings are flattened if they even remain at all, there's little to no power and fresh water and basic supplies of survival are desperately needed by … [Read more...]
St. Croix In The U.S. Virgin Islands ‘Getting Back To Business’ After Hurricane Irma
USVI Island Accepting Tourists; St. John & St. Thomas Hotels & Resorts Updates In the wake of all the bad and sad news coming out of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands – indeed, all over the Caribbean – as a result of Hurricane Irma, there is some good news. The island of St. Croix in the USVI is "getting back to business" according to a … [Read more...]
Hurricane Irma Hits British Virgin Islands Hard; Foxy’s, Soggy Dollar Bar & Bitter End Updates
Foxy Is Okay, Gertrude Injured But Fine, Roof Is On Foxy's, Bitter End Yacht Club Completely Destroyed One of the worst-hit places in the Virgin Islands from Hurricane Irma was the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. There is little power, phone and Internet connection is spotty at best and there is significant damage throughout the island. Foxy's … [Read more...]
The Best Places To Have Rum Drinks In The Caribbean With Local Rums
Drinking Destinations In Barbados, Curaçao, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Virgin Islands Rum and the Caribbean go together like the area's blue water and sailboats and are paired together in concoctions like the Pain Killer and the ever-present rum punch. Here's some places to enjoy drinking various types, styles of rum and creative cocktails while cruising through the … [Read more...]
What It’s Really Like To Be On A Sailboat In The Virgin Islands
Sailing The BVIs: A First-Hand Experience By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger We approach the bay, so slowly and quietly it almost seems as if as we are trying to sneak into it and launch a pirate attack, and start searching for a ball to grab. Not a beach ball or a volleyball, but a mooring ball. We are in the British Virgin Islands and we are on a … [Read more...]
Interline Regatta 2017 Dates British Virgin Islands Airline Industry Trip
36th Annual BVIs Sailboat Event Is Octoberfest On The Water While some people around the world are hoisting huge brews in big beer halls, a few fun people are having a different kind of Oktoberfest. They are hoisting rum drinks dressed as pirates, witches or castaways at the annual Interline Regatta hosting my the Moorings marina, in the British Virgin … [Read more...]
Memorial Day 2017 Virgin Islands Sailboat Dream Trip Dates & Details
An Island-Hopping Cruise In The British Virgin Islands Aboard A Flotilla Of Sailboats With Snorkeling, Beach Bars & Island Music By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger We Raised Our Sails In Tortola Dropped A Hook In Jost Van Dyke Killed Our Pain At Soggy Dollar Foxy's And The Paradise – Eric Stone, "Sunsail" If you want to be "Somewhere South Of … [Read more...]
San Juan Nightlife Party Tips For Old Town Bars & Clubs
Bar Hopping, The Dress Code And Mingling With Locals Old Town San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a great place to go out and party. There are dozens of bars, all within an easily walkable distance (if you can, stay in Old Town, such as at the Sheraton). But, as any place, it's good to know things before you go so you fit in with the crowd. It at least give the appearance that … [Read more...]
Visiting The Bacardi Rum Factory: Tour Tips, Review & Directions
San Juan Sightseeing Activity End With Free Rum Drinks With all those bars serving fresh mojitos and the flavor of Caribbean rum in the air, it's almost a given that a tour of the Bacardi factory is in order for any visitor to San Juan. The company is an amazing success story, a family-run business that has become the world's #1 producer of rum. The tour traces the history … [Read more...]
San Juan Puerto Rico Nightlife Reviews Old Town & Isla Verde
The Best Bars Clubs Including San Sebastian and Calle Forteleza If your impression of the nightlife scene in Puerto Rico is of lots of lively music mixed with mojitos and beautiful and friendly people, then t's an accurate impression. San Juan is like that, at least in Old Town, which is where the locals go out on the weekend. Yes there are the freshy-made mojitos and rum … [Read more...]
Visiting The Original Pina Colada Bar Barrachina In Old Town San Juan
Reviewing The Birthplace Of This Caribbean Rum Cocktail Do you like Pina Coladas? It's a frozen concoction that implies a tropical setting, swaying palm trees and not checking e-mail for a few days to see what the boss might want you to do while you are away from work. Well you can thank a bartender at Barrachina in San Juan, Puerto Rico's Old Town for coming up … [Read more...]
San Juan Restaurants Guide From Fine To Dining Cheap Eats
From Fine Dining to Food Stands & Authentic Puerto Rican Cuisine San Juan may not be the dining destination of, say a San Francisco. But it does have many fine restaurants to keep one's pallet pleased for the length of their San Juan stay. Two main areas are filled with choices to fill the stomach. Calle Reciento Sur, the street just two blocks from the … [Read more...]
Top Rum Drinks Of The Virgin Islands: Painkiller & Bushwacker Recipes
The BVIs & USVI's Official Cocktails As one would have beer in Germany, tequila in Mexico and wine in France and Italy, so is it with rum and rum drinks in the Caribbean. No matter where you go in the Caribbean, you will encounter rum. You will be around it almost as much the water that surrounds the islands. And frankly, that's not a bad thing at all. If … [Read more...]
St. Thomas Nightlife Best Bars Redhook & Island Music Reviews
Top Nightlife Spots For Locals & Tourists The beaches and water activities of St. Thomas give way to its small bars by night. There are fine places and fun places, spots with live music and bars for tourists and joints for locals (of course, tourists are always welcome) But, of course, any discussion of bars and nightlife in the Caribbean has to start with the rum. … [Read more...]
Virgin Islands Sailboat Charters Tips, The Islands, Sights & Beach Bars
"Sailing Life is What I Choose, Imported Rum is My Kind of Booze... Sailing Life is Made For Me, I Raise My Spinnaker and I'm Free..." - Singer/Songwriter Eric Stone The water is blue – many shades of blue, in fact – the wind is blowing but hardly howling, captain and crew are going "fast enough to get there but slow enough to see" as the Jimmy Buffett song possibly … [Read more...]
The Best Beach Bars In The British Virgin Islands
"We raise our sails in Tortola, Drop a hook in Jost van Dyke. Kill our Pain at Soggy Dollar, Foxy's and the Paradise..." - Singer Eric Stone British Virgin Islands Bars, nightlife By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There is a place that makes the mind wander, the soul shift and the spirits soar. Where rum flows into drinks like the Painkiller … [Read more...]