Day 1 - Beef Island
No need to worry about finding a cab. We will greet you at the airport and assist with your luggage for a short two minute stroll to beautiful Trellis Bay, where your luxury yacht awaits. Here you can settle into your private cabin and gradually adjust to Island Time by relaxing with a tropical beverage.

Day 2 - Jost Van Dyke
You’ll be waking up to sunshine and clear blue skies inviting you on deck for breakfast while your skipper is readying the boat. We sail west along the Northern coast of Tortola towards Jost Van Dyke where pods of dolphins often frolic in our bow wake. A brief stop at Sandy Cay, an uninhabited island, offers a hike through a botanical wonderland and pristine beaches. We anchor in Great Harbor for the night. Later we dinghy ashore for Foxy’s famous BBQ, or Corsairs for diner, followed by music and dancing or a stroll down the main street beach.

Day 3 - Norman Island aka “Treasure Island”
There is no better way to relax while sailing then laying on the trampoline with a good book, or just soaking in the sunshine.
On the way to The Bight in Norman Island, we make a stop at Sopers Hole Wharf; the home of Pusser’s Landing, for some shopping. We’ll spend the night in The Bight, on a mooring ball. The Caves and the Indians are just a short dinghy ride for snorkeling or scuba diving along the coral reef filled with marine life and pelagics. Later we stop at the “Willie T” (the William Thornton), a converted lumber schooner which is now a fun floating restaurant and bar with quirky traditions, or go ashore for hiking and to Billy Bones beachside for drinks and dancing.

Day 4 - Salt and Cooper Islands
A short beat up the Sir Francis Drake Channel takes us to Salt Island. Here we either dive or snorkel the wreck of the Royal Mail Steamship Rhone, a relic of the hurricane of 1867. Alternatively, go ashore and visit the settlement and the salt pond from which the island takes its name. After lunch we sail to Cooper Island and pick up a mooring in Manchioneel Bay in front of the Beach Club bar and restaurant - there is a boutique and dive shop here also. A short dinghy ride to Cistern Point offers excellent snorkeling or diving with multi-colored fish of all shapes and sizes.

Day 5 - Virgin Gorda
We head for Virgin Gorda stopping to explore The Baths, one of the most unique natural rock formations that have a myriad of secret pools and caves. Walking through the thousands of boulders there are many gaps that open into massive rocky grottos filled with seawater. We can take the path to the top where we enjoy the spectacular views, do some shopping and wet your whistle at Mad Dogs. Sailing north and east we will find our next anchorage. Leverick Bay in North Sound is a great recreational center with gift shops, salon, pool, beach, a full service Marina and Dive shop. Lighthouse Restaurant and Bar offers a great view of North Sound and the surrounding island.

Day 6 - Anegada
On to Anegada a low-lying island that is a wildlife sanctuary and refuge for colonies of flamingos, herons and ospreys. We take a taxi ride to Loblolly Bay and walk the glorious beaches, with fine white sand, from east to west. We can snorkel the warm, clear waters inside the reef or find a hammock on the beach for the afternoon. Then it’s back to the anchorage for shopping or a smoothie at a beachside bar while watching the sunset. Dinner ashore includes lobster or a seafood platter at Potters By the Sea.

Day 7 - The Dogs and back to Beef Island
Weigh anchor and sail toward Beef Island, possibly stopping at the Dogs to dive, snorkel and have lunch. By now you are quite comfortable taking the helm, raising the sails, picking up a mooring and trimming the sheets as you have had a week of hands on sailing experience if you have chosen to do so. Back in Trellis Bay on Beef Island – a well protected natural harbor – you start gathering your things and reminiscing about what an awesome adventure the week of island hoping aboard Smoke and Roses has been. Ashore you can pick up some souvenirs handcrafted by local artists, visit a cyber café or take a last stroll down the beach.