{"id":19056,"date":"2013-04-19T21:40:40","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T19:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=19056"},"modified":"2013-05-02T18:22:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T16:22:06","slug":"bvi-crewed-catamaran-7-day-itinerary-day-1-road-town-to-the-bight-norman-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/19\/bvi-crewed-catamaran-7-day-itinerary-day-1-road-town-to-the-bight-norman-island\/","title":{"rendered":"BVI Crewed Catamaran 7 Day Itinerary &#8211; Day 1 &#8211; Road Town to the Bight, Norman Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional first day out in the BVI is the short sail (8 miles\/1 hour) to Norman Island to anchor in the Bight, do some snorkeling at &#8220;the Caves&#8221;, and maybe hit the famous Willy T&#8217;s floating bar.\u00a0 Day 1 is a chance to learn the boat, get your sea legs, and get into the BVI rhythm.\u00a0 So we of course did the same thing!\u00a0 Here is our route.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=217569779096344450171.0004dabb0e1e78110a003&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;ll=18.372121,-64.616089&amp;spn=0.130329,0.240326&amp;z=12&amp;output=embed\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Setting Sail!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19062\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.37.15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19062\" title=\"Sailing toward Norman Island in the BVI\" alt=\"Sailing toward Norman Island in the BVI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.37.15.png\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sailing toward Norman Island in the BVI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Caves, Norman Island<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.33.57.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Approaching the Caves on Norman Island\" alt=\"Approaching the Caves on Norman Island\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.33.57.png\" width=\"690\" height=\"484\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Approaching the Caves on Norman Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A great first place to snorkel in the BVI is in &#8220;The Caves&#8221;, which are directly around the corner from the Bight, so they are the perfect first stop.\u00a0 We set sail around 3 pm and were snorkeling by 4:30.\u00a0 You can go quite deep into the Caves (you&#8217;ll need a waterproof flashlight) or just snorkel around the entrances as the fish are colorful and plentiful.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.33.26.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Snorkelling at the Caves, Norman Island\" alt=\"Snorkelling at the Caves, Norman Island\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.33.26.png\" width=\"690\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snorkelling at the Caves, Norman Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After about 45 minutes of snorkeling, we pulled up anchor and motored around the corner to anchor in the Bight, with about 50 other monohulls and catamarans!<\/p>\n<h2>The Bight, Norman Island<\/h2>\n<p>The Bight is a large, protected bay on the north side of Norman Island. There are plenty of mooring balls there, so there&#8217;s normally no need to drop anchor, and the Bight features two Bar\/Restaurants &#8211; the Pirates Bight at the end of the Bay, which offers among other things a conch burger, and blows off a cannon daily at the beginning of happy hour. It has recently been remodeled and upgraded, but still has a rustic, eat with you feet in the sand, feel.<\/p>\n<h2>The Willy T Floating Bar and Restaurant<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.36.22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Willy T Floating Bar and Restaurant\" alt=\"The Willy T Floating Bar and Restaurant in the Bight, BVI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.36.22.png\" width=\"690\" height=\"477\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Willy T Floating Bar and Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Willy T&#8217;s is definitely not for children or the light hearted.\u00a0 It&#8217;s famous for multiple people doing shooters by tipping up a water ski with 5 shot holders in it, and then dancing until the late hours.\u00a0 Two TV screens on either side of the bar show topless girls doing shooters and jumping off the boat. As mentioned, it&#8217;s not for children, but it&#8217;s a fun place where you can meet people and enjoy a fun night out from your boat!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19064\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.36.47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19064\" title=\"The Bar at Willy T s\" alt=\"The Bar at Willy T s\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Screen-Shot-2013-04-19-at-20.36.47.png\" width=\"690\" height=\"527\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bar at Willy T s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a title=\"BVI Crewed Catamaran Charter - Norman Island to Peter and Cooper Islands\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/20\/bvi-crewed-catamaran-7-day-itinerary-day-2-norman-island-to-peter-and-cooper-islands\/\"><em>Tomorrow &#8211; we sail to Peter Island, paddle board with turtles, and Cooper Island!<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Crewed Catamaran Charter itinerary in the BVI\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/crewed_catamaran_bvi_itinerary.php\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Click here to see this BVI itinerary all in one page<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional first day out in the BVI is the short sail (8 miles\/1 hour) to Norman Island to anchor in the Bight, do some snorkeling at &#8220;the Caves&#8221;, and maybe hit the famous Willy T&#8217;s floating bar.\u00a0 Day 1 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/19\/bvi-crewed-catamaran-7-day-itinerary-day-1-road-town-to-the-bight-norman-island\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  BVI Crewed Catamaran 7 Day Itinerary &#8211; Day 1 &#8211; Road Town to the Bight, Norman Island<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,29,3,32,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bvi","category-catamarancharter","category-destinations","category-expert-commentary","category-lagoon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BVI Crewed Catamaran 7 Day Itinerary - Day 1 - Road Town to the Bight, Norman Island - Yacht Charter News and Boating Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/19\/bvi-crewed-catamaran-7-day-itinerary-day-1-road-town-to-the-bight-norman-island\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BVI Crewed Catamaran 7 Day Itinerary - Day 1 - Road Town to the Bight, Norman Island - Yacht Charter News and Boating Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The traditional first day out in the BVI is the short sail (8 miles\/1 hour) to Norman Island to anchor in the Bight, do some snorkeling at &#8220;the Caves&#8221;, and maybe hit the famous Willy T&#8217;s floating bar.\u00a0 Day 1 Continue reading  BVI Crewed Catamaran 7 Day Itinerary &#8211; 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