Adventures in the British Virgin Islands-Sailors Paradise

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the "days of sail"--the "Bitter End" adjoining the Anegada Passage, last "rest stop" before crossing the Atlantic--and such a place for adventure, both on water and land.<br>  </font></b></p> </td> <td align="center" valign="top" width="11">  </td> <td align="center" width="149"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="100" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="center"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="100" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align="center"> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td><p align="center"><a href="http://www.bvispringregatta.org/"><img src="Activities/1998/BVISpringRegatta4SpinwText5.jpg" alt="BVISpringRegatta4SpinwText5.jpg (34855 bytes)" width="597" height="227"></a></td> </tr> </table> </center></div><div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="550"> <tr> <td><p align="center"><strong><small>Above photograph courtesy of Anthony "Bones" Blake</small><br> </strong><em><small>(call Bones at 284-495-9631 for his excellent calendar)</small><br> <a href="http://www.bvispringregatta.org/"><big><big><big>Racing in Paradise</big></big></big></a></em></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <div align="center"><center> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#E2E2E2"> <tr> <td><p align="center"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="index_htm.html" target="_top">Guide</a> | <a href="overmap.html" target="_top">BVI Map</a> | <a href="IslandCentral/default.html" target="_top">Island Central</a> | <a href="NewsLinks/default.html" target="_top">News</a> | <a target="_top" href="Vacations/honeymoon.html">Honeymoons</a> | <a href="beef.html" target="_top">Transport</a><br> <a href="sailorsparadise/default.html" target="_top">Sailors</a> | <a href="charter.html" 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