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Virgin Gorda

Spanish Town and North Sound on Virgin Gorda. Jobs, berths, the Yacht Harbour boatyard and when to come.

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350 t

hoist at the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour boatyard

slips at Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour in Spanish Town

229 ft

longest yacht Biras Marina takes, with 24 ft draft

240 ft

deep-draft vessels Bitter End Yacht Club takes

Pages

Virgin Gorda pages

For crewJobsClearance rules, marina contacts and pay to know before you walk the docks on Virgin Gorda.For captainsBerthsSizes and contacts at the Yacht Harbour, Biras Marina, Bitter End and Leverick Bay, with BVI clearance notes.For captains and yardsRefitsThe Yacht Harbour boatyard has a 350-tonne hoist. It takes yachts up to 180 ft and 39 ft beam.For owners and charter guestsVisitingWhen to come, how the season shapes the North Sound marinas, and what hurricane season means for yachts.

Map

North Sound

North Sound is the main yacht area on Virgin Gorda. Spanish Town, with Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour and the Customs and Immigration office, is about 8 km to the south west of Gun Creek by straight line.

Leverick Bay. 36 moorings and slips. Office open 8am to 6pm daily. VHF 16.

Gun Creek. Landing for the Biras shuttle. Listed as a port of entry that is reopening soon.

Biras Creek. Biras Marina. 25 superyacht berths up to 229 ft and 20 mooring buoys.

Saba Rock. Island resort with 10 rooms, listed on its own site.

Seasons

Best months and weather

28.9°

67.1

Jan

29.1°

48.3

Feb

29.2°

47.2

Mar

29.8°

56.9

Apr

30.7°

76.7

May

31.6°

59.7

Jun

32.1°

73.9

Jul

32.1°

111

Aug

31.8°

149.6

Sep

31.3°

134.1

Oct

30.3°

153.9

Nov

29.6°

74.4

Dec

Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonTop number: mean daily high, °C. Bars: rain, mm.

NOAA NCEI US Climate Normals 1991 to 2020, Charlotte Amalie AP (Cyril E. King), St Thomas, about 60 km west of Virgin Gorda. There is no published station on Virgin Gorda. Hurricane season runs from 1 June to 30 November (NOAA). Season bands are our own estimate.

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