Bitter End Yacht Island Vacations: Activities

The vast array of water-based activities at Bitter End Yacht Club have made it known as the leading water sports resort in the Caribbean. Vacationing here can be as active or as relaxing as you would like it to be.

The Club's Fleet for your personal, unlimited use:

 

 

Bradley 22s
For the powerboat enthusiast. Accommodating 6 guests, the Bradley's 130 horsepower engine can take you to some of the further away places in the BVI. A great way to explore. Charter the Bradley at the Quarterdeck Club.

Fishing
Whether you are interested in fly fishing or inshore fishing Bitter End can provide you with guides and equipment to fish to your heart's content. Their guides know the best fishing sites; book early to ensure a boat and guide for your desired day of fishing.

Deep Sea Fishing
Half day and full day charters are available on BEYC's 24 foot fishing boat. The fishing boat is also available to take you exploring to some of the fine beaches and coves of the British Virgin Islands.

Blue Water Excursions:
These are day trips on Corinthian (60-foot power catamaran M/V Corinthian crewed) and Paranda (Spronk-designed 48’ racing catamaran Paranda crewed ). The trips are to Anegada, The Baths, Norman Island and The Dogs.

Sunset Sail / Dinner Cruise
Relax while our staff does all of the sailing work, aboard the 48’ Catamaran Paranda for the Sunset Cocktail Cruise or a Starlight Champagne Cruise, or aboard the 59’ Corinthian during a Dinner Cruise. All are included in the Admiral's Package.

Snorkeling
Everyone should enjoy the wonders of North Sound, either right off the beach, or on Bitter End's specially designed snorkeling boat Ponce de Leon. The water sports staff can teach you in a few minutes right off the beach.

Bitter End Sailing School
Sailing is at the heart of Bitter End. Guests have the chance to enjoy the exhilaration of the Sound. Nothing compares to the fun and freedom of skimming over North Sound with the trade winds filling the sails, blue water slipping past the boat and an easy hand on the tiller. Courses range from An Introduction to Sailing to Cruising Preparation for Bare Boating. The Admiral's package includes the Introduction to Sailing course.

Courses Offered:

• Sailing 101: Introduction to Sailing
• Sailing 102A and 102B: Learn to Solo Sail a rhodes 19 and Hunter 216
• Sailing 201 A and 201B: Sailing and Racing IC-24s
• Sailing 202: Cruising Preparation for Bare boating Aboard a Freedom 30
• Board sailing 150 & 250: Begriming and Advanced Windsurfing

Kite boarding at Bitter End with Carib Kite boarding
Carib Kite boarding, now open at Bitter End, is a comprehensive kite boarding center offering lessons for beginners through advanced riders, a complete line of kite boarding equipment and accessories for rent or sale, and guided kite boarding adventures. Basic lessons start at $150 for 90 minutes and can go up to $2200 for an all-inclusive -- meaning you get to keep the gear!

Learn to Kite board Adventure, with instruction packages for small groups ($1000 for an all-day session with up to three people), and soon . . . BEYC Kite boarding Clinics!

 

Carib Kite boarding is PASA (Professional Air Sports Association) certified and the staff includes two pro riders, Hamish MacDonald and Justin Souter.

For more information on how you can take part in this wild new sport, feel free to contact Gordo Overing, Director of Water sports, or stop in at the new center on your next visit.

Scuba Diving with Kilbrides Sunchaser Scuba
Bitter End caters to divers with access to great dive sites – Coral forests, brilliant marine life, and wrecks, including the famous Wreck of the Rhone. Skin Diver Magazine has called it "the world's most fantastic shipwreck."

Divers are guided by Kilbrides Sunchaser Scuba at spectacular offshore sites. Non-Divers who want to learn to dive can take an outstanding PADI Resort Course for beginners, offered at Bitter End by the world-famed Kilbrides Dive Team.

Kilbrides Guided Tours
Trips on fully equipped dive boats leave early each morning from our docks, and include two tank dives:

• Monday: The Dog Islands - 20 beautiful dive sites to choose from
• Tuesday: Ginger Island - best coral dives in the BVI
• Wednesday: Wreck of the Rhone - world famous wreck – a must!
• Thursday: Wreck of the Captains Choice - exhilarating wrecks
• Friday: The Dog Islands
• Saturday: Wreck of the Rhone
• Sunday: The Dog Islands (subject to change)

Guided night dives are offered by appointment. Check at the Kilbrides Dive Center for prices and schedules.

Diving for Beginners
If you'd like to learn Scuba, the Kilbrides Team offers a first class Resort Course at Bitter End. The three hour PADI approved Resort Course thoroughly covers the basics. You'll find you don't have to be a strong swimmer to enjoy the sport.

Kilbrides Sunchaser Scuba (right) has been in operation at Bitter End for 25 years, providing a variety of diving options in one of the most pristine diving destinations of the world. In addition to the Adventure Packages, Kilbrides offers other diving options, such as open water certification and enhancements (underwater videography) of your dive.

Hiking and Exercise
Bitter End guests can enjoy easy sea level walks and challenging hikes on a system of well-maintained trails. The marked trails give you choices ranging from a short nature stroll along Biras Creek and its bird sanctuary salt pond to an exhilarating climb through orchid-festooned woods with the reward of spectacular panoramic views from surrounding hillsides and peaks.

One spectacular view, at the end of "Guys Trail," over the top of Bitter End, offers a challenging hike that rewards with a view of North Sound, Saba Rock and the Clubhouse Beach.

Or, you can hike up the National Park trail to the summit of Gorda Peak, just a short trip from the resort.

Guided nature walks are given several times a week in the early morning as well as in the late afternoon.

Exercise
Vita Course and Running Track Our Vita Course 2000 Fitness Course has 1/8 mile of jogging track with an excellent low impact surface, in a tropical park-like setting. Sixteen exercise stations provide isometric as well as weight resistance and stretching exercises. A shaded rest area is adjacent, and the entire facility is lighted for evening workouts.

Swimming
Measured courses are marked along the beaches at either end of the property and there is a designated lap-swimming lane in the pool.

Shore side games at Bitter End
Quandary: After a gorgeous and active day on the water, it is Sundowner time for you, but the kids are still looking for something to do. Solution: Shore side games! In addition to the usual evening movies, board games and books, a new croquet park, horseshoes pit and tether ball circle have all been added to the Vita Course. There's also a bocce court by the pool, an ideal spot for enjoying a friendly game over a few drinks, if the adults in the group are so inclined.

Beaches
The beaches of the British Virgin Islands are among the most pristine in the world.

Bitter Ends three white sand swimming beaches are fully equipped with lounges, beach furniture, and thatched bohios for shade. Beverage service is available on the beach adjacent to the Clubhouse. There are two swimming piers at the north-end beaches steps away from the Beachfront Villas, and a freshwater swimming pool near the North Sound Suites.

 

Spectacular snorkeling lies just off the beach below the North Sound Suites at Wedding Point.

Spa Services

Massages
Body Treatments
Facial Treatments
Hand and Foot Treatments
Decleor Treatments

Spa Retreats & experiences

Complementary Therapies

Boat Damage Waiver
Sometimes you can run aground even in paradise. Boat damage waivers are available at a cost of $10.00 per night of your stay. When you use a BEYC boat you are responsible for the full value of the boat and its equipment if lost or damaged. By paying $10.00 per day for a boat damage waiver, you will not be held responsible for damage to your B.E.Y.C. boat (provided you have not operated the boat recklessly).