Customer Reviews

Cruising The British Virgin Islands [VHS]

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If a cruise through the British Virgin Islands is in your future, this is the guide that will get you there. The beauty of the islands is captured so brilliantly you'll be counting the days, hours and minutes until you can see this tropical paradise for yourself!

Even experienced sailors will benefit from the advice of these intrepid travelers. You'll not only learn the safest way to navigate the sometimes tricky passages, you'll even get advice on the best places to do your laundry or catch a memorable meal.

This pleasantly narrated video is of great value to the tourist as well. It's packed with tips to make any visitor feel at home in the islands, whether on land or sea.

No detail has been missed, so the only mistake you can make is to pass on this wonderful video guide to cruising the BVI's.

I bought this video along with a couple of books: Fodors, The Best of BVI (Acheson) and the crusing guide that came with my "Moorings" bareboat cruising package. The video gave me an idea of what things generally looked like but wasn't very comprehensive. Watching it was a lazy way to get a brief overview of the islands but this is not a stand-alone option if you are traveling to BVI. If I had to do it again, considering the prices of the more comprehensive books (about half), I'd skip the video. I'd have a better opinion of the video if it were priced at $12.

I've cruised the BVIs for years - always as skipper of a bareboat - and I bought this tape hoping it would be better than my home movies - to show my friends and family what they're missing - a "professional" video showing off how amazing it is to cruise the BVIs...

Basically you're buying a bad home movie - but no personality.

The image quality is professional, but lacks all definition - shots are too wide, and the camera is constantly shaking. Amateur hour pans and zooms.

The narrator mispronounces many of the place names.

Much of the video is simply a book report - reading the 'real' cruising guide verbatim and showing wide shots -- not really capturing anything about what's being discussed.

My advice: buy the cruising guide and read the book. It gives you everything the video gives you, without the cheesy music, and with much more detail.

In my LIFE, I've never been so disappointed in a video.

This video is the best video we have found on the market! Its up to date, factual and gives the viewer a great overview of the popular destinations in the BVI's. We found it very useful prior to departing and makes a great companion to your charts and cruising guide. I would highly recommend it to anyone cosidering a visit to the BVI's no matter if your chartering or going down on your own boat.

The video also makes a great souvenir of how beautiful this island paradise really is.

As they say "Don't Leave Home Without It"

My fiance purchased this video to give us an idea what to expect in the British Virgin Islands before we went chartering with the Moorings.

The video not only helped us to see what the BVI's were like but also what we could find on shore at the various destinations. The approaches to the anchorages were right on and the video was better than we could have taken ourselves.

This was our first time chartering in the BVI's and the video along with the cruising guides and charts really helped.

If you plan on chartering in the BVI's I would highly recommend this video.

This is a great preview for anyone chartering a sailboat for the BVI. I checked it against "Yachtsman Guide to the Virgin Islands" and it gives a great view of entrances and exits from harbors (and what to watch for). The narrative is accurate (how to approach a harbor, etc.) and is an excellent pictorial of the area. The composition is slightly amateurist, otherwise I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to charter a sailboat in the BVI. Whether bare-boating or chartering with a captain, this will give you a great view of what to expect.