About Tom Virden

Founder, Boatbookings.com

Jost Van Dyke’s beach bars – Foxy’s and the Soggy Dollar Bar – BVI

Jost Van Dyke, a largely uninhabited island in the BVI, boasts two of the most renowned and intriguing beach bars in the world.  Foxy’s is known for Foxy’s guitar playing, Beach BBQs and New Years Eve parties.  The Soggy Dollar Bar, is famous as the inventor of the “Painkiller” Drink, and because you need to swim from your boat to get to the bar – there is no dock (but a wire is provided to dry your soggy dollars, euros, etc.)

Both of these bars were established by local entrepreneurs and have remained unpretentious and largely unspoiled since their founding (although you’ll find a few hangers on at Foxy’s ready to take advantage of you by “finding” your lost dinghy for a few bucks.

They’re gotten their fame because of the interational nature of the BVI, with so many sailors arriving there and speading the recommendation to their friends.

We highly recommend both, but please don’t blame us for the hangovers! 

Boat Itineraries adds amazing new mapping features

BoatItineraries.com (www.boatitineraries.com), our sister site, is the one place to go if you’re looking for an expert itinerary for your next charter, sail or motor cruise.  There are hundreds of itineraries around the world to choose from. 

They’ve just added some revolutionary new tools and features! Working with Google Maps, you now have the ability to chart even the most minute details of your itinerary, or look at what others have done. Itineraries can now look like the image on the right.  And it doesn’t stop there. You can zoom in to see exactly where to moor for the night, attach images of each of the ports, comment on other’s itineraries – it’s now a community tool for itineraries worldwide!  New features are coming every day, so check it out, and add your favorite itinerary!!