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Sailing
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Endowed with steady trade winds, tame currents and hundreds of protected bays, the
Virgin Islands are a sailor's fantasyland. Many visitors come expressly to hoist a jib and
dawdle among the 90-plus isles and cays, trying to determine which one serves the best rum-
pineapple-and-coconut Painkiller. Tortola is the launching pad, known as the charter boat
capital of the world, so it's easy to get geared up. Don't know how to sail? Learn on the job
with a sailing school.
Sailing around St John
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