Sailing in Anegada, BVI

Blue waters on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands (ThinkStock)

What to do in Anegada

Perched at the junction of the Caribbean and the Atlantic, remote Anegada is an eclectic backwater with just 300 residents; a demure clan of wary flamingos and an extremely rare iguana species; and only one real lodging option, the Anegada Reef Hotel. Oh, and did we mention that the island's north coast is more or less one long, winding carpet of blinding-white, silken, nearly deserted sand?

Anegada is unique: Instead of being a humpy remnant of ancient volcanoes (like other BVI), it is composed of an exposed coral reef that is slowly melting away. With an elevation that tops out at a mere 28 feet above sea level, it has the appearance of an immense sandbar (giving it its nickname, the "drowned island"). But despite being the largest of the BVI, Anegada is—remarkably—still largely undeveloped and...

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