In September 2017, hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean with historic force causing devastation in a swath from Guadeloupe to the Virgin Island and on to Puerto Rico.
One favorite cruising and vacationing destination, the Bitter End Yacht Club, on Virgin Gorda in the BVI, took a direct hit and was flattened. The resort, with its cabins, restaurants, marina and many boats, was essentially gone.
The family that built and owns the BEYC had tough decisions to make but make them they did. Over the six years that followed the total loss, the famous destination gradually rose from the ashes and rubble. It is a story of resilience and recovery.
Today, the reimagined and rebuilt BEYC sports a new, modern marina, a new main building with a wonderful restaurant, several cabins for overnight guests and the full waterfront sailing sports facilities.
