CHRISTMAS IN THE NORTH SOUND

1815 hours, December 25, 2014, North Sound Virgin Gorda, BVI: arrived by dingy at the Caribbean Outpost of the Italian Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, for Christmas dinner. The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda was founded in In 1967 at Porto Cervo in Northern Sardinia. The club was an Americas Cup contender twice and yearly sponsors several international regattas including the warm up to the St Barths Super Yacht Bucket Regatta.  The Club's facilities in North Sound, with its super yacht marina, were completed in 2012, and are exquisite.

We warmed up to Christmas watching a Christmas Eve Boat Parade through the moored and anchored boats in North Sound, and our lighted Christmas Tree in our Salon. Earlier in the day on Christmas eve, we took a picture of Jackie from the Bitter End Docks with a santa's hat which we emailed to friends and family. Santa brought Jackie a ginger man for Christmas which she carried around all day displaying her appreciation.

The Yacht Club's dinning room is at the top of the Club House on a terrace overlooking an infinity pool a half level below. We were early and were escorted to a front row table just above the pool. From here we were looking back, and down, at Bitter End, and over the entire north half of the North Sound anchorage with many of the boats lighted for Christmas. The view and accommodations were fantastic.