Thank you for this information! With the resort being closed, I wonder if it is okay for us to hang out on the beach. Are the rules the same as the USVI where all beaches are public on public BVI islands - and you are okay as long as you don't use a private resort's property (e.g. chairs and such).
When people tell you all the beaches are public it doesn’t mean “all the sand” on a beach is for public access. The “public access” area is a narrow strip of sand between the water’s edge to an irregularly shaped line legally known as the “average high water mark”. Anything above the AHWM belongs to the owner of the land and is not for public access. For all practical purposes because there isn’t a great change between high and low tide in the Caribbean (BVI’s included) that “narrow strip” is generally only about 5’ to 7’ wide.
