First time was 1987 out of St. Johns as my friend's dad lived there developing the east end. We rented power boats to hop around the BVI and I remember being at Pelicans and the British Coast Guard squawking at us that we needed to check in at the West End. Ignored them for awhile as we were in the water snorkeling. They said the Queen required our attention. Ignored. Finally we realized they were serious and that we were in BVI waters so we went and checked in. Island hopped the next 3 days and fell in love.