We always make a very detailed itinerary designed to pack the most in to our time in the BVI. I'm talking about excel spreadsheets...the works! Lot of fun to be had spending hours/days planning and dreaming about being out there!

...But in all our years in the BVI we have NEVER stuck to it! Strong winds / light winds / swell / rain / large groups such as 'The Yacht Week' or MIT have all altered our course at some time or another. And it never bothers us in the slightest!

This year we loved Oil Nut Bay so much we went there 3 times and cut out some other stuff. Anegada was in better shape this year than a lot of other places so similarly we ended up staying an extra day.

We find the itinerary-making process also serves to refresh our memories of the ins and outs / pilotage / restrictions of various places and actually makes us far happier and better prepared to change our plans at a moments notice. Particularly if water/fuel/dinghy fuel are considerations.