For your first trip and probably the second the BVI is by far the better
choice. Sails between islands are 4 hours or less and you can stay in
fairly sheltered waters if it gets rough. Also lots of things to do and
places to eat ashore. Grenada is in sad shaaape right now and the sails are
a bit more challanging

If you are totally new to sailing you can charter a boat with a hired
skipper. Ask the charter company for an instructor/skipper. It will cost
an extra couple of hundred but you will learn much more than with just a
shipper. If you want more formal insttuction the Colgate network has a good
sailing school in the BVI.

Start visiting the BVI forum at TTOL for much more advice.
http://www.traveltalkonline.com/foru...s.php?Cat=&C=1
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Glenn Ashmore

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