Saba Rock is a small
island of the
British Virgin Islands in the
Caribbean
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and a half in size. The island contains a small hotel, restaurant, bar, and gift shop. A dock is available for day visitors and a large mooring field accommodates yachts staying overnight. The resort operates a boat shuttle from Saba Rock to
Bitter End Yacht Club and Leverick Bay Marina.
Geography
It sits entirely within the North Sound of
Virgin Gorda. Saba Rock is among the cluster of serene, scarcely inhabited Islands that form the North Sound of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. The North Sound neighbourhood consists of
Richard Branson's exclusive
Necker Island and the private
Island of Eustatia with the surrounding pristine waters of Eustatia Reef, a snorkeler's paradise.
The island provides habitat for the
crested anole
''Anolis cristatellus'' is a small species of anole, belonging to the Dactyloidae family of reptiles, which is native to Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, with introduced populations in locations around the Caribbean. Th ...
(''Anolis cristatellus wileyae'').
History
It was formerly owned and occupied by Bert Kilbride, a marine archaeologist who for many years served as Her Majesty's
Receiver of Wreck in the Territory. It was subsequently sold to the McManus family of Hawaii and now has a small hotel and restaurant on it. Over the years it's developed into a famous stop for the celebrity and yachting crowd. The island is consistently ranked as one of the most popular watering holes in the Caribbean.
In 2017 the island was devastated by
hurricane Irma. The reconstruction began in 2018. It is planned to reopen spring 21 by latest owner Petr Kellner.
See also
*
Effects of Hurricane Irma in the British Virgin Islands
References
External links
Saba Rock official website
Islands of the British Virgin Islands
Private islands of the British Virgin Islands
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