The British Virgin Islands remain the Caribbean’s premier cruising ground for a reason: consistent trade winds, protected anchorages, and an island-hopping rhythm that rewards both exploration and relaxation. Our preferred itinerary covers seven days and six nights, starting in Tortola and working westward through the Sir Francis Drake Channel before crossing to Anegada.

Day 1 — Soper’s Hole, Tortola
The charter begins at Soper’s Hole on the western tip of Tortola. This is the ideal departure point for a westward itinerary — the marina at Soper’s Hole offers full provisioning services, fuel, and a selection of restaurants that serve as an excellent introduction to BVI hospitality. We recommend departing by mid-afternoon for the short sail to Norman Island, where the Bight offers a protected anchorage for the first night. The Willie T — a floating bar moored in the Bight — is a BVI institution, but our preference for dinner is the more refined «Pirate’s Bight» on the island’s shore, where grilled lobster and painkillers are served on a deck overlooking the anchorage.

Day 2 — The Indians & The Baths, Virgin Gorda
An early morning departure to The Indians — a cluster of rock formations off Norman Island’s southwestern tip — offers some of the best snorkelling in the archipelago. The underwater terrain features caves, tunnels, and coral formations that attract sea turtles and parrotfish. From there, a two-hour sail brings you to Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, where The Baths await. The Baths are best visited early, before the day-charter crowds arrive. We recommend anchoring on the southern side and taking a tender to the beach, then navigating the granite boulder formations before the heat becomes intense.

Day 3 — Cooper Island & Salt Island
Cooper Island’s Beach Club is a necessary stop for lunch. The club’s rum bar offers over 80 varieties, and the conch fritters are the best in the territory. After lunch, a short sail to Salt Island for an afternoon of solitude. The island’s salt ponds and the wreck of the RMS Rhone — a Royal Mail steamer that sank in 1867 — offer exceptional snorkelling. The Rhone is one of the Caribbean’s best-preserved wreck dives, and the marine life that has colonised the wreck makes for a memorable late-afternoon exploration.

Day 5 — Anegada
The passage to Anegada requires careful timing — the crossing through the Sir Francis Drake Channel and then north into the Atlantic can be boisterous in higher winds. But the reward is the BVI’s most unique destination: a flat coral island ringed by 15 miles of pristine beach. Anegada’s lobster season runs year-round, and the island’s beachfront restaurants serve the catch within hours of landing. Cow Wreck Beach, on the island’s northern shore, offers a bar that serves the BVI’s best piña colada and a beach that you will likely have entirely to yourself.

Day 6 — Jost Van Dyke
Jost Van Dyke is the spiritual heart of the BVI sailing experience. Foxy’s Bar at Great Harbour is a mandatory stop for a painkiller and a photograph with Foxy himself, but the real magic lies at the Bubbly Pool at the island’s eastern tip — a natural pool formed by volcanic rocks where Atlantic swells create a jacuzzi effect. The pool is accessible by a short hike from the anchorage at Diamond Cay, and the experience of sitting in the warm, bubbling water while the Atlantic surges around you is genuinely transcendent.

Day 7 — Return to Tortola
The final sail back to Tortola offers one last morning of trade-wind sailing. We recommend a late-afternoon arrival at Soper’s Hole, allowing time for a farewell lunch at the club and a final provisioning run before departure.

Octobere’s BVI Planning
We coordinate the full charter: vessel selection, provisioning, crew briefing, and itinerary customization. Contact our Marine desk to begin planning your BVI charter.