British Virgin Islands Sailing Loop
Charter a boat from Tortola to sail clockwise around Norman, Cooper, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke.
With calm seas and short distances between islands, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) offer the most established charter route. Over the course of a week, you will snorkel caves and shipwrecks, walk through the giant boulders of The Baths, eat lobster on the coral island of Anegada, and beach-hop the bars of Jost Van Dyke. You can hire a skipper or a fully crewed boat; do not attempt a bareboat charter without proper certification. The leg to Anegada is weather-dependent and can be substituted with Marina Cay if needed.
August to October is peak hurricane season. Moorings are extremely busy during Christmas and New Year, so book well in advance.
Day by day
Day 1 · Board in Road Town & Sail to Norman Island
Tortola (British Virgin Islands)（Road Town、Norman Island & The Caves）
Board your boat in Road Town and attend the safety briefing. Cross the Sir Francis Drake Channel to Norman Island in the afternoon (about 1.5 hours).
Stay: The Bight, Norman Island
Day 2 · The Indians & RMS Rhone
Tortola (British Virgin Islands)（The Indians、RMS Rhone Wreck、Cooper Island）
Snorkel at The Indians in the morning, sail east to the RMS Rhone shipwreck, and then head to Cooper Island (about 3 hours of sailing in total).
Popular mooring balls fill up quickly after midday; try to arrive early in the afternoon.
Stay: Manchioneel Bay, Cooper Island
Day 3 · The Baths & North Sound
Virgin Gorda（The Baths (Virgin Gorda)、Devil's Bay、North Sound）
Set sail early in the morning for The Baths (about 2 to 3 hours). In the afternoon, head north along the west coast of Virgin Gorda into North Sound.
Arrive at The Baths before 10:00 AM to beat the crowds. Landing is prohibited when there is a heavy north swell.
Stay: North Sound and Leverick Bay
Day 4 · Open-Water Crossing to Anegada
Tortola (British Virgin Islands)（Anegada）
Depart in the morning for a 3-hour open-water sail. Follow the marked channel into Setting Point. Rent a car or an open-air buggy on the island.
The channel into this coral island is shallow; check the weather forecast in advance. Lobster dinners must be pre-ordered on the morning of your arrival.
Stay: Setting Point, Anegada
Day 5 · Long Sail to Jost Van Dyke
Tortola (British Virgin Islands)（Great Harbour & Foxy's, Jost Van Dyke）
Leave Anegada in the morning for a downwind sail of about 20 nautical miles to Great Harbour. This is the longest sailing leg of the trip.
Stay: Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke
Day 6 · White Bay, Bubbly Pool & Cane Garden Bay
Tortola (British Virgin Islands)（White Bay, Jost Van Dyke、Bubbly Pool、Sandy Spit、Cane Garden Bay）
Take a short sail to White Bay and Sandy Spit. Visit the Bubbly Pool at high tide, then cross over to the north coast of Tortola in the afternoon.
Stay: Cane Garden Bay
Day 7 · Sail around the West End to Road Town
Tortola (British Virgin Islands)（Soper's Hole、J. R. O'Neal Botanic Gardens）
Sail around the West End past Sopers Hole back to Road Town (about 2 hours). Return the boat before noon, then head to the airport or ferry terminal.
Weather can cause delays; do not book tight flight connections on the day you return the boat.