Sailing catamaranSail British Virgin Islands.
The Charter Desk arranges bareboat, skippered and crewed yacht charters across the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, with live availability and a real person on the other end of every enquiry.
British Virgin Islands · Crewed
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaran
Sailing catamaranWhat does the hostess do?
Plans meals (from your preferences), provisions ashore with the captain, cooks 1-2 meals/day, makes beds, services cabins, cleans the saloon. Bigger boats have dedicated chef + separate hostess.
Can we have specific food preferences?
Yes — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergies, kid-friendly: tell us when you book. Last-minute requests are easy too.
How much do we tip?
5-15% of charter fee, end of week, in cash. The captain typically distributes.
Can we drink the bar dry?
Within reason. Standard wine + beer comes with the trip; for top-shelf gin or specific Burgundy, factor it into the APA.
Is the crew always around?
They give you privacy. Captain on watch at the helm, hostess in the galley or her cabin. You get the cockpit and deck to yourselves outside of meals.
British Virgin Islands · Crewed.
The British Virgin Islands are the closest thing to easy blue-water sailing you'll find. Most days you can see your next anchorage from the one you left. The Sir Francis Drake Channel runs the length of the archipelago, sheltered on both sides by a chain of green hills, so the water stays flat while the trades give you a proper sail. You drop the mooring after breakfast, sail two or three hours, and you're swimming by lunch. That's the pattern for a week, and it's why the BVI has been a first-charter classic for decades. We sail here because it forgives — good holding, marked hazards, help never far off — without being dull.
Living aboard — the skipper does the work
A crewed charter is the full sailing holiday with none of the workload: a professional skipper (and on larger yachts a hostess and chef) handles the sailing, the cooking and the logistics while you relax.
It suits families, groups and anyone who wants to wake up in a new bay each morning without lifting a winch — multi-day, sleeping aboard, the itinerary shaped around you.