St Thomas is the practical starting point for the Virgins, and the route from it crosses a border on the second day ’ from American to British, and from national park to beach bar ’ without ever leaving sheltered water.
The Sir Francis Drake Channel is the reason. Twenty miles of protected sailing with islands on both sides, a reliable trade wind, and an anchorage every few hours. It is the best introduction to Caribbean chartering there is, and it does not pretend otherwise.
Every route we shape is a starting point, not a fixed schedule. Stay a second day where the light is right, move with the weather, or follow a captain who knows the cove worth the detour. That freedom is the point of chartering. What follows is one considered way to read the Virgin Islands; the rest we tailor to you.
