Private, customizable charters and tours on 35-foot Marlin powerboats, each running with a licensed captain aboard. The boats work St. Thomas, St. John and the British Virgin Islands.
Snorkel trips, sunset and dinner sails, jet ski tours and BVI day trips leaving St. Thomas from the Westin Frenchman's Reef and The Ritz-Carlton. The boats are sailing and power catamarans, and they run to Buck Island, Water Island, St. John, Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke.
Jet ski rentals and guided tours from Lindbergh Bay Beach on Route 302, St. Thomas, with instructors on site. The same operation runs boat charters, including full-day excursions, and offers flyboarding.
Day sails on a Hanse 445 out of American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook, carrying no more than six passengers to snorkeling and swimming spots off St. Thomas and St. John. In business more than twenty years, it also runs skippered term charters.
Nate's runs private charters out of Compass Point Marina on St. Thomas, aboard an Aventura 36 Macorix with a hard top, a full bathroom and room for twelve. Guests board on St. Thomas or St. John for snorkeling, island hopping and sea burials, out to Buck Island, Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke.
A Red Hook operation on the east end of St. Thomas running sailing catamarans, including a 50-foot Voyage, and power catamarans, including a 36-foot TwinVee. Charters are private full-day or half-day, and there are shared excursions aimed at cruise-ship passengers.
A charter fleet based at Estate Frydenhoj on Route 32, St. Thomas, running from Intrepid center consoles and a Sea Ray Sundancer up to a Lagoon 450 catamaran and a 58-foot Viking Princess. A second base is listed at Soper's Hole on Frenchman's Cay in the British Virgin Islands.
Private charters leaving Sapphire Marina on St. Thomas and the National Park dock in Cruz Bay, running to St. John, St. Thomas and Jost Van Dyke. The fleet is two 40-foot Calypso Marine powerboats, Gypsea King and Gypsea Queen, plus 47-foot Fountaine Pajot and 45-foot Leopard sailing boats, each taking up to twelve passengers.
A 54-foot catamaran that carries up to 80 guests, sailing from the Marriott's Frenchman's Cove dock. Day trips run to the sea grass beds at Turtle Cove for snorkeling, and sunset dinner sails serve food made on board. The boat also sails weddings and private charters.
Live-bait fishing out of slips N24 and N25 at Sapphire Beach Resort & Marina on Smith Bay Road, St. Thomas. Two 37-foot diesel center-consoles and a 40-foot sport fishing boat run light tackle inshore for tarpon, kingfish, yellowtail snapper and shark, and offshore for mahi, wahoo, tuna and marlin.
A PADI Five Star dive center in American Yacht Harbor at Red Hook, on the east end of St. Thomas. Two-tank dives for certified divers and guided snorkeling trips for non-divers run from Fool's Gold, a 42-foot powerboat, and the shop teaches PADI certification courses.
Snorkel trips aboard Reef Surfari, a 47-foot catamaran for up to 49 passengers, leaving from 6300 Smith Bay Road beside the Red Hook ferry terminal on St. Thomas. Runs reach Maho Bay on St. John and Little and Great St. James, on scheduled group departures or as private four-hour excursions.
Boat trips to Buck Island Reef National Monument, leaving from 81 Queen Cross Street in Christiansted. Full days run under sail on the catamaran Renegade and half days go out on a power catamaran.
A PADI five-star Instructor Development Center at 2 Strand Street in Frederiksted, teaching from Discover Scuba up to instructor level. Boat dives leave the Salt River boat launch aboard the Ibis, and the Cane Bay Wall drops to 1,400 feet about 300 yards offshore past sheer faces of sponges and sea fans. The shop also runs guided shore dives, snorkeling tours and private charters.
Private charters on a Robertson and Caine Leopard 47 catamaran, all of them leaving from St. Croix. Itineraries reach Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, and the boat carries a swim ladder for snorkeling and swimming.
A Christiansted charter operation on King Street, running half-day powerboat snorkel trips to Buck Island Reef, a national monument. It also runs sunset sails and cruises, fishing charters and private boat charters.
Day sails on Jolly Mon, a custom-built 63-foot catamaran that boards at the Frederiksted Pier on St. Croix. Guided snorkeling over reefs and shipwrecks comes with gear provided, and the company also runs sunset sails, monthly full-moon sails and private charters.
A dive shop on Strand Street in Christiansted, St. Croix, open since July 1998, running trips to a wall, a reef, a wreck and a pier. West shore dives leave from the Frederiksted Pier.
A St. John charter agency at 5000 Estate Enighed that arranges trips through independent partner operators rather than running its own boats. The listed trips are day and overnight runs in the USVI and BVI for up to twelve guests.
Sailing charters out of St. John that snorkel the north shore, Lovango Cay and the St. James Islands and cross to White Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the BVI. Snorkel instruction and gear come aboard, and this is a larger boat that anchors further offshore.
Private charters out of Cruz Bay on St. John, aboard 32-foot World Cat power catamarans, running for more than ten years. Days out take in Trunk Bay, Waterlemon Cay and Maho Bay, Christmas Cove and Cas Cay, or cross to Jost Van Dyke, Norman Island, Virgin Gorda and Tortola's West End.
Powerboat rentals from 1 Bay Street in Cruz Bay, St. John, running a 43-foot Formula SSC on quad 350s, a 60-foot Sunseeker and a 36-foot Aquila. Boats run to Waterlemon Cay, Christmas Cove and Lovango Cay, and across to The Baths and Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands.
Private charters on 33-foot World Cat power catamarans carrying up to twelve passengers, leaving from Cruz Bay on St. John and Sapphire Beach Marina on St. Thomas. Trips visit St. John, St. Thomas, Jost Van Dyke, Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Norman Island.
Power catamarans running private charters out of Cruz Bay on St. John since 2005. A day out clears customs on the way, makes two to five stops around St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola and the British Virgin Islands, and comes back through US Customs.
An option to investigate when a Coral Bay boat outing is your main plan. Choose the actual trip and confirm its meeting point and return with the operator.
Private and shared catamaran day trips out of St. John and St. Thomas, running to the USVI and BVI, with snorkeling, swimming and beach time. The M/V Voodoo carries up to 49 guests and the M/V Vorado seats 12.
Private boat charters out of St. John on 33-foot World Cat power catamarans rated for up to twelve passengers, plus a 36-foot catamaran. Days run through USVI and BVI waters and mix snorkeling, beach bars and private island lunches.
A PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center at 1 Bay Street in Cruz Bay on St. John, running daily boat dives for certified divers, students and first-timers, plus Discover Scuba and Open Water courses, night dives and two-stop snorkeling trips. Gear rental, private charters and powerboat rentals through its sister company Ocean Runner.
Antillean is a 50-foot Beneteau sailing yacht with its home marina on Water Island, running private crewed charters that take six overnight or twelve on a day sail. Pickup also happens at Crown Bay Marina, Yacht Haven Grande and Frenchman's Cove, and the route runs St. Thomas to St. John, with the British Virgin Islands an option. Confirm the pickup marina and what is included when you book.