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Spanish Town (Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour), Virgin Gorda, BVI → North Sound (Bitter End, Saba Rock), Virgin Gorda; Cane Garden Bay, Tortola; Sandy Spit, Jost Van Dyke; Jost Van Dyke (White Bay, Great Harbour)
Bids $1,600–1,700
Day charter · Jost Van Dyke · BVI
Great Harbour & Foxy's, Jost Van Dyke by private boat
JVD's main harbour and a calmer overnight than White Bay. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.
Get bids for a boat day to Great Harbour →
The day by boat
Where the boat leaves from
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke1 nm
Cruz Bay, St. Johninto the BVI7 nm
Road Town, Tortola8 nm
Red Hook, St. Thomasinto the BVI9 nm
Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda18 nm
Straight-line distance from the dock; the course a boat takes is longer.
The run
- About 20–30 min from Cruz Bay on St. John and 35–45 min from Red Hook on St. Thomas in a fast boat, in fair weather, before the customs stop.
Mooring and anchoring
- Great Harbour — big mooring field ($30–40 first-come, $55 BoatyBall reservable) plus room to anchor in deeper water; the calmer JVD overnight.
- Great Harbour, inner field: 8 balls, BoatyBall reservable
- Great Harbour, outer field: 20 balls, BoatyBall reservable
- White Bay: mooring field
BVI mooring balls and BoatyBall reservations: VIslandGuide's mooring guide →
BVI customs and passports
Every guest, children included, needs a valid passport. Your captain clears BVI customs at a port of entry (most often Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke or West End on Tortola), and BVI entry fees of roughly $75–$85 per person are paid on the day.
Before you book the day
Open this season?
- Foxy’s Tamarind Bar: Open (off-season: closes Aug 29, reopens Oct 15). Foxy’s in Great Harbour has reopened, confirmed by Foxy’s.
- Tipsy Shark Bar & Café: Stays open through the off-season
See it live
- Pink House Villas webcam · right here
- Soggy Dollar Bar webcam · right here
Live cameras on VIslandGuide: check the water and the crowd before the boat leaves.
What a private boat day to Great Harbour costs
Too few Great Harbour trips on CharterBid yet for figures of their own. See what captains bid across the Virgin Islands by trip length and group size, then add BVI entry fees of roughly $75–$85 per person — or post this trip and get its own bids.
Recent trips to Great Harbour and what captains bid
Real trips posted on CharterBid that name Great Harbour, with the bids local captains sent. Names and contact details stay private.
Red Hook, St. Thomas, USVI → Jost Van Dyke (White Bay, Great Harbour); The Baths, Virgin Gorda
Bid $3,400
Red Hook, St. Thomas, USVI → Jost Van Dyke (White Bay, Great Harbour)
Bids $2,300–2,550
Best day on the water this week
Our call for Jost Van Dyke: Friday, October 30 Go (calm, no cruise crowd). Our inference from the marine forecast and the cruise schedule, not a captain's word.See the week →
Great Harbour boat day questions
How do I get to Great Harbour by private boat?
Great Harbour (Jost Van Dyke) is in the British Virgin Islands. The closest docks private charters leave from are Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke (about 1 nautical miles in a straight line) and Cruz Bay on St. John (about 7 nautical miles in a straight line). About 20–30 min from Cruz Bay on St. John and 35–45 min from Red Hook on St. Thomas in a fast boat, in fair weather, before the customs stop.
How much is a private boat day to Great Harbour?
There are too few Great Harbour trips on CharterBid yet for figures of their own. The CharterBid price index (boatcharterbid.com/prices) shows what captains bid across the Virgin Islands by trip length and group size; post your trip to get bids for this one.
Do I need a passport for a boat day to Great Harbour?
Yes. Great Harbour is in the British Virgin Islands: every guest, children included, needs a valid passport, and BVI entry fees of roughly $75–$85 per person are paid on the day. Your captain clears customs at a BVI port of entry, most often Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke or West End on Tortola.
Where does the boat moor at Great Harbour?
Great Harbour — big mooring field ($30–40 first-come, $55 BoatyBall reservable) plus room to anchor in deeper water; the calmer JVD overnight. Mooring fields here: Great Harbour, inner field (8 balls, BoatyBall reservable); Great Harbour, outer field (20 balls, BoatyBall reservable); White Bay (mooring field).
What can I add to a Great Harbour boat day?
The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Soggy Dollar Bar (about 1 nm), Little Harbour (about 1 nm) and Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay (about 2 nm). Name every stop you want in your request and captains bid on the whole day.
Plan your boat day to Great Harbour
Post your trip on CharterBid and let local captains bid. Free to post, bids usually arrive within hours.
Place details from the CharterBid / VIslandGuide place register, checked 2026-10-15. VIslandGuide's Great Harbour guide →