Marina Cay, BVI by private boat
The tiny island Robb White wrote about. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.
Get bids for a boat day to Marina Cay →The day by boat
Where the boat leaves from
Straight-line distance from the dock; the course a boat takes is longer.
Mooring and anchoring
- Marina Cay — BoatyBall field, $40 in the app or $55 reservable. No trash ashore; Scrub Island next door has ice, fuel, provisions and trash.
- Marina Cay, off Great Camanoe: 30 balls
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
See it live
- Scrub Island Resort webcam · about 2 nm away
Live cameras on VIslandGuide: check the water and the crowd before the boat leaves.
What a private boat day to Marina Cay costs
Too few Marina Cay 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.
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Marina Cay boat day questions
How do I get to Marina Cay by private boat?
Marina Cay is in the British Virgin Islands. The closest docks private charters leave from are Spanish Town on Virgin Gorda (about 5 nautical miles in a straight line) and Road Town on Tortola (about 5 nautical miles in a straight line).
How much is a private boat day to Marina Cay?
There are too few Marina Cay 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 Marina Cay?
Yes. Marina Cay 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 Marina Cay?
Marina Cay — BoatyBall field, $40 in the app or $55 reservable. No trash ashore; Scrub Island next door has ice, fuel, provisions and trash. Mooring fields here: Marina Cay, off Great Camanoe (30 balls).
What can I add to a Marina Cay boat day?
The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Scrub Island (about 1 nm), Trellis Bay (about 1 nm) and Cooper Island (about 4 nm). Name every stop you want in your request and captains bid on the whole day.
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 Scrub Island & Marina Cay guide →