Day charter · Virgin Gorda · BVI

North Sound, Virgin Gorda by private boat

The sailing landmark of North Sound: a protected anchorage, restaurants, and the gateway to Anegada. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.

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Yachts at anchor off the Bitter End in North Sound, Virgin Gorda, just after sunset
Photo: kansasphoto, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Beaches, bars, food & snorkeling at North SoundFull guide on VIslandGuide →Everything ashore is in VIslandGuide's Virgin Gorda island guide. This page is the boat day: getting there, mooring, price.

The day by boat

Where the boat leaves from

Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda5 nm
Road Town, Tortola15 nm
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke22 nm
Cruz Bay, St. Johninto the BVI27 nm
Red Hook, St. Thomasinto the BVI30 nm

Straight-line distance from the dock; the course a boat takes is longer.

The run

  • Our planner puts a water taxi from Red Hook to Leverick Bay, Bitter End, Saba Rock at about 75 minutes on the water.

Mooring and anchoring

  • Gorda Sound — the best-protected overnight anchorage in the BVI.
  • Saba Rock, off Prickly Pear: 18 balls, 9 reservable + 9 first-come
  • Bitter End: mooring field

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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?

  • Bitter End Yacht Club: Open (off-season: closes Aug 3, reopens ~Oct)
  • Saba Rock Resort: Open (off-season: closes Aug 9, reopens Oct 18)
  • Biras Creek Resort: Closed for the season until Nov 2. Opening November 2.

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See it live

Live cameras on VIslandGuide: check the water and the crowd before the boat leaves.

What a private boat day to North Sound costs

Too few North Sound 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 North Sound and what captains bid

Real trips posted on CharterBid that name North Sound, with the bids local captains sent. Names and contact details stay private.

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)
Dec 11Full Day4 guestscatamaran
Bids $1,600–1,700

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North Sound boat day questions

How do I get to North Sound by private boat?

North Sound (Virgin Gorda) 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 15 nautical miles in a straight line). Our planner puts a water taxi from Red Hook to Leverick Bay, Bitter End, Saba Rock at about 75 minutes on the water.

How much is a private boat day to North Sound?

There are too few North Sound 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 North Sound?

Yes. North Sound 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 North Sound?

Gorda Sound — the best-protected overnight anchorage in the BVI. Mooring fields here: Saba Rock, off Prickly Pear (18 balls, 9 reservable + 9 first-come); Bitter End (mooring field).

What can I add to a North Sound boat day?

The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Bitter End (about 1 nm), Saba Rock (about 1 nm) and The Baths (about 6 nm). Name every stop you want in your request and captains bid on the whole day.

Plan your boat day to North Sound

Post your trip on CharterBid and let local captains bid. Free to post, bids usually arrive within hours.

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Place details from the CharterBid / VIslandGuide place register, checked 2026-10-15. VIslandGuide's Virgin Gorda island guide →