Day charter · Jost Van Dyke · BVI

Sandy Spit, Jost Van Dyke by private boat

Tiny uninhabited sand island off JVD's east end. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.

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Sandy Spit and Green Cay off Little Jost Van Dyke from the air: a tiny islet of white sand ringed by reef
Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Beaches, bars, food & snorkeling at Sandy SpitFull guide on VIslandGuide →Everything ashore is in VIslandGuide's Sandy Spit guide. This page is the boat day: getting there, mooring, price.

The day by boat

Where the boat leaves from

Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke2 nm
Road Town, Tortola6 nm
Cruz Bay, St. Johninto the BVI9 nm
Red Hook, St. Thomasinto the BVI11 nm
Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda15 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

  • Access: boat only — a day sail or water taxi.

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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.

What a private boat day to Sandy Spit costs

Too few Sandy Spit 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 Sandy Spit and what captains bid

Real trips posted on CharterBid that name Sandy Spit, 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
St Thomas → Norman Island: The Indians, Treasure Point, Willy T; Jost Van Dyke: White Bay, Sandy Cay, Sandy Spit, Bubbly Pool; end at Virgin Gorda: Baths
May 18Full Day2 guestsany
Bids $1,350–2,600
Tortola → Norman Island: The Indians, Treasure Point, Willy T; Jost Van Dyke: White Bay, Sandy Cay, Sandy Spit, Bubbly Pool; end at Virgin Gorda: Baths
May 19Full Day2 guestsany
Bids $1,350–2,200
Red Hook, St. Thomas, USVI → Bath’s, sandy spit, soggy dollar, Willy T, or anything that’s a must see/do
May 15Full Day2 guestsany
Bids $1,350–1,950

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Sandy Spit boat day questions

How do I get to Sandy Spit by private boat?

Sandy Spit (Jost Van Dyke) is in the British Virgin Islands. The closest docks private charters leave from are Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke (about 2 nautical miles in a straight line) and Road Town on Tortola (about 6 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 Sandy Spit?

There are too few Sandy Spit 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 Sandy Spit?

Yes. Sandy Spit 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.

What can I add to a Sandy Spit boat day?

The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are B-Line Beach Bar (about 1 nm), Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay (about 1 nm) and Little Harbour (about 1 nm). Name every stop you want in your request and captains bid on the whole day.

Plan your boat day to Sandy Spit

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 Sandy Spit guide →