Scrub Island, BVI by private boat
A unique pairing: tiny 8-acre Marina Cay (made famous by Robb White's 'Our Virgin Island'; its bar and grill is run by Scrub Island Resort since 2023 and closes for part of the autumn) beside the full-service Scrub Island Resort. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.
Get bids for a boat day to Scrub Island →The day by boat
Where the boat leaves from
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 Scrub Island Resort at about 45 minutes on the water.
Mooring and anchoring
- Scrub Island Resort Marina — 55 slips, $4–6.50/ft by season (2026), fuel, ice, trash; or the Marina Cay balls next door.
- 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
Open this season?
- Marina Cay: Closed for the season until Nov 8. Dates confirmed by the operator; reopening moved from Oct 24 to Nov 8. Nearby Scrub Island stays open throughout.
See it live
- Scrub Island Resort webcam · about 1 nm away
Live cameras on VIslandGuide: check the water and the crowd before the boat leaves.
What a private boat day to Scrub Island costs
Too few Scrub Island 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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Scrub Island boat day questions
How do I get to Scrub Island by private boat?
Scrub Island 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). Our planner puts a water taxi from Red Hook to Scrub Island Resort at about 45 minutes on the water.
How much is a private boat day to Scrub Island?
There are too few Scrub Island 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 Scrub Island?
Yes. Scrub Island 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 Scrub Island?
Scrub Island Resort Marina — 55 slips, $4–6.50/ft by season (2026), fuel, ice, trash; or the Marina Cay balls next door. Mooring fields here: Marina Cay, off Great Camanoe (30 balls).
What can I add to a Scrub Island boat day?
The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Marina Cay (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 →