Trellis Bay, Beef Island, Tortola by private boat
Right by the airport (handy for crew swaps) and famous for its fire-ball full-moon party. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.
Get bids for a boat day to Trellis Bay →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 Trellis Bay at about 45 minutes on the water.
Mooring and anchoring
- Trellis Bay — tight mooring field ($30–60 by demand; pay at Bellamy Cay or De Loose Mongoose), shallow anchoring to the east.
- Trellis Bay: 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
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 Trellis Bay costs
Too few Trellis Bay 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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Trellis Bay boat day questions
How do I get to Trellis Bay by private boat?
Trellis Bay (Tortola) is in the British Virgin Islands. The closest docks private charters leave from are Road Town on Tortola (about 5 nautical miles in a straight line) and Spanish Town on Virgin Gorda (about 5 nautical miles in a straight line). Our planner puts a water taxi from Red Hook to Trellis Bay at about 45 minutes on the water.
How much is a private boat day to Trellis Bay?
There are too few Trellis Bay 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 Trellis Bay?
Yes. Trellis Bay 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 Trellis Bay?
Trellis Bay — tight mooring field ($30–60 by demand; pay at Bellamy Cay or De Loose Mongoose), shallow anchoring to the east. Mooring fields here: Trellis Bay (mooring field).
What can I add to a Trellis Bay boat day?
The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Marina Cay (about 1 nm), Scrub Island (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 Tortola island guide →