Chris de KockYacht charter broker, DMA Yachting
Two good routes. Fly into St Thomas (STT) in the USVI, direct from many US cities, then take the ferry to Tortola: about an hour on the water, roughly $115 round trip, and usually the best value. Or fly into Beef Island/Tortola (EIS) via San Juan or Antigua and start ten minutes from the marina.
The tip that saves clients a hotel night: the last ferries from St Thomas leave in the late afternoon, around 5 pm, so do not book an afternoon arrival into STT unless you plan a night there. Morning arrival, lunchtime ferry, aboard by mid-afternoon is the pattern that works; current boats and prices are in our USVI to BVI water taxi guide.
And book the flights only after the charter agreement is signed; it is far easier to move a flight than a yacht. Send us the times once booked and the crew plans boarding and the first anchorage around your arrival.