Fajardo Cays
Perfect choice for a half day charter or if just looking to anchor near a nice beach and you don’t want to cruise very far. After a short ride of 15 minutes, we can visit the nearby cays of Icacos, Diablo, Palominos, and Palominitos.
It’s great for sunset tours, romantic dinners or just cruising under the moon.
Spanish Virgin Islands: Culebra & Vieques
Mention the Virgin Islands, and most people think of the U.S. Virgin or the British Virgin Islands, but only 6 miles to the east of Puerto Rico, lays the Spanish Virgin Islands, also known as the “Passage Islands”. The Spanish Virgin Islands have always been a well-kept secret, even back in the days of Bluebeard and other famous pirates who used the islands for hide-outs.
The fact that the Marines and U.S. Navy used the islands for bombing practice until 2003 also kept land developers, commercialism, and an abundance of sailing charters away.
The result is pristine and unspoiled islands, with spacious deserted white sandy beaches; crystal clear turquoise blue water, and healthy intact reefs teeming with fish, coral, and crustaceans. There are hills to climb and explore; nearly empty anchorages, and the natural charm of the BVI from thirty-five years ago.
If you are looking for a somewhat remote pure paradise for your next vacation aboard a luxury yacht, then the Spanish Virgin Islands are your answer!
-
Pura Vida Diver
-
Miss Calabash
-
Scuba divers dining on boat
-
Miss Calabash
-
Day Off
-
Miss Calabash
-
Scuba Diver
-
Scuba Gear
Culebra
Culebra is an 11 square mile, unspoiled beauty of an island. Attracted by its seclusion, its spectacular miles and miles of stunning beaches, is the quaint town of Dewey. The snorkeling and dive sites are possibly some of the Caribbean’s best!
Pristine coral reefs and clear calm waters provide an amazing opportunity to observe barracuda, stingrays, parrotfish, trumpet fish, blue tangs, deep purple sea fans, and a variety of colorful coral, as well as a chance to swim with sea turtles.
Another anchorage for your sailing charter is the tiny offshore cay, Culebrita. The snorkeling here is also excellent. The beaches are fabulous, especially the 400-foot white sand crescent on the northern shore.
The anchorages on Culebrita are fairly deserted during the week, but the weekends are a different story. Everyone from Puerto Rico, with a fast power boat, seems to make Culebrita the weekend party destination of choice.
After several days of solitude, it can be fun to people watch, as families laugh, dance on deck to blaring salsa music, share a drink or two with you, and then disappear at sunset.
Vieques
Twenty-one miles long and three to four miles wide, many cruisers consider the bays, coves, and beaches of this island the best of all Virgin Island anchorages.
Due to its recent history as a U.S. bombing practice site, the island has been untouched by developers, (even though other than St. Croix, is the largest island in both the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.)
With a population of only 8,000 human residents living in the center part, the island is also home to a large herd of roaming goats, a few scrawny cattle, and wild Paso fino horses.
One of the highlights to visiting Vieques is a night time trip to Mosquito Bay, said to contain the highest degree of bioluminescence in the world. The huge concentrations of micro-organisms give off an eerie glow when disturbed by movement in the water. If the waters are calm, you can dinghy over from your anchorage in Ensenada Sun Bay. Otherwise, it is worth hiring one of the many private tour operators from Esperanza to take you on a night dive, kayak or electric boat trip to experience this remarkable phenomenon.
Visiting Green Beach, located at the western end of Vieques. The beach, with its narrow stretch of palm-lined sand, looks directly across the water to El Yunque in Puerto Rico, just six miles to the west.
If you are looking for undisturbed anchorages, isolated pristine white beaches, spectacular snorkeling/diving, and onshore immersion into the Spanish Caribbean culture with local residents, unaffected by tourism or development, then the Spanish Virgin Islands are for you!
These unspoiled islands and cays will provide a sailing charter opportunity completely unique from the nearby U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
To arrange your next luxury yacht charter, contact us!