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A 60 to 70m motor yacht the British Virgin Islands in the 2026 December through April Caribbean winter window runs $780,000 to $1,200,000 per week plus 30 to 34 percent APA, takes 12 to 14 guests across 7 to 9 cabins, and carries 18 to 26 crew. The bracket's BVI reality is that the British Virgin Islands themselves carry no 60m-plus dedicated alongside infrastructure: the bracket bases out of IGY Yacht Haven Grande on St Thomas USVI at 18 degrees 20 minutes north as the structural overnight standing alongside, clears into BVI waters at Soper's Hole West End Tortola on the Customs and Immigration framework, and runs the daily anchor programme across the Norman Island Bight, Peter Island Great Harbour, Cooper Island Manchioneel Bay, Virgin Gorda Spanish Town and The Baths daylight call, and the Anegada Settlement outer-roads on the northern reef face. The week routes the central Sir Francis Drake Channel shore through the Saba Rock, the Cooper Island Beach Club, the Pirate's Bight Norman Island, the Soggy Dollar White Bay Jost Van Dyke, the Foxy's Great Harbour Jost Van Dyke, and the Bitter End Yacht Club Virgin Gorda North Sound.
Why Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas USVI is the bracket base
IGY Yacht Haven Grande on Long Bay St Thomas was built in 2007 specifically for the upper LOA, with the 6-slot 60m-plus outer-T capacity, the Yacht Haven Grande shoreside structure across the Pesce, the Fat Turtle, and the Petite Pump Room, the customs and US Customs and Border Protection clearance on the St Thomas USCG port-of-entry framework, and the shoreside provisioning the strongest in the wider Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands themselves have no 60m-plus dedicated alongside: Nanny Cay on Tortola caps at the 40 to 55m envelope, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda BVI satellite at Virgin Gorda runs the smaller LOA, and Scrub Island Resort and Marina caps at the 45 to 55m envelope. The bracket clears into BVI waters at Soper's Hole West End Tortola on the Customs framework and at Spanish Town Virgin Gorda on the secondary clearance point, and runs the entire BVI weekly product on the at-anchor structure with the St Thomas USVI overnight standing alongside.
BVI at-anchor daily reality and hurricane window
The BVI weekly product runs an entirely at-anchor daily programme across the Sir Francis Drake Channel: Norman Island Bight on the southern face on the Pirate's Bight Norman Island shore-tender, Peter Island Great Harbour on the central face on the prior Peter Island Resort coordination, Cooper Island Manchioneel Bay on the central-eastern face on the Cooper Island Beach Club shore-tender, Virgin Gorda Spanish Town and The Baths on the eastern face on the daylight National Park call, Anegada Settlement outer-roads on the northern reef face on the prior pilot coordination on the Horseshoe Reef framework, and Jost Van Dyke Great Harbour and White Bay on the northwestern face on the Foxy's and Soggy Dollar shore-tender. The hurricane season closure runs from June 1 through November 30 on the wider Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Season framework, and the bracket runs the structural December through April winter window only, with the December through January NYE-Three-Kings-Day cluster and the February through March US-school-break holding the structural premium.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 calendar
Rates below are firm winter pricing (December 2025 through April 2026) before APA at 30 to 34 percent (the Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas outer-T coordination fee on the IGY Marinas framework, the BVI Customs and Immigration clearance and the BVI Cruising Permit at $4 per person per day on the BVI commercial-charter framework, the St Thomas STT and Beef Island EIS Cat A helipad shuttle, and the structural shore-tender daily anchor consumption) and gratuity at 12 to 18 percent on the Caribbean winter framework.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 63m | $780K to $880K per week | $590K to $700K per week |
| 63 to 67m | $880K to $1,030K per week | $660K to $790K per week |
| 67 to 70m | $1,030K to $1,200K per week | $770K to $920K per week |
The NYE-Three-Kings-Day cluster (December 26 through January 6) holds a 25 to 35 percent premium on the wider Caribbean winter base, with the February US-school-break Presidents Week and the March US-school-spring-break holding a 15 to 25 percent premium. The December early-month and the April late-month shoulder window runs 15 to 20 percent below the central winter base. For wider context see 60-70m Caribbean, 60-70m Bahamas, 60-70m Mediterranean, and the lower-LOA comparison at 50-60m BVI.
What you actually get in this bracket
Cabins. Seven to nine. Bridge-deck owner suite plus on-deck VIP plus five to seven main and lower-deck doubles on the 12 to 14 guest envelope.
Crew. Eighteen to twenty-six. The BVI captain bench rewards prior Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas USVI outer-T allocation routine on the IGY Marinas framework, prior Soper's Hole West End Tortola BVI Customs clearance coordination, prior Sir Francis Drake Channel daily anchor rotation across Norman, Peter, Cooper, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, and Anegada, prior Horseshoe Reef Anegada pilot coordination, prior St Thomas STT and Beef Island EIS Cat A helipad coordination, and prior MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination on the BVI Cruising Permit framework. The chief stew bench with prior Peter Island Resort, Bitter End Yacht Club, Cooper Island Beach Club, and Pirate's Bight Norman Island shore-coordination is the client-facing load.
Tenders. Primary 14 to 16m fast tender plus a 12m beach tender plus a chase boat plus a dive tender plus an 11 to 12m limousine tender. The Sir Francis Drake Channel daily at-anchor shore-tender rotation runs the tender bench harder than a marina-heavy programme. The Anegada Horseshoe Reef daylight call runs the chase boat on the northern reef pilot programme.
At-anchor stabilizers and beach club. Load-bearing on the entirely at-anchor BVI weekly product. The Christmas Winds northeasterly trade-wind pattern at force 4 to 6 in the December through March central winter window runs the at-anchor zero-speed product as the structural daily-comfort load-bearing question.
Helipad. Cat A load-bearing on the St Thomas STT 12 to 18 minute shuttle to Yacht Haven Grande and the Beef Island EIS 14 to 20 minute shuttle on the Tortola eastern face cross-border touch-and-go.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The 7-night BVI routing runs St Thomas STT embarkation through the Cat A helipad shuttle to the Yacht Haven Grande outer-T alongside, one night at the Yacht Haven Grande with the Pesce and Fat Turtle shore programme, clearance into BVI at Soper's Hole West End Tortola, two nights at the Norman Island Bight with the Pirate's Bight shore-tender, one night at the Peter Island Great Harbour, one daylight at the Virgin Gorda Baths on the National Park call, one night at the Virgin Gorda North Sound with the Bitter End Yacht Club and Saba Rock shore-tender, one daylight at the Anegada Horseshoe Reef on the prior pilot coordination, one daylight at the Jost Van Dyke White Bay with the Soggy Dollar and Foxy's shore-tender, and a final night on the Yacht Haven Grande disembark with the St Thomas STT Cat A helipad shuttle.
What the bracket does not do well in the BVI
The BVI-only alongside week. The British Virgin Islands carry no 60m-plus dedicated overnight alongside. The walk-up plan to overnight on the BVI alongside reads structurally short, and we would pass on the BVI-only alongside week and route the booking with the Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas USVI outer-T as the structural overnight standing alongside on the BVI cleared-in-and-out daily framework.
The June through November BVI plan. The hurricane season closure runs from June 1 through November 30 on the wider Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Season framework, with the structural charter calendar shut down on the BVI commercial framework. We would pass on the June through November BVI plan and route the bracket on the Mediterranean summer rotation.
The Anegada Horseshoe Reef walk-up. The Horseshoe Reef Anegada daylight call runs the structural pilot coordination on the northern reef face, and the walk-up without the prior pilot coordination reads as the structural blocker. We would pass on the walk-up Anegada plan and route the call with the prior pilot coordination confirmed in writing through the captain's office at contract.
Two we would book
For two couples plus children, 7-night BVI routing in the late February US-Presidents-Week window with the St Thomas STT Cat A helipad shuttle to the Yacht Haven Grande outer-T alongside, one night at the Yacht Haven Grande with the Pesce shore programme, clearance into BVI at Soper's Hole, two nights at the Norman Island Bight with the Pirate's Bight shore-tender, one night at the Peter Island Great Harbour, one daylight at the Virgin Gorda Baths, one night at the Virgin Gorda North Sound with the Bitter End and Saba Rock shore-tender, one daylight at the Jost Van Dyke White Bay with the Soggy Dollar shore-tender, and a final night on the Yacht Haven Grande disembark: a 63 to 65m motor yacht, 8 cabins, twin fast tenders plus chase plus dive plus limousine, Cat A helipad on the St Thomas STT 15-minute shuttle, captain bench on the Yacht Haven Grande outer-T allocation routine, BVI Customs clearance coordination, and Sir Francis Drake Channel daily anchor rotation, chief stew bench with prior Peter Island Resort and Bitter End Yacht Club shore-coordination. Budget $1.0M per week, all-in roughly $1.34M including APA at 32 percent and BVI Cruising Permit framework. Lead time 6 to 9 months for the central US-school-break February and March, 9 to 12 months for the NYE cluster.
Inventory
The live 60 to 70m BVI winter inventory updates weekly through the December to April calendar. live inventory feed required, including yacht names, builders, year built and refit dates, captain prior bench on Yacht Haven Grande St Thomas outer-T allocation, BVI Customs and Immigration clearance at Soper's Hole, Sir Francis Drake Channel daily anchor rotation, and Anegada Horseshoe Reef pilot coordination, Cat A helipad standing on the St Thomas STT and Beef Island EIS touch-and-go and certified-pad designation, chef provenance on the Caribbean and Peter Island Resort and Bitter End Yacht Club standard, weekly low/shoulder/high rates as of inquiry date, BVI Cruising Permit at $4 per person per day on the commercial framework, and MYBA Caribbean addendum coordination at contract. For broker-side inquiry see the brokers pillar and the BVI charter guide.