Antigua

Antigua is the kind of island that earned its reputation: easy trade winds, sheltered bays on every coast, and a sailing tradition that stretches from Nelson's Dockyard in the 18th century to today's Antigua Sailing Week. We base our fleet here because the cruising is unmatched — you can move a yacht around the entire island in a single day, with a fresh anchorage every hour.

Charters out of Antigua start at our home base in Jolly Harbour or English Harbour. Day sails take in the leeward beaches — Pigeon Beach, Hermitage Bay, Deep Bay, Half Moon Bay — with quiet swim stops most yachts on the island never reach. Multi-day routes loop south to Falmouth and Carlisle Bay, then around the windward coast for guests who want a real passage.

Antigua is also the cleanest jumping-off point in the Caribbean. Every other island in the Leewards is within 80 nautical miles. Barbuda is a 4-hour reach, St. Kitts an overnight, Guadeloupe a long day. Most charters open with a private transfer to the marina and a captain's briefing aboard — guests are at anchor by sundown on day one.