Choose "Save as PDF" in the dialog that opens. A4, no margins. On a phone, use the share icon and pick Save to Files or Print.
From St Maarten · 7 nights · From Simpson Bay, St Maarten
Three nights in St Barths over the weekend, Anguilla's beaches either side, and the island nobody else goes to
Best months
December - April
How long
8 Days / 7 Nights
Start and finish
Simpson Bay, St Maarten to Simpson Bay, St Maarten
Planned by
The Ahoy Club charter team
The idea of the week
For the group that is here for St Barths. Everything within two hours of St Maarten, so the days are for the water and the nights are for Gustavia. Anguilla first for the beaches and the slowest day of the week, then an uninhabited island off St Barths where you will be the only boat, then three nights in St Barths with the weekend in the middle, and a French-side dinner to finish.
Total cruising for the week is about six hours. Superyacht charters start on any day of the week, so the route stands on its own. If you want the crowd and the DJs in St Barths, we line your dates up so those two nights fall on a Friday and Saturday. Legs are approximate, at a steady ten knots, and the captain adjusts them for the weather on the day.
The route
What the crew arrange along the way
The beach picnic
The crew land a table, chairs, umbrellas and a kitchen on a beach with nobody else on it and cook lunch there. Anguilla is the best place in the Caribbean for one; the crew will find the others.
A themed day or night on board, at least one
The Caribbean is about the boat, so we plan at least one themed day or night. Tell us the idea before the charter and the crew have the costumes and decorations ready: pirate night is the classic.
The toys, every day
Seabobs, paddleboards, wakeboards, the slide if the yacht has one. In the Caribbean the water is the point, and the crew have them in by the time breakfast is cleared.
Day by day
Anguilla, northern Leewards · 11 nm · 1 h · Board at midday, sunset at Elvis'
Board in Simpson Bay around midday and be at anchor off Anguilla an hour later. First swim off the stern, then the tender to Elvis' shack in Rendezvous Bay for the sunset: a piña colada, music from a speaker, hammocks, and locals who have been coming for years.
Anguilla, northern Leewards · 2 nm · 15 min · The beach picnic
The slowest day of the week and the one people remember. The crew land a table and a kitchen on Rendezvous Bay or Sandy Island and cook lunch there, with the yacht anchored in view. Toys all afternoon, beach cricket for the Australians, and a swim back to the boat.
Île Fourchue, off St Barths · 19 nm · 2 h · The island nobody else goes to
Two hours east to a horseshoe of volcanic rock four miles off St Barths with nothing on it: no road, no house, no bar. The snorkelling along the boulders is the best in the area, there is a hike up the ridge for the view across to St Barths, and the only lights at night are yours.
St Barths, northern Leewards · 4 nm · 30 min · Gustavia, Nao, the first night out
Half an hour into Gustavia and the week changes gear. Lunch at Nao, Ellie's favourite beach club, or La Guérite on the harbourfront, then the boutiques along the quay, a swim at Shell Beach, and dinner at Bonito on the hill with the harbour lit below. Then Le Ti if the table wants to dance.
St Barths, northern Leewards · Stay · Beach clubs, the DJ night
The Saturday. A quiet morning swim at the north-west corner before anyone is up, then Nikki Beach or Shellona for the lunch that does not end. Gouverneur by tender for anyone who wants an empty beach instead. Dinner at Bagatelle or La Guérite and the DJ until late. Party group? We check who is playing before we fix the dates.
St Barths, northern Leewards · 2 nm · 15 min · The quiet side
Out of the harbour to the quiet north-west corner for the day: a crescent of sand reachable only by boat or footpath, turtles under the hull, the hills behind. A long lunch on deck, a paddle to the beach, dinner on board under the stars. The themed night, if it is a night, is tonight.
St Maarten, northern Leewards · 15 nm · 1.5 h · Tintamarre, then Grand Case
An hour and a half back west to Tintamarre, the flat island off St Maarten's north-east corner, for a last swim and lunch at anchor. Then round to Grand Case, the French village with a street of restaurants on the water, for the farewell dinner.
St Maarten, northern Leewards · 9 nm · 1 h · Disembark
An hour round to Simpson Bay after breakfast. The airport is ten minutes from the dock.
Make this week yours
This is a sample week, planned by the Ahoy Club charter team from trips we have run before. Every stop moves with the weather, the tide and the group. We reshape it around your yacht and your dates, book the tables and quote the rate.
Australia
+61 (02) 9327 3333
Europe
+33 4 9367 3735
USA
+1 561 813 7511
ahoyclub.com · charter@ahoyclub.com
https://ahoyclub.com/charter/itinerary/st-barths-1-week
Yacht charter, sales, management and refit.
Sydney · Côte d'Azur · Palm Beach
