Tortola’s 700 boats for charter make the island home to the Caribbean’s largest fleet. Being on the water, whether for a day or several days, is part of the BVI experience. If you know how to maneuver your own vessel, charter a bareboat, and if you don’t, book a multi-day sail with a captain and a crew.

Among the largest companies in the BVI, the Moorings, based in Tortola, offers both options. Either way, you’ll spend time with the breeze in your face, gliding through the glistening, turquoise waters and anchoring offshore of sandy beaches where there are few others, or maybe no one else at all.