Beach· St Thomas· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Sapphire Beach & Marina
18° 20.1′ N · 64° 50.9′ W · approximate
A palm-backed east-end beach just north of Red Hook, with a small deep-water marina in the alcove behind the resort spit and Shark Island offshore.
Practical
Position approximate: off the beach near Prettyklip Point (the local name for Sapphire Beach, per the Coast Pilot), inferred from the Coast Pilot's description and the OpenStreetMap coastline. Sapphire Beach Marina (its site): a private 65-slip deep-water marina for sail and power yachts up to 65 ft, less than 5 miles from St. John; short-term and seasonal slips by reservation form or sapphirebeachmarina@gmail.com. Coast Pilot: the marina is in the alcove west of a spit with hotels and condominiums southeast of Prettyklip Point, with reported buoys marking the channel; a strong current runs between Shark Island (32 ft, foul ground all round) and Prettyklip Point.
Best for
A beach day or a quieter east-end slip
Nearby
- Sapphire Beach Marina0.2 NM away
- Lindquist Beach (Smith Bay)0.3 NM away
- American Yacht Harbor (Red Hook)0.6 NM away
- Bernie's Bar & Grill (Red Hook)0.6 NM away
- Duffy's Love Shack (Red Hook)0.6 NM away
- Hook'd USVI (Red Hook)0.6 NM away
- Marina Market (Red Hook)0.6 NM away
- Moe's Fresh Market (Red Hook)0.6 NM away