Service· St Thomas· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)

St. Thomas Yacht Club

18° 19.0′ N · 64° 50.7′ W · approximate

The island's sailing club at the head of Cowpet Bay on the east end, host of the St. Thomas International Regatta, the International Optimist Regatta and a busy junior and racing program, with a dining room and bar.

Practical

Position approximate: on the Cowpet Bay shore at the end of Yacht Club Road (OpenStreetMap), not a surveyed point. STYC site (2026): 6224 Estate Nazareth; tel 340-775-6320; open daily 8 am to 7 pm, to 10 pm on Tuesday and Saturday; lunch and dinner menus; launch service and a dock sign-up form; a 30-day 'Blue Water Trial' membership is offered. The site does not publish a visiting-yacht or reciprocal policy or mooring details, so call ahead before landing a dinghy. Regattas: VI-PR Friendship Regatta, MLK Regatta, Round the Rocks Race, St. Thomas International Regatta and the International Optimist Regatta (the 33rd ran June 14 to 21, 2026); the site announces the first USVI Sailing Week for April 8 to 11, 2027. Coast Pilot: the club has a pier and private facilities at the head of Cowpet Bay (8 to 21 ft); anchor clear of the many private moorings.

Best for

Racing, regatta entries and a sailors' bar on the east end

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