Cabin Charter sailing holidays in Antigua & Barbuda

Reef-lined beaches, rainforests and resorts

Antigua & Barbuda is a country made up of the islands of Antigua and Barbuda and several smaller islands. It is well known for reef-lined beaches, rainforests and resorts. Antigua’s Jolly Harbour, Falmouth and English Harbours are yachting hubs, and English Harbour includes the site of historic Nelson’s Dockyard, now part of a UNESCO world heritage site.

This very special sailing area offers some of the best coastal sailing and passage making you can experience. With an average climate of 27°C / 81°F year round, the breeze during our holiday season is nearly always easterly around 15 to 20 knots; perfect conditions for sailing.

365 beaches

Antigua is famous for turquoise waters and having hundreds of white sandy beaches – there are supposedly 365, one for every day of the year. So if you are looking for an unspoilt paradise, you will find it here. A cluster of tiny offshore islands, including Great Bird Island, are perfect snorkelling and bird watching spots. Green Island to the east is great for kayaking and paddle-boarding.

Best sundowner destination

Barbuda is around a five-hour sail from Antigua and has some of the most unspoilt beaches. Low Bay on the west coast combines eleven miles of white sandy beach and front row seats to one of the best sundowner destinations. There is also the opportunity for a very worthwhile detour, with a guided boat trip to the Frigate Bird Sanctuary in Codrington. And en route you may even get to spot some of the wild boar, deer and donkeys (aka stop signs) that roam the island.

Sailing holidays in style

Whether you are travelling solo, as a couple or a group, you will have an unforgettable crewed charter with BlueFoot Travel. Book your private cabin and relax, enjoy delicious food, get hands-on sailing experience, and have lots of fun as we sail from one beautiful island to the next. So select a trip and join us in Antigua & Barbuda and create some amazing experiences you can share with your friends and family.

Further information

Antigua & Barbuda’s Official Site

Antigua & Barbuda on Trip Advisor

Antigua on Windfinder

Source: Caribbean Tourism Development Company

Crystal clear waters at one of the beautiful beaches on Great Bird Island, Antigua.

Beautiful Barbuda’s 17 Mile Beach

Nemo anchored of Lower Bay

BlueFoot Travel Guest on Great Bird Island

Nothing like a relaxed crew and skipper :-). Very happy guests.

A secluded beach on Green Island. Perfect for paddle boarding. Absolute heaven!

A secluded beach on Green Island. Perfect for our guests to have their first paddle board practice. Absolute heaven!

Skipper Neil providing a bit of kayaking tuition at Green Island.

Jumping for joy on our own private beach in Green Island, Antigua!

Guests out on the kayak in Green Island, Antigua.

Guest working hard as we prepare to tack!

Incredible turquoise waters and blue skies at Jolly Harbour anchorage, Antigua.

Neil at Devil’s Bridge in Antigua.

Nemo in Jolly Harbour. All ready for her guests and raring to go sailing around Antigua!

Nemo in Jolly Harbour. Ready for her guests & raring to go sailing in Antigua!

A local market in Antigua.

Nelsons Dockyard, Antigua.

More beautifully restored buildings in Nelson’s Dockyard. This one is a hotel.

Taking a stroll around Nelson’s dockyard before cocktails at Admiralty Inn.

Nemo with her sails out on a beautiful day in Antigua.

Ffryes Beach, Antigua.

Guest on the help under the care of skipper Neil.

Beautiful blues all around. Tropical paradise at its best, and wonderful sailing.

The classic palm tree shot with turquoise waters and blue skies at Great Bird Island, Antigua.

Fabulous sunset with BlueFoot Travel at Great Bird Island anchorage, Antigua.

After a small hike up the side of Great Bird Island, this is the view that welcomes you. The place where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea in perfect harmony. And a great place for taking photos!

You will get to see a lot of these on a sailing holiday with BlueFoot Travel. Stunning sunsets.

BlueFoot Travel guest Don at the helm under guidance from Skipper Neil

Happy guest on the helm.

BlueFoot Travel Five Islands and the safe water mark in Antigua

Beautiful Five Islands in Antigua with the safe water mark in the foreground.

BlueFoot Travel guest at helm under care of skipper Neil

Another happy guest on the helm.

BlueFoot Travel guests on their last day in Jolly Harbour

Last day group photo at Jolly Harbour, Antigua.

Another sunset, this time from Jolly Harbour in Antigua. Photo taken from the WestPoint Bar.

Pink sands of Barbuda.

17 mile beach, Barbuda.

Antigua Airport

VC Bird International airport (ANU)

Airlines & airports

International carriers such as Air Canada, WestJet, Delta, United Airlines, JetBlue, American Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Thomas Cook and LIAT all have direct flights to Antigua. There are direct flights to Antigua from the following airports in:

The Caribbean

Anguilla (AXA), Barbados (BGI), Dominican Republic (SDQ), Dominica (DOM), Guadeloupe (PTP), Nevis (NEV), Puerto Rico (SJU), St. Barts (SBH), St. Kitts (SKB), St. Lucia (SLU), St. Maarten (SXM), St. Thomas (STT), St. Vincent (SVD), Tortola BVIs (EIS) and Trinidad (POS).

USA & Canada

Atlanta, Georgia, USA (ATL), Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (CLT), Miami, USA (MIA), Montreal, Canada (YUL), New York, USA (JFK), Newark, New Jersey, USA (EWR), Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS), San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU), and Toronto, Canada (YYZ).

Europe

Frankfurt, Germany (FRA), London, UK (LGW), Manchester, UK (MAN).

Flight times

Flights from London take approximately nine hours, Miami three hours, New York four hours, and Toronto four hours.

Transfers

It takes about 30 minutes in a taxi from the airport to Jolly Harbour and it costs approximately US$24. Further pricing available here.

Hotels

We often get asked if we have any hotel recommendations so that guests can enjoy some time ashore before and/or after their cabin charter with us.

As we always live on Nemo, we don’t have any personal hotel experience, but our previous guests do and these are some of their recommendations:

BnB in St John’s – with a lovely view and the accommodations are in a small guest house. This place is owned by Nicole of Nicole’s Table which provides cooking classes which look like fun.

Antigua Village Beach Resort – 1 and 2 bedroom condos that are on Dickenson Beach – next door to Sandals Resort

Sugar Ridge – Across the road from Jolly Harbour. All rooms have their own pool, there is a wonderful central pool and wonderful restaurants. The concierge will take you to the beach and to Jolly Harbour.

Five Senses B&B

The Lodge – English Harbour