Luxury catamaran on a cabin charter in the British Virgin Islands
Real footage from real BVI cabin charters

BVI cabin charters, from a captain who knows them inside out.

A private cabin on a crewed luxury catamaran — the full British Virgin Islands sailing holiday, without booking a whole yacht. Here's how Sail Per Cabin started, and why.

Max — Founder, Sail Per Cabin · chef & captain in the BVI

My story

From crewed-charter chef to British Virgin Islands captain.

I didn't set out to build a brand. I set out to give people the best week of their year — and I've spent years running cabin charters in the British Virgin Islands to learn exactly what that takes.

Max at the helm of a crewed catamaran in the British Virgin Islands Max · at the helm in the BVI

I came to the British Virgin Islands as a chef on crewed catamarans. The food was my job, but the people were what stayed with me. I'd watch a group board on a Saturday, polite and reserved, and disembark a week later as friends. That happened on every charter, and it's the reason I'm still doing this.

I've run cabin charters and full private charters costing several times the price — and the experience that made the week was never the size of the yacht.

I saw it clearly from the helm. The grander yachts cost far more and delivered barely a better week. What guests actually remembered — the snorkelling stops, the dinners on deck, the people they met — turned up on every charter, at every price point I sailed.

What surprised me was how few people knew a per-cabin charter was even an option — that you can book a single private cabin on a crewed luxury catamaran instead of the whole yacht, and still get the full all-inclusive week. So I built Sail Per Cabin to close that gap: connecting travellers with the right cabin charter in the British Virgin Islands, matching them to the right yacht and week, and handling the booking from start to finish.

Years of charter experience
Crewed-charter chef

It started in the galley

Years running the galley on crewed catamaran charters taught me how a charter actually works — provisioning, guest care and the daily rhythm of life on board.

BVI charter captain

Then I took the helm

I've skippered these British Virgin Islands waters ever since — planning itineraries, reading the weather and managing every detail that keeps a charter running smoothly.

Sail Per Cabin

Your cabin charter expert

Now I put that first-hand charter experience to work for you — matching you to the right per-cabin charter and guiding you through every step to a stress-free, all-inclusive sailing holiday.

The part people worry about

“But what if I don't know anyone?”

It's the most common question I get about a shared cabin charter. Here's an honest answer, from years of watching how it actually plays out.

On a per-cabin charter you share a crewed catamaran with a small group — usually a handful of other guests. Most people board not knowing anyone and leave as friends. Sharing a boat does that: you eat together, snorkel the same stops, and explore the same islands all week.

Groups stay small, so you're never lost in a crowd. Plenty of guests book solo or as a couple and settle in straight away. And if you'd rather keep to yourselves, there's room for that too.

Most guests board not knowing anyone — and leave planning next year's trip together.

Small groups

A handful of guests per boat, never a crowd. You'll know everyone by the first evening.

Shared days

Meals, snorkelling stops and island visits are done together, so getting to know people is easy.

Solo or as a couple

Most guests book one or two cabins. You won't be the odd one out.

What is a cabin charter?

You book a cabin, not the whole yacht.

A traditional yacht charter means renting an entire boat and finding the group and budget to fill it. A per-cabin charter divides that crewed catamaran into private cabins, so you book just the space you need and join a small group for the week — all-inclusive, fully crewed, with a captain and chef on board.

The old way

Whole-boat charter

  • Find a group of 8–10 to fill the boat
  • Pay for the entire yacht
  • Sort the route, provisioning and logistics
The Sail Per Cabin way

Per-cabin charter

  • Book only the private cabin(s) you need
  • Come solo, as a couple or with friends
  • All-inclusive week on a crewed luxury catamaran
7
nights sailing the BVI
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private cabin is all you book
All-in
meals, crew & sailing included
No stock photos. Not one.

Every photo is from a real BVI cabin charter.

Every image and clip on this site was taken on an actual Sail Per Cabin trip in the British Virgin Islands — real guests, real catamarans, real anchorages. What you see is what you book.

Anchored off Anegada on a British Virgin Islands cabin charter
The experience

Seven days sailing the British Virgin Islands.

From The Baths on Virgin Gorda to the snorkelling stops and beach bars in between — see exactly where your cabin charter takes you, day by day.

Day 1 · Set sail The Baths Snorkel stops Beach bars + more
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Everything you need before booking a per-cabin charter — what's included, what to pack, what a day on board looks like, and how the booking works. Written from real BVI charter experience.

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