St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. A rising tide of opportunities for boat crews and brokers to connect, from one-on-one meet-and-greets to USVI-style social events, is what makes the 2025 USVI Charter Yacht Show a ‘must-attend’ industry event. Set for November 7-10, 2025, the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Associations (VIPCA)-hosted show will once again be held…
Explore highlights from the 2024 USVI Charter Yacht Show, featuring over 60 professionally crewed yachts, vibrant competitions, and the best of Caribbean marine tourism.
Dive into the highlights of the 2023 USVI Charter Yacht Show, where over 70 boutique-style charter yachts dazzled 140 international brokers and attendees, showcasing the US Virgin Islands as the Caribbean’s premier maritime destination.
The global yacht charter market, set to soar to U.S. $11.06 billion by 2030, is seeing the U.S. Virgin Islands emerge as a pivotal hub. With the 2023 USVI Charter Yacht Show on the horizon and the support of influential sponsors like Mango Media, LLC, luxury marine tourism in the region is poised for unprecedented growth.
Veuve Clicquot champagne, Miraval Rose, Grand Marnier, Captain Morgan rum and St. John Brewers VI beer, distributed by Bellows International and Grey Goose vodka and Soggy Dollar rum, supplied by the West Indies Company, are the official beer, wine and liquors of the 2020 USVI Charter Yacht Show
Over half (54 percent) of U.S. adults named food as one of the most important attributes when choosing their vacation destination, according to Statistica.com. Indeed, dining is one of the finest pleasures of a boutique crewed charter yacht vacation in the Caribbean. Thus, the Virgin Island’s Professional Charter Association (VIPCA), organizers of the 2019 USVI…
An inspired use of fresh local ingredients, which reflect the hottest global cuisines and look as good as they taste.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Nearly 60 multihulls, monohulls and motor yachts lined the docks at IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande on St. Thomas for the USVI Charter Yacht Show, held November 10 to 13, and hosted by the VI Professional Charter Association (VIPCA). Over 100 brokers from the Caribbean, U.S. and Europe toured the fleet,…
Two chefs won top prizes at the USVI Charter Yacht Show’s Culinary Competition, held November 12th at Yacht Haven Grande on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Melissa ‘Missy’ Kom, chef aboard the 47ft Leopard catamaran, Pisces, earned first place in the Appetizer category for her shrimp and grits with red-eye gravy. Meanwhile, Rebecca Silva, chef…