Cooper Island
Cooper Island Cruising Guide
On the eastern side of the Sir Francis Drake Channel, little Cooper Island packs the BVI’s most relaxed evening ashore into one pretty bay — and looks straight back across the water toward Salt Island and the wreck of the RMS Rhone.
The heart of it is the Cooper Island Beach Club — a solar-powered, low-key eco-resort with a restaurant, a micro-brewery, a coffee shop and a Rum Bar pouring from one of the deepest rum lists in the Caribbean. Snorkel Cistern Point off the north end of the bay and you’ll almost certainly share the water with green sea turtles.
It’s a favorite second or third night of the week — close enough to Virgin Gorda to pair with The Baths, and easy, calm and welcoming after a day under sail.
Explore Cooper Island
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In the water
Snorkel & dive
Cooper sits right next to the BVI’s most famous wreck dive.
Cistern Point
Off the north end of Manchioneel Bay — turtles, rays and reef fish, an easy swim from the mooring field.
Dive-site details →RMS Rhone
The Caribbean’s most famous wreck dive — the 1867 mail steamer off Salt Island, a short hop across from Cooper.
Dive-site details →Markoe Point
Wall and boulders off Cooper’s south end — sea fans, sponges and reef fish.
Dive-site details →Ashore
Eat, drink & do
Cooper Island Beach Club
Solar-powered eco-resort restaurant right on the beach — fresh, local and low-key.
More →The Rum Bar
One of the deepest rum lists in the Caribbean — 280+ bottles — steps from the dinghy dock.
More →Keep exploring
Nearby anchorages
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