I'll be sailing a bareboat charter out of Charlotte Amalie in May 2020. I and my wife are US citizens and a couple from England will be on board with us along with a Captain for hire for 8 hours on the first day. We are required to drop the captain off at a port with a ferry so he/she can get back to Charlotte Amalie.
I'd like to make it to Leinster Bay, St. John the first day but the closest port (besides Cruz Bay) is Soper's Hole, BVI.
I'd like to sail into Soper's Hole harbor and have my friend from England take him to shore with the dinghy (I will not be dropping anchor or picking up a mooring). If my friend does not tie up to the dock and drops the captain off, is my friend still required to check in at BVI customs? Or can my friend just drop the captain off and immediately head back to our sailboat without checking in to customs?
I'm asking because we'd like to stay at Leinster Bay the first day and then officially enter the BVI the next day without all the back and forth.
