• How To

BoatyBall is a web based application that allows boaters to reserve mooring balls, pay for selected first come first serve moorings, make diners reservations, request dockage, and much more while in the Virgin Islands.

Currently, there are three types of moorings in the BoatyBall program: Reservable, First Come First Serve (FCFS) moorings, and Day Use Only moorings. Reservable moorings cost $55.00 per night and First Come First Serve are $30-$40 per night. The day use only moorings provides users an easy way to donate to local charities and organizations that maintain the moorings.

Reservations Only Moorings

The Reservable mooring balls are bright orange, a different shape, have numbers on them, and will have the BoatyBall logo clearly visible. Through the web based application, you will be able to reserve any mooring that is in the reservations only program.

Reservable Mooring Locations
  1. Cooper Island
  2. Leverick Bay - Virgin Gorda
  3. Saba Rock - Virgin Gorda
  4. Setting Point - Anegada
  5. Diamond Cay - Jost Van Dyke
  6. BLine - Little Jost
  7. Little Harbour - Jost Van Dyke
  8. Great Harbour - Jost Van Dyke
  9. Cane Garden Bay - Tortola
  10. Soper’s Hole - Tortola
  11. Marina Cay - Scrub Island

The First Come First Serve mooring balls are white with an orange BoatyBall sticker on them. You will find First Come First Serve Moorings in both the USVI and the BVI. The moorings in the BoatyBall application can be paid for on the app.

First Come First Serve Locations
  1. Cooper Island - Cooper Island
  2. Leverick Bay - Virgin Gorda
  3. Saba Rock - Virgin Gorda
  4. Marina Cay - Scrub Island
  5. BLine - Little Jost
  6. Little Harbour - Jost Van Dyke
  7. Nazareth Bay - St. Thomas
  8. Great Bay - St. Thomas
  9. Muller Bay - St. Thomas
  10. Saint John Bay - St. Thomas
  11. Coki Bay - St. Thomas
  12. Long Bay - St. Thomas
  13. Lindbergh Bay - St. Thomas
  14. Brewers Bay - St. Thomas
  15. Careening Cove - Hassel Island USVI

The Day Use Only are white with yellow reflective tape and a orange BoatyBall sticker on them. You will find “Day Use Only Moorings” in both the USVI and the BVI. Donations to the organizations that manage the moorings can be made through the application.

Day Use Only
  1. Willie T Wreck - Key Bay - Peter Island
  2. SharkPlano’s Wreck - Great Dog
  3. Kodiak Queen Wreck - Long Bay - Virgin Gorda
  4. Congo Cay - USVI
  5. Mingo Cay - USVI
  6. Grass Cay - USVI
  7. Thatch Cay - USVI
  8. Sprat Bay - Water Island USVI

Tips & Precautions: First and foremost, DO NOT TIE up to a reservations only mooring ball unless you have reserved it. DO NOT BE THAT CAPTAIN that ties up to a mooring ball reserved by someone else. Captains that violate this policy will have their accounts and boats suspended permanently and will be reported to their charter company. Make sure your mooring ball number you tie up to matches the ball number you reserved.

Tip & Precautions: Not all mooring balls in the Virgin Islands are in the BoatyBall program. If you are going to use the application to pay for a BoatyBall mooring, please ensure that you are tied up to a BoatyBall mooring. Failure to do so can result in the loss of your payment.

Get Started

To get started using the App:
  1. Go to BoatyBall.com and select “BOATER APPLICATION”
  2. Create account and look for confirmation email
  3. After confirming account, enter boat information and payment methods under the account profile. You must have a “CURRENT” boat in your profile in order to make a reservation.
Reserve a Mooring
  1. Reservable moorings are made availalbe every morning at 7 am local time. They are bright orange, numbered, and can only be paid for at BoatyBall.com
  2. Orange moorings in the application are available for reservation. Gray moorings have already been reserved.
  3. To reserve, go to your desired bay in the application and select an orange mooring. Tap on “Reserve”. This reserves the mooring and you have 4 minutes to complete the transaction. Select “Pay” to pay for your transaction. Once the transaction is completed a red flag will appear in the location of your reserved mooring. You will also recieve a confirmation email.
  4. Check in and check out for the reservable moorings is 12 pm.
First Come First Serve Mooring
  1. First Come First Serve Moorings in the BoatyBall program are white bouys with orange BoatyBall stickers on them. These moorings appear blue in the application.
  2. Once tied up and secured to a mooring, log into your account at BoatyBall.com. Then use the application to select a blue mooring in your current bay. The mooring number is not relevant for first come first serve moorings.
  3. The application will ask you to confirm that you are currently tied up to a first come first serve BoatyBall mooring. Read the terms and select “I Agree”.
  4. Press the PAY button and you are done. You will receive an email verification of your payment. Keep this as it is proof of your payment for your stay.
Day Use Only
  1. Day Use Only Moorings are in populare dive sites and have a reflective yellow stripe on them. These moorings appear yellow in the BoatyBall application. You can make a donation to the organizations that maintain these moorings at any time by selecting the yellow mooring in the application and donating.
  2. Once tied up and secured to a mooring, log into your account at BoatyBall.com. Then use the application to select a yellow mooring in your current bay. The mooring number is not relevant for day use only moorings.
  3. After selecting “Pay” the application will ask you to confirm that you are currently tied up to a day use only BoatyBall mooring. Read the terms and select “I Agree”.
Request Dinner Reservations, Dockage, & Provisions
  1. Icons in the application provide links to the BoatyBall website which provides additional information and allows you to submit requests that will go directly to the establishment.
  2. Go to the planning section of the BoatyBall website or search in the website by island and bay. You can then request dockage, dinner reservations, and other services directly from the website.
  3. Once a request is submitted, a representative form the establishment will respond to confirm availability
Cancell Mooring Reservation - See terms for cancellation policy
  1. Go to payments by selecting the three lines in the upper right corner
  2. Select the payment you would like to cancel
  3. Select the orange box that says “Cancel Reservation”