A new superyacht marina is to be built on the Caribbean island of St Kitts. A total of 12 permanent superyacht berths are for sale in Christophe Harbour starting at $2.5 million for a 60-metre berth. Larger berths of 68 and 73 metres will be priced at US$10,000 per foot. The marina will also feature a further 288 berths for transient yachts ranging in size from 175 metres down to 25. To create the marina, the developers will blast and dredge a channel from Whitehouse Bay into the caldera of an extinct volcano (above), where the controlling draught will be 5.4 metres.
The plans include a 300-acre harbour village and marina, with 2,000 residential properties being sold at $5 million an acre. The marina is due for completion within the next three years. Two hotels and a golf course will then be built over a ten-year period. Randy Shelton, director of sales, told SYW that he is confident he will get deposits on six superyacht berths within weeks of them becoming available.
SuperYachtWorld, 11 March 2009
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A new superyacht marina is to be built on the Caribbean island of St Kitts. A total of 12 permanent superyacht berths are for sale in Christophe Harbour starting at $2.5 million for a 60-metre berth. Larger berths of 68 and 73 metres will be priced at US$10,000 per foot. The marina will also feature a further 288 berths for transient yachts ranging in size from 175 metres down to 25. To create the marina, the developers will blast and dredge a channel from Whitehouse Bay into the caldera of an extinct volcano (above), where the controlling draught will be 5.4 metres. 