{standard_header_image:alt_text}

Christophe Harbour Blog

New homesites on Pavilion Hill

By Angie Owen in Community, Real Estate, St. Kitts

Christophe Harbour is pleased to announce a new collection of beautiful residential homesites at the popular Pavilion Hill enclave within the gated Sandy Bank Bay community. 

This limited release of five homesites sits on a prominent bluff high above The Pavilion beach club, taking advantage of breezes, sunlight and sweeping views of land and sea, offering the kind of breathtaking panoramas of the ocean and the superyacht marina that are wholly unique to Christophe Harbour. 

No other collection of homesites is closer to The Pavilion, our member's-only sanctuary with its oceanside pool and cabana, open-air dining and shoreside activities. Not only does each homesite purchase mean eligibility for Christophe Harbour Club Membership,...

Read More

Christophe Harbour at the Palm Beach International Boat Show 2016

By Angie Owen in Events

From March 17 to 20, the Christophe Harbour team will be heading to West Palm Beach for the 31st annual Palm Beach International Boat Show. With over US$ 1.2 billion-worth of yachts, superyachts and nautical accessories on display, plus luxury and superyacht exhibitors from all over the world, this is one if the top boat shows in the US. A slightly more understate affair than the hectic whirlwind of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Palm Beach benefits from the exclusivity and beauty of its location, attracting high end clients from all over the world.

This year sees the show expand to include a new pier within the Palm Harbour Marina, which will provide an additional 30 slips capable of berthing superyachts up to 85m. An...

Read More

The RORC Caribbean 600 brings sailing legends to St Kitts

By Angie Owen in Events, Marina, St. Kitts, Yachting

Last week, we were lucky enough to witness some serious racing yachts in the waters around St Kitts participating in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s (RORC) Caribbean 600. One of the great 600nm ocean race challenges, along with the Rolex Fastnet Race and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, the Caribbean 600 (running 22 February to 26 February this year) sees participating yachts circumnavigating 11 Caribbean islands, starting at ending in Fort Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua, taking in places like St Maarten, Guadeloupe, Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Saba and St Barths. 

Since the first race in 2009, this event has attracted a wide selection of yachts including superyacht schooners and classics to the latest IRC designs. The winding island course requires crews to work...

Read More

Caribbean CrewFest brings superyachts and their crew to St Kitts

By Angie Owen in Events, Marina, Yachting

15 and 16 January saw Christophe Harbour play host to the first ever Caribbean CrewFest in partnership with ACREW Yachting. A resounding success, the event brought 10 yachts, including M/Y Naia, S/Y Perseus^3, M/Y Galaxy, S/Y Timoneer and M/Y Seawolf, into The Marina at Christophe Harbour, with 98 crewmembers taking part in five professional development workshops, networking and a fantastic crew party with Zoom Yachting. 

The mainstay of the superyacht community, the crew are not only key influencers in the decision of where owners spend time (and return) with their yachts, but also integral to ensuring that owners crucially enjoy spending time on board. Christophe Harbour has always been committed to supporting crew and providing a welcoming place for them...

Read More

Customs House signals new era at Christophe Harbour Marina

By Katherine in Community, Marina, St. Kitts, Yachting

A new era was launched on Tuesday, 3rd November, 2015, when top government officials in St. Kitts and Nevis, led by the country’s Governor General, joined the developers of the Christophe Harbour community, for a historic ground breaking ceremony, to herald the official  start of construction of the Customs House.

The facility signalizes the first phase of the marina village and will accommodate the customs and immigration services at the Marina at Christophe Harbour, situated on the Southeast Peninsula of this gem of a Caribbean island, St. Kitts. A crew lounge, fitness centre, services for yachting guests, real estate sales along with marina services have been incorporated into the design.

The marina, which opened in early 2015, is already...

Read More