U.S. House of Representatives has passed a new bill, which is bringing the Caribbean USVI yacht charter industry one step closer to regaining it’s leadership and will help to boost the local economy.
One of the last Grand Banks fishing schooners built in Essex, the outstanding 137-foot superyacht ROSEWAY from 1925 is currently being hosted by IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande Marina as part of the World Ocean School organization’s mission to provide challenging educational programs for children in the US Virgin Islands.
IGY Marinas announced the IGY Anchor Pass, aimed at large superyachts – private as well as those available for charter. The Anchor Pass is a unique 365-day game-changing berthing plan and dockage program that includes 10 IGY destinations.
Charlie Irons was appointed as the new Director of Operations for IGY Marinas’ flagship destination, the Yacht Haven Grande marina in St Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands of the fabulous luxury superyacht charter destination – the Caribbean.
Lee Hicks has become a new general manager of the IGY Marinas’ American Yacht Harbor Marina, situated in the fabulous Caribbean yacht charter destination – St. Thomas.
In response to the increasing demand for more flexible dockage programs from its customers, IGY Marinas has launched a new 365-day berthing plan for yachts over 80 feet: The Anchor Pass. This includes 8 IGY superyacht marinas, such as Yacht Haven Grande, situated in a popular Caribbean yacht charter destination – St. Thomas.
IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande in St. Thomas, the Rodney Bay Marina in St. Lucia, as well as the Yacht Club Isle de Sol in St. Maarten have been all awarded with 5 Gold Anchors each. Received by Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA), all of these superyacht marinas make part of the IGY Yacht Haven Grande Collection.
IGY Marinas has recently presented Mr. Gili Wojnowich in the role of a new General Marina Manager for Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas in the fabulous Caribbean.
Situated in the popular Caribbean yacht charter destinations – St. Thomas, St. Lucia and St. Martin – three fabulous superyacht marinas, including Yacht Haven Grande, Rodney Bay Marina as well as The Yacht Club at Isle de Sol have been awarded the ICOMIA Clean Marina Award. All of these belong to IGY Marinas.
The IGY Caribbean Anchor Pass program encourages mega yachts´ cruising in the Caribbean in an increasingly popular and convenient way. It is the method of choice for a large number of mega yachts looking to save on dockage, while keeping the freedom and flexibility to travel to several islands under one package.
Hundreds of sailors head to the Caribbean each year to compete in the St. Thomas Yacht Club’s International Rolex Regatta, and this year, from March 25-27, the three-day event will prove once again–for the 38th time, in fact–that its unique blend of island-style hospitality, competition and camaraderie is the perfect formula for attracting new talent as well as die-hards devoted to returning year after year.