By George Otto ~ May 20th, 2014. The Marina at Schooner Bay offers transient dockage, resident boat storage, and a full range of services and provisions in a quaint seaside Bahamian village setting on Great Abaco Island. By Christine Carpenter Built in 2011 on Great Abaco in The Bahamas, Schooner Bay was fashioned as an authentic harbour […]
By Olivia Schleicher, Marina Life April, 2014 Schooner Bay, a contemporary and eco-friendly harbor village community on Great Abaco Island, is the perfect place to experience the charms of the Bahamas. Just 28 miles south of Marsh Harbour, there are pink sand beaches to tiptoe along and natural protected forests to explore. Developers broke ground on […]
By Yahoo Finance – Market Wired March 31, 2014 MIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – March 31, 2014) – The Abaco Islands in the Bahamas are alive with new activity and becoming a new hub for tourism throughout the entire island chain. At the center of the action on Great Abaco Island is Schooner Bay, a revolutionary, sustainable real […]
By Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald March 30, 2014 NASSAU, Bahamas — Nature trails, a yoga platform on a rocky cliff overlooking crashing waves and a starry midnight blue sky are among the hooks for potential buyers at the Schooner Bay resort community in the Bahamas. “I walk that beach at night and I’ve never seen […]
by Lynn Gape Deputy Executive Director, Bahamas National Trust One of the biggest challenges that Bahamians face is balancing the development and the conservation of important ecosystems. The Bahamas faces considerable challenges as the demand for coastal land for tourism facilities and forested areas for homes continues to grow. Coastal sand dunes serve a more […]
By Andres Duany December, 2013 I had not been to Schooner Bay for a couple of years, so when I returned last week it was a shock—a very pleasant one. I had hoped that Schooner Bay would grow up to be a very simple place—in a sense, a very pure place—the way that I remember […]
Interior decorator, Tom Scheerer, is no stranger to The Bahamas. He has long been a part of the Harbour Island community, having owned and decorated various house in and around Dunmore Town over the years. He also recently completed a redesign of the venerable Lyford Cay Club in Nassau, a project that garnered international acclaim […]
By Paul Pinder December, 2013 Blackfly Bonefish Lodge’s Head of Fishing Operations explains how he got into the business of bonefishing and shares some thoughts about what makes Blackfly, Schooner Bay, and indeed all of South Abaco, so special. I was born in Sandy Point, Abaco in 1965 to Edward and Isadora Pinder. I left […]
By Schooner Bay December, 2013 Visitors to Schooner Bay encounter one of the most breathtaking views in all of The Bahamas as they ascend the ridge that overlooks the village, harbour, beaches and sea. To the naked eye, this summit appears to be little more than a coconut grove with a view; yet, the windswept […]
By Schooner Bay December, 2013 We are pleased to announce the groundbreaking of The Sandpiper Harbour Inn & Restaurant, a new landmark situated on Bay Street along the Schooner Bay waterfront. The Sandpiper will be Schooner Bay’s first full-service inn and restaurant serving the general public and is set for a soft opening in late […]