Developers behind Abaco’s Schooner Bay community expressed confidence it would become “the hottest place to be in the Out Islands” within five years, telling Tribune Business all infrastructure/utilities work would be completed by December 2012.
James Malcolm, Schooner Bay’s sales and marketing director, said the developers were in “the final push” to turn the location into a true “destination”, and realise the original vision of its founder, Orjan Lindroth.
He added that the Blackfly BoneFish Lodge, set to be centrepiece at Schooner Bay, was set for an April 2013 completion, and it was already “fully booked” for May-June next year.
Schooner Bay has 60 property owners to-date, accounting for 48 per cent of the 125 lots that were put on the market in Phase I. The project, intended to be a model for sustainable development and living in the Bahamas, has 450 lots in total.
Among the small businesses operating at Schooner Bay are Abaco Nature Tours, Froggy’s Down Island Adventures, Islands By Design, Bahamas National Trust, Amanda Design, Lightbourn Family Farms, Flava Catering, Islander Home Services, Carib Procurement, Frederick’s Agency and Antonius Roberts Gallery.
