Boatyard
Hurricane Dorian: All Clear
The eye of Hurricane Dorian passed over St Thomas (USVI) approximately 22 miles away as a category 1 hurricane yesterday at 2pm with 77mph sustained winds and gusts as high as 97mph. It battered the BVI with heavy rain and strong tropical force, perhaps hurricane strength, winds. None of the boats at Nanny Cay, on…
Read MoreNanny Cay Partners With RDA For Pilot Programme
Nanny Cay has partnered with the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) on a pilot programme for the proper recovery and removal of the remaining 200 derelict and abandoned boats throughout the BVI left after Irma.
Read MoreA Little Bit Of Island Ingenuity
When a very deep draft racing yacht needs a little R&R on the hard, and we have one troublesome high spot in the marina at low tide, we bring a little island-ingenuity to bear.
Read MoreWide-body Travelift Has Major Overhaul
Our wide-body 70-tonne Travelift, capable of lifting and moving catamarans up to 32′ beam and 70 tons in weight, underwent a major overhaul in February.
Read MoreFebruary Update: Phase I Inner Marina completed; first renovated hotel rooms completed
Four docks completed in inner marina, first refurbished hotel rooms available for booking, work on additional reconstruction and improvements continue apace.
Read MoreAutumn Update
Autumn updates on progress and improvements at Nanny Cay including marina, boatyard, hotel, eating and drinking, and general infrastructure.
Read MoreYamaha Master Technician At Nanny Cay
Tradewind Yachting Services´ Chuck Steely has just returned from Atlanta as a freshly minted Yamaha Outboard Master Technician. Master Technician is the absolute highest certification a Yamaha technician can attain, and an elite few achieve this designation.
Read MoreSummer Storage – To Mast Or Not To Mast?
Nanny Cay is strongly recommending that all monohull boats remove their masts for the summer storage period but it is NOT a requirement.
We are separating monohulls stored without masts from those with masts. We believe boats stored without masts in their own area will fair better, and suffer less ‘third party damage’ if we have future storm events.
Read MoreProperty Update; Summer Restoration and Improvements
Inner marina to be fully operational by December; Major infrastructural improvements coming this year including increased water production and storage; Boatyard getting new 60-tonne trailer; Owners committed to improving and hardening Nanny Cay to maintain its status as the Caribbean’s premier resort marina and boatyard.
Read MoreBoatyard Team Completes Post-Irma Recovery
At 3pm on February 23, the Nanny Cay team righted the last boat in the boatyard that had been toppled by Hurricane Irma on September 6th.
Over 200 boats were moved in the process, with us having to move 80 boats to reach the 130 boats that had to be righted and re-chocked.
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