FAQ

The beach will be moved between the two marinas.

Public access will continue and the new beach will have more usable swimming and bathing area than the current beach because of the amount of coral rubble in the water.

In addition to the panoramic restaurant in behind it, there will be a bar closer to the beach.

No.  We have never had lifeguards on our beach and will continue to rely on people’s common sense to assess whether it is safe for them and and their family to go into the water.

Yes.  We have supported the KATS Swim programme for over 20 years and will continue to do so.

Townhouse owners and tenants, hotel guests, marina guests, guests from Nanny Cay bases charter companies.  The general public will be able to use the pool for a day fee.

Marine Training & Education at HLSCC – Funding & Support

City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Marine Construction, Systems Engineering and Maintenance (2014-2017)

• Post Hurricane IRMA: Recovery Short Courses (2018)
• DACUM (Develop a Curriculum), post Hurricane IRMA recovery initiative: marine industry engagement and panels hosted by Nanny Cay (2018-2019), leading to Marine Professional Training (MPT) 
• ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council): Fundamentals of Marine Service Technology Curriculum purchase for HLSCC, July 2019
• MPT Level 1 support October 2019-present (all Cohorts of MPT to date): procurement, storage, scholarships, apprenticeships, hiring, media and marketing
• STCW (MCA) Fire Fighting Facility renovations: containers donation (November 2022)
• Beyond Curriculum Courses (BCC) at HLSCC:
  
  • BCC Pilot Course: May 2022 (Outboard Engine Servicing, featuring Yamaha), partnered with RVIPF Marine Unit
  • August 2023-June 2024: 11 additional courses, partnered with MarineMax Vacations
• Nanny Cay Resort Pool:
  
  • hosting MPT Level 1 Basic Swimming and Water Safety training, partnered with BVI Fire and Rescue Service (Lifeguard Division)
  • hosting RVIPF Cadet Cohort (studying via HLSCC) swim training
  • hosting numerous youth swimming schools and initiatives
• Kids and the Sea (KATS) Rowboat Donation: hosted at HLSCC and taught by MPT graduates, teaching basic sea skills and inspiring future HLSCC marine enrolled students (2024)

 Sponsor and host of BVI Spring Regatta since 2010 at a cost of approximately $50K per annum.

Hosts KATS swimming

Hosts BVI Swim team training

Hosts Police swimming training

Hosts RBVIYC youth sailing program

Hosts and sponsors VISAR Winter Wonderland

VI Sloop Foundation storage of vessels

Provided Community dock

Paid for the removal of three derelict boats from Sea Cows Bay 2024

Green pledges

Many small donations particularly to Third District activities and schools.

Read what else we will be doing here.

We will be building a launch ramp and providing dinghy storage by the outer marina.

We are building an new event area with stage and restaurant village with seating and dining areas.  This will be operational all year round and easily converted to the regatta village every year.

Hannah Bay Marina will get more protection from the the new sea wall that we will build.  In fact, Hannah Bay Marina has expansion plans that rely on the new sea wall that we are building.

We will be adding three commercial/retail spaces.

Many of Nanny Cay’s employees and tenants are Sea Cows Bay residents.

Nanny Cay want Sea Cows Bay to become a marine hub. Businesses have already located to Sea Cows Bay and Hannah Bay due to marina development at Nanny Cay. It is important to facilitate businesses doing business at Nanny Cay. There are over forty independent businesses operating at Nanny Cay.

Nanny Cay needs to keep developing to keep up with the marine industry. The catamaran fleet is increasing in numbers and size as they are getting bigger. Catamarans now up to 60-90 feet in length and can cost $4M to $6M to build.  If Nanny Cay does not make the expansion to accommodate these larger yachts, the marina, and the BVI, will be left behind as other Caribbean islands will develop to do so.

We are moving the beach and you can see the new location here.  Completion of the new beach is in phase II, but construction, which includes creating the breakwater which will replace the current beach, will start in phase I.

While we transition from the current beach to the new beach we will create a small temporary beach with step access over the new breakwater in the corner of north end of the marina before the docks are installed.  It won’t be ideal but will allow people to still take a dip and sea soak. 

Turbidity curtains will be deployed throughout construction. Additional measures may be suggested by Environmental Systems Ltd, our special inspector, Town & Country Planning, Disaster Management, or Conservation & Fisheries.

Inner and outer harbours will not be dredged but there will be dredging required to create the new navigational channel. All material will be retained on site for the beach island and the extended boat storage area.

Very little reclamation.  The only land we need to create is for the new beach and the north end of enlarged boatyard.  The fill for this will be from the old beach and dredge from the channel.  

Nothing on land.  In fact, with the addition of sheet piling and breakwaters we will be adding habitat for mangrove to grow on.  The area for the new marina is mainly dead coral.  Any live coral has been relocated.  Once the marina is completed, we believe turtle grass will thrive there like it does in the other marinas.  The existing inner and outer marinas have created protected areas of clean, shallow water which has promoted the growth of seagrass and increased the nursery areas for breeding fish.

https://nannycaysouthmarina.com/knowledge-base/seagrass/

It will be left in place.  Another 500 corals have been moved in anticipation of the next development.

Environmental Systems Ltd have been appointed as the Special Inspector.

Nanny Cay has two 650kw Northern Lights generators. We believe these will be sufficient but are looking at solar options to reduce our demand on the grid and generators during the peak daylight hours.

Yes. Nanny Cay have two plants – one produces 50,000 gallons per day, the other 25,000 gallons per day. Current daily consumption is 35,000/gallons per day i.e. only 46% of production capacity. Plus, Nanny Cay has storage for 140,000 gallons.

50,000 gallons per day can be treated. We are currently processing 25,000 gallons per day i.e. we are running at 50% capacity. The plant is big enough to handle the increased demand. Plus, more and more of the larger yachts are capable of processing their own waste in an environmentally-friendly manner. Some even have incinerators.

Yes, we are reconfiguring the entire area in the new Master Plan to ensure adequate parking.

Yes, and our existing marinas, which are full,  are already too small to accommodate the new generation of catamarans.  This is a future-proof design to accommodate multiple iterations of new yachts.

Estimated to be around $30m to $40M.

In order to ensure the continuation of the existing services to the south of Nanny Cay, the construction of the new marina and amenities will be divided into two main phases, fundamentally split between sea side and land side construction. There will be some overlap of the phases and construction is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2028.

Start date is January 26, 2026

Phase 1 – Sea side and boatyard

• Construction of a new 112 slip South Marina
• Construction of the breakwater (the armour wall) to contain, shelter and protect the new South Marina
• Reclamation, and expansion of the existing boatyard
• Construction of a new 120 ton haul out facility to accommodate servicing of yachts up to 120 feet in length and 43 feet in width

Estimated construction time: 18 months

Phase 2 – Land side

About 8 months into phase I, construction of:

• Beach
• Beach bar and facilities
• Regatta and Event Village
• Sea view flagship Restaurant
• Marine Hub with Royal BVI Yacht Club and HLSCC Marine Centre
• Concierge facility, including shower and bathroom facilities
• Formation of the landscape gardens
• Retail and food Village
• Commercial units
• Addition of new parking facilities, service roads, board walks and other facilities

Estimated construction time period: 28 months

No more than a month and vibrohammers will be used to reduce noise levels.

Approximately five to six months.

Only rocks will need to be brought into the site. It is estimated to be around five to six months of traffic movement to bring in the rocks. Six trucks will be used operating five days a week during work hours.

The boatyard has two travel lifts: one is a 50-ton Marine Travelift capable of lifting monohulls up to 68 feet long, 10 feet draft and weighing up to 50 tons; the second is a wide-body 70-ton Marine Travelift capable of lifting and moving catamarans up to 32 foot beam and 70 tons in weight. The boatyard also has two hydraulic trailers.

The existing marina can accommodate 302 yachts, with capacity for 110 monohulls in the Outer Marina and 192 monohulls of various sizes in the Inner Marina (or their catamaran equivalent).  

No.

Never say never, but the plan for the new marina is to accommodate the larger private and crewed charter yachts, plus have more spare slips for transient yachts and events.

We have two fuel docks, one in the inner marina and one in outer marina, we will be adding a third in the new south marina, and pump out facilities.

The expansion will feature the installation of a custom-designed 150-ton travel lift dedicated to the latest wave of 60, 70 and 80 foot catamarans now arriving in the Caribbean – one of the widest in the region accommodating beams up to 44 feet wide.

The boatyard currently has two travel lifts: one is a 50-ton Marine Travelift capable of lifting monohulls up to 68 feet long, 10 feet draft and weighing up to 50 tons; the second is a wide-body 70-ton Marine Travelift capable of lifting and moving catamarans up to 32 foot beam and 70 tons in weight.