Great Channel Cay · The Bahamas

Your Bahamian base
for adventure.

An 89-acre private island evolving into a marina, Seaplane Base and exploration hub—five miles west of Long Island.

23°14′08.18″N   75°13′53.38″W

Announcing our new capital strategy

44 marina berths.
Planned freehold ownership.

Channel Cay intends to offer the freehold of all 44 planned marina berths, welcoming individual and institutional investors interested in bulk and single slip acquisitions.

Our capital-raising focus is the marina at the heart of Channel Cay.

Expressions of interest invited

Be part of the marina vision.

Register your interest now to receive details as the proposed ownership structure and commercial terms are developed.

Individual & institutional enquiries

Advance announcement. Pricing, title structure, berth specifications, management arrangements, charges and sale terms are not yet finalized. Proposed freehold sales remain subject to legal structuring and applicable approvals. No reservations or purchase commitments are being accepted through this website.

Two ways to start the conversation

Single slip acquisitions.
Bulk investment opportunities.

Single slip acquisitions

Express interest in purchasing a marina berth at Channel Cay. Tell us about your intended use and vessel requirements so we can keep you informed as the proposal develops.

Enquire about a single slip

Institutional & bulk investors

We welcome discussions with institutions, investment groups and marina businesses considering multiple berths or a potential acquisition of the full 44-berth offering. Allocation, transaction structure and terms remain to be developed.

Discuss a bulk acquisition

Ownership and use rights, any letting arrangements, operating costs and delivery milestones will be set out in future documentation. No rental income or investment return is promised in this announcement.

The vision

An island built around adventure.

Channel Cay is planned around activity, access and experience—not isolation. The marina and waterfront will form the center of island life, with the sea and sky opening in every direction.

Fish at dawn. Dive the reef. Explore secluded beaches. Welcome friends arriving by yacht or seaplane. Return to the marina as the day's adventures come home for the evening.

Channel Cay on film

See the island in motion.

Discover Channel Cay from sea and sky—its extraordinary waters, island landscape and emerging marina vision.

44planned marina berths
SeaplaneBase
Freeholdproposed berth ownership
80+ acresof natural preserve

Adventure at the center

Cerulean Sea.Cerulean Sky.Cerulean Island.Surreal Adventure.

One remarkable base for the Out Islands.

01

Marina

A 44-berth harbor conceived as the island's social and activity center.

02

Seaplane Base

Arrive by seaplane, with a planned Seaplane Base connecting the island to the wider Bahamas.

03

Exploration

Launch into Long Island, Exuma and the extraordinary waters of the southern Bahamas. Channel Cay will become a scheduled stop on the Sheeprunner Exuma–Long Island ferry service.

04

Stewardship

Low-density development with 80+ acres of natural preserve.

Connected by sea

Sheeprunner.
Exuma to Long Island.

Channel Cay will become a scheduled stop on the Sheeprunner Exuma–Long Island ferry service.

The planned stop will connect Channel Cay with neighboring island communities, giving visitors another way to reach the marina and explore the Out Islands.

Channel Cay stop commencement and timetable details will be shared when confirmed.

Visit Sheeprunner →
Passenger boat pictured for the Sheeprunner Exuma–Long Island ferry service
Sheeprunner · Exuma–Long Island ferry service

Explore neighboring Long Island

Sandbars, sea life
and days on the water.

Family-owned Long Island Bahamas Boat Rentals and Tours offers independent boat rentals and personalized outings with experienced, licensed local captains—a way to discover the hidden beauty of Long Island, in comfort and with safety at the center of every trip.

Miles of secluded shallows, quiet sandbars and untouched beaches make this more than a view from the deck. Take a smaller boat into the waters larger vessels cannot reach, or let a local captain show you the way.

Aerial photograph of Long Island sandbars and boats in shallow turquoise water
Miles of shallows. Room for your own adventure.
Nurse shark swimming over a reef in clear water
A closer look at marine life

Your own marine safari

Explore quiet beaches and sandbars, visit the swimming pigs, snorkel the reef, or cruise the mangrove waterways. Go privately with a licensed local captain and shape the day around what you want to see.

Explore Eco Tours

Cast a line

Choose a guided fishing trip, from the flats and reef to deeper water. Local captains know the grounds; the operator can help you choose the outing that suits your group.

Explore fishing tours

Discover the birdlife

Land and marine birdwatching tours offer another perspective on Long Island, with flamingos, osprey and other coastal birds to look for along the way.

Explore birdwatching tours

A small boat. A day of your own.

Smaller rental boats in a range of sizes let independent explorers reach shallow waters beyond the larger vessels. Find a secluded beach, linger on a sandbar, and enjoy a private adventure at your own pace. Ask the operator which boat and cruising area suit your plans.

Explore rental boats

Getting people to the island

Long Island Bahamas Boat Rentals and Tours has offered to help arrange transport for Channel Cay work crews and guests to and from Long Island and Exuma, using its boats and licensed local captains.

Transfers will be arranged individually with the operator as the project develops.

Overhead photograph of a reef surrounded by turquoise water
Reefs to explore with a local guide
Two fishing guests displaying their catch aboard a boat
A good day on the water

Local knowledge. Your kind of adventure.

Long Island Bahamas
Boat Rentals & Tours

Private tours, fishing trips, small-boat rentals and individually arranged transfers.

Watch Luca Martinez’s video
Long Island from the water · Film by Luca Martinez · Plays at 2× speed
Open Luca Martinez’s original video

Photos supplied by Long Island Bahamas Boat Rentals and Tours Ltd. Contact the operator directly for availability, departure points, suitable rental areas and bookings. Channel Cay transfers are proposed arrangements, not a scheduled service.

The Adventure Hub narrative

A launching point for the extraordinary waters of the southern Bahamas.

Adventure at the center

Channel Cay occupies an exceptional position off the western side of Long Island, providing access by boat and seaplane to an enormous natural playground. The concept centers on activity, access and exploration.

Channel Cay is intended to become a launching point for adventure.

Take the boat fishing in the morning. Explore neighboring islands and secluded beaches. Dive the reef. Go bonefishing. Join a charter. Arrive by seaplane. Meet friends coming through by yacht or seaplane. Spend the day exploring the surrounding waters, then return to the marina as the day's activity comes home for the evening.

The objective is not isolation. It is access.

Access to the ocean. Access to the Seaplane Base. Access to fishing, diving, boating and exploration. Access to Long Island, Exuma and the wider Out Islands. And yes—the surrounding ocean really is that incredible cerulean blue.

A different approach to island development

Approximately half of Channel Cay has remained in the same Bahamian family since the late 1700s, and the intention is that it will remain so for generations to come. Long-term stewardship is central to the Channel Cay vision.

The capital strategy centers on the proposed sale of the freehold of all 44 planned marina berths. Expressions of interest are invited from individual and institutional investors interested in bulk and single slip acquisitions while the details are developed.

The intention is to retain the island land under long-term stewardship while the marina, Seaplane Base, Flex Space Condos and visiting activity operators create the economic and social center of Channel Cay.

Make the island increasingly useful, active and valuable without progressively selling the island itself.

The marina—the heart of Channel Cay

The planned 44-berth marina will become the natural center of activity. Rather than serving simply as somewhere to keep a boat, the marina is intended to become the point from which much of the Channel Cay experience begins and ends.

Fishing trips, diving excursions, island exploration, watersports, charters, day trips and visiting vessels can all converge here. Operators from Long Island, Exuma and the surrounding islands will be able to use Channel Cay as a convenient base, destination and stopping point—creating an active environment for condominium owners, visiting yachtsmen, seaplane pilots and guests.

Several businesses operating in Long Island and Exuma have already expressed interest in using Channel Cay as a base or stopping point for tours, excursions, sports activities and seaplane and boat charters. That creates the possibility of something unusual: an environment that remains low-density and carefully stewarded while still possessing life, movement and activity.

Systems engineering behind the experience

Although adventure may be the experience, systems engineering remains behind the scenes. Channel Cay has been master-planned so that major infrastructure elements perform multiple functions wherever practical.

The planned Seaplane Base provides air access alongside the marina, bringing arrivals directly to the waterfront. The marina is not simply a place to berth boats; it becomes the commercial and activity center. The condominium buildings provide accommodation while supporting the activity and hospitality ecosystem surrounding the marina. Retaining 80+ acres as a natural preserve protects the natural character that makes Channel Cay worth experiencing in the first place.

The result is a development philosophy in which engineering, environmental stewardship, commercial activity and adventure reinforce one another rather than compete.

Aerial view of initial excavation at Channel Cay

Marina investment

Invest in the heart of Channel Cay.

Planned freehold sales of all 44 marina berths, with expressions of interest invited from individual and institutional investors for bulk and single slip acquisitions.

Pricing, ownership structure and commercial terms are being developed.

Explore the marina investment

A base of your own

Flex Space Condos.

Conceptual two-story Caribbean-style Flex Space Condo block

Six condominium blocks

Spaces that adapt to your life.

Leasehold condominiums conceived around modular spaces. Owners select the space they need, with adaptable layouts designed to evolve as families and lifestyles change.

Condominium images are conceptual and subject to design development and approvals.

The island plan

Engineered for more than one purpose.

The planned Seaplane Base connects air arrivals with life on the waterfront. The marina becomes the commercial and activity center. The Flex Space Condos support an ecosystem of operators, hospitality and adventure.

The marina and island infrastructure remain under design development. Updated plans will be shared as the proposal progresses.

The wider marina perspective

A destination for boats on the move.

Neil Chapman, founder of Boatshed, explores how cruising boats can use marinas as service destinations within a wider network of shore access, local expertise and support. His article also stresses that the economics of different boating arrangements need to be tested.

For Channel Cay, that perspective reinforces our ambition to create an active destination within the southern Bahamas: a place where visiting boats, island exploration and local operators bring life to the waterfront. The proposed berth ownership strategy is Channel Cay’s own initiative.

Institutional participation in the wider marina sector is illustrated by Blackstone Infrastructure’s completion of its Safe Harbor acquisition in April 2025 and Suntex’s announced merger with Windward Marina Group in March 2026. These transactions provide industry context; they do not establish Channel Cay’s valuation, demand or prospective returns.

Articles & industry sources

Read the perspective from Neil Chapman / Boatshed and the industry announcements referenced above.

Neil Chapman / BoatshedBoats were built to move, right?Read the original article → Loose Cannon · Authorized republicationBoats Are Made for Moving, Right?Read Neil Chapman’s article here → Blackstone · April 30, 2025Safe Harbor acquisition completedRead the announcement → Suntex · March 18, 2026Suntex & Windward marina mergerRead the announcement →

With acknowledgement to Neil Chapman / Boatshed for the original industry perspective. References do not imply endorsement of, or affiliation with, Channel Cay.

Channel Cay identity

A brand built for life on the water.

Channel Cay seaplane apparel concept
Seaplanes
Channel Cay kite surfing apparel concept
Kite surfing
Channel Cay diving apparel concept
Diving and Snorkelling
Channel Cay flats fishing apparel conceptChannel Cay game fishing apparel concept
Flats Fishing and Game Fishing
Channel Cay sailing and yachting apparel concept
Sailing and Yachting

Branding and apparel images are conceptual studies.

Stewardship and delivery

Channel Cay Project Team

Archer and Associates Ltd

Archer & Associates Ltd

Residential Architecture and Flex Space Condos

Find Channel Cay

Your place in the Bahamas.

Great Channel Cay, five miles west of Long Island. Explore the island and surrounding waters in satellite view.

Open Channel Cay in Google Earth →

23°14′08.18″N   75°13′53.38″W

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Beach and clear water at Channel Cay

Begin the conversation

Adventure has a new address.

CHANNEL CAY—you’ll find it GREAT.

Register your interest in the proposed freehold marina berth offering—for bulk and single slip acquisitions by individual and institutional investors.

Register your interest