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Christophe Harbour Announces Record-Setting Q1 2018

By admin in Community, Dining, Events, Marina, Real Estate, Shopping, St. Kitts

The first three months of 2018 at Christophe Harbour have sailed by with record-setting numbers and several international regattas at the superyacht marina and resort community in St. Kitts. Here’s a roundup of the year so far….

In mid-January, Christophe Harbour welcomed 16 superyachts and 205 crew members to its superyacht marina for the third-annual Caribbean CrewFest 2018. The event, in partnership with ACREW, is designed specifically for superyacht crew and has more than doubled in size since its launch in 2016.

February was quite busy with several events that welcomed Christophe Harbour members and guests from around the world. The first annual Riptide Member-Guest event was held mid-month with more than 50 Christophe Harbour owners in attendance. An...

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Sugar & Salt Gourmet Market Now Hosting Weekly Bread Sales and Wine Tastings

By Katherine Verano in Community, Dining, Events, Marina, Shopping, St. Kitts

In just three short weeks, Sugar & Salt, Christophe Harbour’s neighborhood market, has grown in popularity and many items, including wine and spirits, are flying off the shelves. From the fresh fish and meats to the Tartuflanghe truffle pasta and Maldon sea salt, people can’t seem to get enough of Sugar & Salt Gourmet Market in the Christophe Harbour Marina Village.

Weekly Bread Sales

Sugar & Salt is now selling fresh, artisanal breads every Friday from 10:00 am. All breads are made in-house under the supervision of Christophe Harbour’s internationally trained pastry chef, Miguel Somoza. The selection changes weekly, but includes soft milk butter rolls, poppy seed pain de champagne, and roast...

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Rehabilitated Sea Turtle to be Released at Christophe Harbour’s Whitehouse Bay

By Katherine Verano in Community, Nature and Environment, St. Kitts

Juvenile hawksbill sea turtle APOLLO saying HI from his temporary home at the St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network. He will be released back into the wild this weekend at SALT Plage. 

Apollo, a juvenile hawksbill sea turtle, is set to be released this coming Sunday, March 4th at 9:15 am at SALT Plage in Christophe Harbour. Apollo will make his safe entrance into the wild at Whitehouse Baywith the help of the in-water team from the St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network, who rehabilitated the sea turtle.

According to SKSTMN, Apollo’s passive integrated transponder tag, or PIT, was applied a few days ago. Apollo’s PIT tag will help SKSTMN keep...

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Sugar & Salt Gourmet Market Now Open at Christophe Harbour

By Katherine Verano in Community, Shopping, St. Kitts

Your neighborhood market is now open at the Christophe Harbour Marina Village in St. Kitts. Sugar & Salt Gourmet Market offers a variety of gourmet specialty items that cater to the superyacht chef, hotel culinary whiz, or the weekend warrior chef who appreciates the art of cooking and fine ingredients, all right here on the Southeast Peninsula.

Think Dean & DeLuca meets Trader Joe’s; Fortnum & Mason meets Little Waitrose. Sugar & Salt has a rustic flare punctuated by bright Caribbean colors and features a mix of gourmet items from around the world and local products from just around the corner. Old whiskey barrels hold penny candy like Mary Janes and Jawbreakers as well as...

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Superyacht Crew Take in Third Annual Caribbean CrewFest at Christophe Harbour

By Katherine Verano in Events, Marina, St. Kitts, Yachting

From January 17-20, Christophe Harbour, in partnership with ACREW, welcomed 15 superyachts and 205 crew members to its superyacht marina for fun, games and insightful workshops in an enviable setting, post-holiday-charter season. This year’s theme was Health & Wellbeing, a hot topic for the travel industry in 2018 and an important topic for crew.

Before the learning and exploration commenced, the all-important opening night saw superyacht crew, officials from St. Kitts Tourism Authority, ACREW, and Christophe Harbour gather for a reception along the water's edge in the Marina Village. St. Kitts Tourism Authority enticed the crew with games to familiarise the crew with the island and local performers including the Masqueraders and Moko Jumbies entertained the group with...

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