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Boston research metallurgist Kim Bigelow is no Aristotle Onassis, but he has one thing in common with the late Greek tycoon: he owns a private island. Two of them, actually: 16-acre Green Cay and 1-acre Sandy Spit, both surrounded by azure water and coral reefs, about 10 miles east of St. Thomas in the British Virgin Islands. Bigelow, 60, inherited the properties and has decided to sell them for $1.7 million. The only time he and his wife reconsidered, he says, was in the days after Sept. 11, when owning a private escape from the madness seemed more...
...today as the Bahamas. Its 2,500 islands have seen rising demand since new rules in 1994 made it easier for foreigners to buy. And Sept. 11 made it more appealing to own "an almost tetherless isolation," as California electronics mogul Charlie Trimble calls his $3 million Channel Cay...
Bahama island values have shot up almost tenfold since 1995. Damianos' listings range from $495,000 to $12.5 million. On 150-acre Musha Cay its owner, Miami real estate developer John Melk, has installed lush landscaping, opulent guest houses and full-time staffing. He recently began renting the place to the likes of Oprah Winfrey for $340,000 a week. For now, the only problem Bahamian real estate agents have is a shortage of available islands to sell: fewer than 50 are listed today...
Patrick C. Toomey ’03 has brought The Cay by Theodore Taylor to give to his tutee. Sara R. Feinberg ’02 holds a Newsweek she plans to read and discuss with hers...
...rink that doubles as a trade-show arena, an Internet cafe and a theater with a capacity of 1,362. Other players like Celebrity, Norwegian and Carnival have also jumped on board. Disney's cruise ships not only have meeting spaces, but also a private port of call, Castaway Cay, which can be used for team-building and recreational programs...