Learn about the St. John Marina and Yacht Club at Summer’s End, a planned 115-slip full-service marina and waterfront destination in Coral Harbor, St. John, USVI.

For an island literally defined by its connection to the water by its original Taino settlers, St. John has lacked one piece of marine infrastructure found elsewhere across the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and throughout the Caribbean: a full-service marina.

The St. John Marina and Yacht Club at Summer’s End will soon change that. Located in Coral Harbor on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, the project is designed as the island’s first full-service marina and yacht club, serving local and visiting vessels while supporting new economic opportunities, environmental initiatives and public waterfront amenities for vacationers and locals alike.

An aerial view rendering of The St. John Marina and Yacht Club at Summer’s End.

The project is planned as St. John’s first and only full-service marina and yacht club, with 115 wet slips and 12 additional moorings for vessels ranging from approximately 30 feet to 150+ feet. The marina is designed to accommodate a mix of center consoles, sailboats, catamarans, cruisers, sport-fishing boats and yachts.

The goal is to create a destination where visiting vessels can remain on St. John as a home port by providing fuel, provisioning, and hospitality, rather than leaving the island to access those services. Short term occupancy and transient vessels will also be welcomed as well.

Planned amenities include fuel service, shore power, potable water, wastewater pump-out, solid and hazardous waste disposal, provisioning, concierge services, 24/7 security and a Customs & Border Protection office. The broader development also includes restaurants, bars, retail, a local fish and farmers market and a small boutique hotel.

Although the marina is designed to serve boaters, the project is also intended to be easily accessible from land for vacationers and locals alike. Plans include a shoreline boardwalk and sidewalks that will provide everyone with a safe way to enjoy beautiful harbor views, along with restaurants, retail and other amenities designed to create a more active waterfront environment in Coral Bay.

That public-facing component is part of Summer’s End’s broader goal of creating a destination that connects marine activity with the surrounding community rather than operating solely as a private boating facility.

 

Creating New Local Economic Opportunities
Summer’s End is also designed as a long-term economic investment of a total of $165 million in the local community of Coral Bay, St. John and the broader U.S. Virgin Islands.

Construction and marina operations are expected to create opportunities across skilled trades, marina operations, hospitality, fueling, provisioning, retail, transportation and professional services. From the project’s inception, the Summer’s End Group has and will continue to being committed to intentionally involving St. John and Virgin Islands worker force, businesses and service providers in both development and ongoing operations.

The project aligns with broader efforts to grow the Virgin Islands’ marine tourism sector. The 2026-2036 U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Master Plan identifies the blue economy and expanded boating infrastructure as strategic priorities and specifically includes Summer’s End as part of that strategy.

 

Environmental Review and Mitigation
The marina underwent more than a decade of federal review before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued its federal permit in April 2026. The current design eliminates the need for dredging, reduces the marina footprint by 21%, decreasing the number of slips and pilings and incorporates grated decking intended to allow more light to reach the seabed below.

Environmental commitments by Summers End are also built into the project’s federal permit.

By law, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is required only to issue a marine permit if there is an improvement to the environment. Thus, as a part of the project’s environmental mitigation commitments, Summer’s End is investing more than $5 million in restoration, protection and long-term monitoring of the local marine environment.

The federal permit includes measures of the outplanting of 3,000 coral specimens, planting 300 red mangrove seedlings, restoration or enhancement of mangrove and seagrass habitat, installation of informational buoys, stormwater-management measures and long-term environmental monitoring.

This investment on St. John by Summers End represents the largest single amount ever spent by any local company or organization for the restoration, maintenance and monitoring of the local marine environment.

The marina will also add vessel wastewater pump-out and solid and hazardous waste-disposal infrastructure, stormwater-management measures and annual Coral Harbor cleanup activities.

Moving From Planning to Construction
Summer’s End Group is now advancing final planning and implementation work, with groundbreaking currently targeted for Q4 2026.

For The Summer’s End Group, the long-term vision is to create a premier luxury Caribbean sailing and yachting destination that also serves a practical need on St. John: providing modern marine infrastructure while supporting local businesses, environmental stewardship and continued investment in St. John and the local community she serves.

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Last updated: October 5, 2026