With one restaurant, five retail shops and two refreshment carts now open in Yacht Haven Grande, the $160 million waterfront development has been doing a brisk business in the last few days, even though it remains under construction.
Shaded by umbrellas and afforded views of about a dozen luxury yachts and three cruise ships, several tables of diners on Wednesday enjoyed lunch at Wikked. The casual dockside restaurant was the first Yacht Haven business to open on Friday. Carts selling Sabrett hot dogs and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream were set up nearby.
Crew members in polo shirts and khaki shorts swabbed decks on many of the megayachts tied up at the marina, including the 452-foot-long Rising Sun. The $194 million vessel – the world’s second largest yacht – returned to St. Thomas Harbor over the weekend for its second stay this season.