Why become a club?
Because a small island runs on knowing who you're sharing it with. A club means the faces on the dock are familiar, the boat next to yours belongs to someone you'll end up having dinner with.
Why people join
What’s actually here, in roughly the order members bring it up. The questions underneath cover how the club works.
Deep water at your door
108 slips on Bellingham floating docks for vessels to 160′, with fuel and customs on the island rather than a morning's run away.
The fishing starts where you're standing
Bonefish flats on one side, the Tongue of the Ocean on the other, and guides and dive charters based on island.
You don't need to own anything
Beachfront cabanas, clubhouse rooms, and villas mean you can come for a long weekend or a month without buying a house first. Slips, rooms, and carts book around the clock in the member portal.
The island looks after itself
Powered by the sun with battery storage overnight — about 90% less diesel, 99.97% uptime, and water from an on-site reverse-osmosis plant. You can watch the island's power live at chubcay.com/solar.
The beach and the pool
White sand between the marina and the ocean, eight cabanas set along it, and an infinity pool looking out at the water.
Enough to do, and no more
Gym, tennis, pickleball, and a clubhouse looking out over Sunset Beach.
A short flight, not an expedition
Makers Air flies several times a week from Fort Lauderdale Executive and Aztec Airways a few more, with short hops from Nassau most days and private charters when the schedule doesn't suit.
Questions we get asked
The things that come up most often — about the club, about joining, and about what membership actually is.
Why now, after all these years?
For years we were an island that happened to have a club, rather than a club that happened to have an island. We tried being a little of everything, and whoever turned up set the tone — more traffic, more turnover, less of what people actually came for. Paradise doesn't scale, so we've stopped asking it to.
Will the club still be here in twenty years?
That's the whole design. Nobody has ever bought an island to improve their balance sheet, and some years will cost more than they bring in. Dues cover upkeep rather than returns, adjusted each year in line with inflation: salt and sun are relentless, and the place is meant to outlast all of us.
What are you trying to turn this into?
Not much more than it already is. We've looked hard at other clubs — what they got right, and what they overbuilt — and we have no ambition to become any of them. This stays an island a family can enjoy without the noise: room on the beach, no line at the bar, and nobody running a jet ski past your cockpit at seven in the morning. Fewer people is the feature, not the bug.
Why is there no rule book?
Most of it would be telling you what you already know. Music stops before three in the morning, shoes go on in the Clubhouse, and the beach looks the same when you leave it as when you found it. We've never needed that in writing — and on the rare occasion someone asks, the question tends to answer itself.
What are the selection criteria?
Fewer than you'd expect, and none of them written down. Membership is by application and subject to board approval, and beyond that we're looking for people who make a small island a better community. It's a judgement rather than a scoring system, and we'd rather say so than pretend otherwise.
How long does the approval process take?
Most approvals take three to six months. We're not playing hard to get — the board reviews every application properly, and on an island this size it's worth getting right.
Do you offer corporate memberships?
Yes, but sparingly. A company can hold a Social Membership and a few do — though the club exists to bring like-minded families to the island, not to provide a venue for the next board meeting. We keep the number deliberately small.
What am I entitled to as a member?
Preferred rates on slips and rooms, and the run of the island — beaches, clubhouse, dining, and amenities — whenever your stay is booked through the club. Book a private home directly instead and you're on non-member access for its duration — see chubcay.com/property-owners. Less formally: the dockhands know your boat, nobody asks what you're doing on the beach, and you can leave a bag on a chair while you swim.
Can I sell or pass on my membership?
Passed on, yes; sold, no. It isn't a share or a deed and there's no equity in it, so there's nothing to resell — you're paying for the use of the island, not a stake in it. And there's no expiry date — when you're gone, it passes to your spouse or children at no cost, as long as they keep up the dues and leave the island the way they found it.
What it costs
One tier for members who don’t own property on the island, and no hidden joining costs beyond it.
Social Membership is $60,000 + VAT to join — a one-time initiation — with $6,000 + VAT in annual dues, due each January. Dues are subject to change; we expect future increases to track US CPI plus 0.25%. Property owners qualify for Legacy Membership.
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