Bora Bora’s Moute Iti, on the right. Photo: Courtesy of http://ift.tt/SJ2gor
The mountains and oceans are getting increasingly crowded, but personal space still can be found—for a price. After all, whoever said sharing is caring has obviously never owned their own island. Maybe it’s about time you thought about investing in a private surf or snow resort.
Moute Iti, Bora Bora
Moute Iti (pictured above) is a small private island situated in the most beautiful part of one of the most beautiful lagoons in the world, French Polynesia’s Bora Bora. At just over an acre, this island isn’t huge, but it is untouched, includes a two-bedroom house and three bungalows, and is only five minutes by boat from the airport. There are no waves off the actual island, as it lies safely protected in the lagoon, but the coral reefs that frame the lagoon offer great waves and are a short canoe paddle away. And for a value of around $750,000, surely that’s a small price to pay.
Nihiwatu, Sumba
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The private resort of Nihiwatu on the remote Indonesian island of Sumba was recently sold to Chris Burch, the American investor, entrepreneur, and former husband and business partner of fashion designer Tory Burch. While the price wasn’t made public, the Financial Review reported that Burch has sunk about $30 million into the 227-hectare property. The resort has a private wave out the front called, tellingly, “God’s Left,” although if you want to buy it off Burch you may have to wait a while. “I bought my girls a beautiful old manor house in Paris,” Burch told the Fin Review recently, “and the boys have Nihiwatu.”
Inishdooney Island, Northern Ireland
Located in the unchartered but wave-rich area off the northwest coast of Northern Ireland, three miles from Donegal County, Inishdooney Island is part of a string of four islands that boasts 94 acres of uninhabited land. Now while you wouldn’t technically own the waves that batter this part of the Atlantic, the fact that the island is accessible only by boat or helicopter, and only when weather conditions are suitable, means crowds won’t be a big problem. As an added bonus, it contains the ruins of old buildings and a freshwater pond. All this is a steal for just $200,000 through Vladi Private Islands.
Mont Farlagne, Canada
Mont Farlagne trail map. All this could be yours! Image: Courtesy of Mont Farlagne
East Canada’s Mont Farlagne ski resort, which has 22 trails, a restaurant, a bar, and a pro shop on 306 acres near Edmundston, is up for sale. The owners initially were reported as wanting to get a little more than $2.3 million, but the resort is now listed on realty sites for just $900,000. For that they throw in a quad, a T-bar, and a double chairlift. Sure, it ain’t the Rockies, but for less than a million, you’ll never have to queue for a lift ever again.
Wavegarden
French surfer Justine Dupont tackles the Wavegarden technology in Spain. Photo: Courtesy of Billabong Europe
When the mountain won’t go to Mohammad, then Mohammad must go to the mountain. Instead of waiting to buy a wave that already exists, why don’t you bring waves to land you already own? That’s what Surf Snowdonia did, buying the Wavegarden technology and setting up an artificial wave in Snowdonia National Park, located 100 miles inland from the coast of Wales. No figures were made public, but developers CAL said they had signed a “seven-figure” deal with the Spanish company that manufactures the wave-generation systems. Sure, it’s a lot of money, but can you put a price on flicking a switch and surfing waves whenever you want? Oh, and think of all the new friends you’ll make.
Powder Mountain, Utah
You could always go Dutch. Powder Mountain, Utah. Photo: Courtesy of http://ift.tt/1cTWMRo
If $40 million is just out of your price range, why not throw in with a few of your friends to buy your own ski resort? That’s what a syndicate of 20 like-minded individuals did to purchase Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah, two years ago. Venture capitalist Greg Mauro persuaded investors such as former Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman, founder of Island Records Chris Blackwell, and professional snowboarder Danny Davis to invest up to $2 million each for their own share in the Utah backwater ski resort. This summer they plan to start works on a public village envisioned as a next-generation alpine town. And for $2 million, you’d hope you’d get a street named after you.
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