By Gates L. Scott

Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay (TCSC) is an 1,100-acre private island residential community offering distinguished home sites ranging from $650,000 to $6.5 million USD. Private equity memberships and amenities include a 5,700-foot airstrip (the longest private, paved airstrip in the Caribbean), private on-island Customs and Immigration, a Deep Water Marina with slips for yachts over 200 feet, world-class bonefishing, shallow reef and deep water fishing, snorkeling and PADI-Certified diving with expert Outdoor Pursuits Guides. The Sporting Club also offers an Environmental Learning Center with resident staff naturalists and a luxury spa featuring private oceanfront treatment rooms and wooden Japanese soaking tubs. Gourmet meals are prepared with the freshest of locally procured ingredients along with international specialties by the Sporting Club’s award-wining Executive Chef at Calico Jack Pavilion.

Steve Schram, DPS Development Chairman, Duke University graduate and The Sporting Club’s lead pitch man describes this amazing property as the adventurer’s home away from home. “It’s an English concept; a sporting and adventure getaway for families, 550 miles south of Miami, a 3 hour flight from New York and routes from Central and South America”, Schram describes. “There are countless reefs around the island that offer some of the best diving in the region. Members kite board, wind surf and sail. The water is the absolutely the cleanest and most beautiful that I have ever seen in the Carribean”. With countless activities available to members and homeowners, The Sporting Club is a family destination in a true, tropical environment boasting the best weather. Employing over 120, each guest or member has every amenity to their disposal. The Sporting Club attracts families with a sense of adventure and certainly delivers.

A quick, 18-minute flight from nearby Providenciales on the TCSC Sporting Club’s Cessna Caravans or Islanders takes you directly to the exclusive island of Ambergris Cay. Direct access to Providenciales is convenient with non-stop flights from Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, London, Miami, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto, or fly direct to Ambergris Cay via private jet. Harold Charles International Airport is certified to receive international flights and accommodate aircrafts as large as a GV.

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Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay is created by DPS Sporting Club Development Company, LLC, acclaimed developers of private, environmentally sensitive, residential sporting communities on historic and unique properties. Built on a passionate commitment to preserving the distinct character of each location, the collection of DPS Sporting Clubs offers epic environments, enriching family experiences and world-class amenities, service and outdoor pursuits. These sporting communities are managed by the award-winning DPS Management Company which also includes The Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Springs, WV; The Ford Plantation, Savannah, GA; and Deep Water Cay Club, The Bahamas. The Ambergris Cay Airport is located on Big Ambergris Cay, Turks and Caicos Islands, a 1200 acre, privately owned island being developed as the Turks and Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay. As with all of the amenities and facilities at The Turks and Caicos Sporting Club, the Ambergris Cay Airport will remain privately owned and operated. Please visit The Turks and Caicos Sporting Club for more information.

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