AquaTerra Escapes is a co-ownership model that connects a private tropical residence with a boat at the dock and access in the Caribbean destination of Belize. Founders own in a home with curated service, a private day boat and captain during stays, and access to a global luxury sailing partner beyond the dock.
Two Elements.
One Life.
Private residences.
A boat at your dock.
A world of sailing beyond.
There is a morning you haven’t had yet.
Warm light through the louvers. The sound of palms and waves. Coffee before the day has quite begun. By late morning, the boat is ready at the dock. By afternoon, the coastline has fallen away behind you. By evening, you are anchored somewhere quiet, with no reason to hurry back.
This is not a vacation. It is a more considered way to live.
Two Elements. One Life.
AquaTerra Escapes is a new model of ownership for people who have stopped choosing between land and sea. A private residence. A boat at the dock. Curated service. Ownership in an extraordinary destination that connects you to the coastline, and an adventure of global sailing beyond.
Built by People
Who Live This Way.
AquaTerra began with a simple realization: the most valuable life is not fixed in one place. Magnus Lewin, Elisabeth Johansen and Victor Barrett each came to the idea from a different direction — island development, luxury sailing, interior and hospitality design, and a shared belief that ownership should feel lighter, freer, and more alive.
Magnus spent more than two decades building one of the world’s leading members only luxury yacht vacation businesses. Elisabeth brought a refined design sensibility shaped by interiors, hospitality, and a life lived between cultures and coastlines. Victor brought the development vision: sustainable, resilient tropical residences that could be beautifully designed, professionally managed, and connected to the sea.
One evening in Mayreau, anchored just offshore, that shared experience became a new ownership model. AquaTerra Escapes was born to connect land and sea through thoughtful design, shared ownership, and effortless service.
Not a single home in a single place. A life that moves with you.
The Founding Residence
BELIZE
Our first destination. A stunning waterfront residence, connected to the water from the moment you arrive. It is designed for slow mornings, long lunches somewhere offshore, and seamless movement between land and sea. Here, the reef, the islands, and the hidden mangrove coves are not separate excursions — they become part of the daily rhythm.
The Sea is Part of Your Address.
At AquaTerra, the sea is not simply something you look at from the residence. It is part of what you own, part of how you live, and part of the rhythm of every stay.
Each AquaTerra destination is designed around easy exploration by boat, opening the coastline, reefs, islands, hidden coves, beach restaurants, and quiet anchorages that define each extraordinary location.
Beyond the dock, you are connected to a wider life at sea through our exclusive global luxury sailing partner, with access to curated crewed sailing experiences across the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and South Pacific.
THE SEAThe Art of Effortless Ownership
The old idea of a second home asks a lot of you. Maintenance. Insurance. Staff. Repairs. Boats. Provisioning. The quiet anxiety of a place that always needs something when you are somewhere else.
AquaTerra was created to remove that weight. When you arrive, the residence is ready. The kitchen is provisioned. The boat is fueled. The captain is confirmed. The staff is briefed. Your time begins the moment you step in.
The hours you would have spent managing a second home become hours on the water with the people you bought it for.
Founder Ownership is Limited.
AquaTerra is beginning with a residence in Belize.
Founders availability, ownership structure, and launch terms are shared privately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is AquaTerra Escapes?
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How is AquaTerra ownership different from owning a vacation home?
AquaTerra removes the maintenance, staffing, insurance, and provisioning burden of a traditional second home by delivering a fully managed, turnkey arrival. When Founders arrive, the residence is ready, the kitchen is provisioned, the boat is fueled, the captain is confirmed, and the staff is briefed — so ownership time is spent on the water rather than managing a property.
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Where are AquaTerra residences located?
AquaTerra is launching in Belize, a unique location on a lagoon with access to a luxury resort, Caribbean beaches, and the largest reef in the western hemisphere.
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How does AquaTerra connect ownership with sailing and the sea?
The sea is built into AquaTerra ownership through a private day boat at your dock and captain available during residence stays. Each destination is designed around local exploration. Beyond the dock, AquaTerra Founders are connected to a wider sailing life through our exclusive global luxury sailing partner, opening access to curated sailing experiences in some of the world’s most desirable waters.
