AquaTerra Escapes is a shared-ownership model that connects a private tropical residence with a boat at the dock and access in the Caribbean destination of Belize. Owners share 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.
Welcome to AquaTerra.
A New Way to Own.
A New Way to Explore.
Welcome, my friends at TradeWinds. I’m delighted you’re here and pleased to introduce you to AquaTerra Escapes, a new idea that brings together shared ownership of an exceptional waterfront residence, life on the water and the freedom to explore beyond.
Our first residence is in Placencia, Belize, where your home comes with its own captained dayboat at the dock. And through our partnership with TradeWinds, AquaTerra ownership also connects you to sailing experiences around the world.
I invite you to explore the site, discover what we are creating and see if AquaTerra might be right for you.
Magnus Lewin
Two Elements. One Life.
AquaTerra Escapes is a new shared-ownership model for people who no longer have to choose 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 to an adventure of global sailing beyond.
Built by People
Who Live This Way.
AquaTerra Escapes 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 four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath waterfront residence with a zero-edge pool and outdoor summer kitchen, designed for slow mornings, open-air living and an effortless connection to the water. Here, the reef, the islands and the hidden mangrove coves become part of the landscape of everyday life.
The Sea is Part of Your Address.
At AquaTerra Escapes, the sea is not simply something you look at from the residence. It is part of how you live and part of the rhythm of every stay.
Each AquaTerra Escapes destination is designed around a private, captained dayboat at your dock, opening the coastline, reefs, islands, hidden coves, beach restaurants and quiet anchorages that define each extraordinary location.
And the adventure extends far beyond the local waters. Through TradeWinds Experience, AquaTerra Escapes owners enjoy fully crewed luxury yachting from 18 destinations around the world with a full ten-year membership and complimentary credits.
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 Escapes 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.
Ownership is Limited.
AquaTerra is beginning with a residence in Belize. 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 owners 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 owners 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.
