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Shipyard Plantation

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Shipyard Plantation

At the South end of Hilton Head Island, sits Shipyard Plantation. A community that sits on an 800-acre piece of land and has convenient access to beaches, restaurants, shops, and entertainment.

The Shipyard Plantation has 2,000 homes and villas and features wooded lots, golf and lagoon view with other properties found along a trivial strip of beach. Unlike homes found in other plantations in Hilton Head Island, homes in Shipyard Plantation occupy larger lots.

The plantation also has more villas and condos than single-family homes. The plantation features the Van der Meer Tennis Center that’s been ranked as one of the 50 best tennis resorts in the United States by Tennis Magazine as well as 27 holes of golf.

Besides these two amenities, there are miles of biking trails, leisure trails, a Beach Club and the Sonesta Resort and Spa. As a buyer, you can choose between vacation homes, primary residences as well as rental/investment villas.

The plantation is burrowed in the area’s scenic natural landscape coupled with a prime beachfront real estate. It is also located in the middle of Hilton Head Island’s two other plantations – Sea Pines and Palmetto Dunes.

The large homes are located on generous lots with diverse floor plans. The neighborhood is also small and has tennis courts as well as private pools.  The Shipyard Plantation’s location is spot on as there are amazing dining and shopping opportunities available right outside each gate.

Amenities in Shipyard Plantation

Shipyard Plantation has an affluence of available amenities that includes 12 miles of jogging and biking trails, tennis and golf courses, freshwater lagoon fishing and sunning on the short stretch of Shipyard’s Atlantic beach.

Besides, the recently renovated Beach Club is private and has reserved parking for the community owners and their exclusive guests alone.

The plantation has both private and public schools which takes off one headache form your plate when relocating – finding a new school for your kids. What’s more, one has got proximity to the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Coligny Plaza as well as access to Hilton Head Health Institute.

Tennis enthusiast gets attracted to this plantation by the new racquet club that was directed by Billie Jean King.

Shipyard Plantation’s Main Activities

There are two main activities in Shipyard: golfing and tennis. The golf club has three 9-hole courses that are available to the public and have a layer of the recently added Bermuda grass. The Galleon and Clipper course have occasionally hosted the Senior PGA Tour.

The Van der Meer Racquet Club is one of the best in the country and prides itself of 14 clay and six hard-floored courts that totals 20 championship courts. Three are indoors, and one is in a stadium.

20 years after Billie Jean King worked as a touring pro in Shipyard, Dennis Van der Meer, the owner of the Van der Meer Racquet Club bought and renovated the property. Rick Meek teaches at the Racquet Club which hosts different clinics weekly and throughout the weekend totaling up to 20 hours. Occasionally, Dennis Van der Meer himself runs some of the clinics.

Shipyard Plantation

 Charles Sampson Group of Charter One Realty
200 Merchant St
Hilton Head, SC 29926
843-384-7300