Boatyard Profile: Peter “Champy” Evans, Hartman Cove Marine Services 

Hartman Cove is a new haul-out and dry-storage yard in Grenada’s Mt. Hartman Bay, built by Peter “Champy” Evans — a longtime fixture of the island’s sailing community — and his partners. Launched in late 2025, the yard grew out of Evans’ vision for a modern, locally owned facility built by and for the yachting community he’s spent a lifetime helping cultivate, with the broader goal of reinforcing Grenada’s reputation as one of the Caribbean’s safest and most dependable marine hubs — Grenada sits below 12 degrees north, outside the traditional hurricane belt, which has long made it a favorite layup spot during storm season.

The yard is built around a 44-ton Marine Travelift with a reinforced 32-foot haul-out width and a wide-beam slip, giving it a catamaran-optimized design as well as room for monohulls. The team behind it brings decades of hands-on boatyard experience. Hartman Cove sits within the sheltered waters of Mt. Hartman Bay, just steps from Secret Harbour Marina, putting it within easy reach of chandlers, sailmakers, and provisioning — the kind of infrastructure cruisers look for when deciding where to leave a boat for the season.

Beyond the haul-out itself, the yard offers secure dry storage with hurricane-season options and a calm, scenic anchorage for boats waiting their turn. This year, Hartman Cove plans to expand its facilities and add amenities, part of a longer-term push toward quality, community, and the long-term growth of Grenada’s marine sector that Evans has built the business around.

For cruisers weighing where to store a boat in Grenada, Hartman Cove joins an established field that includes yards like Clarke’s Court Boatyard & Marina and Grenada Marine — giving the island’s yachting community another locally owned option as hurricane season planning ramps up.

More information, rates, and booking are available at hartmancove.com.

Carol Bareuther has written for ALL AT SEA since 2004.