who owns peter island
often crowded resorts, Peter Island is one of a precious few retreats open for visitors yet kept. underpopulated and underdeveloped. One of the lesser known of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, Peter Island is a mere 1,000 or so secluded acres, 5 miles south of Tortola and about 90 miles from St. Martin. The 775-acre Peter Island Hotel and Yacht Harbour, owned by the Amway Corporation since 1978, is the only resort on the island. As such, it offers the usual sports - swimming, tennis, horseback riding, sailing, snorkeling, deep sea fishing, diving and uncrowded sunbathing - in unusual privacy.