6 PHOTOS of Petit St. Vincent, known locally as PSV, is an island 40 statute miles (60 km) south of St. Vincent in the Grenadine islands. The entire island operates as a luxury resort, with 22 one- and two-bedroom bluff cottages and luxury villas, and is part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World hotel chain. The island was discovered when Mr. H.W. Nichols chartered the yacht, JACINTA, from Haze Richardson and Doug Terman, with an express interest in purchasing an island on which to build a hotel. Richardson and Terman concentrated their search on the Grenadines island chain, eventually arranging the purchase of Petit St. Vincent from a woman on Petit Martinique. The two men oversaw the construction of the resort on the behalf of Nichols, who asked Richardson to stay on as manager. Richardson accepted this offer and never left the island, becoming owner after Nichols’ death in 1985. Richardson died in a swimming accident in Costa Rica in 2008. His wife, Lynn Richardson, continued to manage the resort until November 2010, when it was announced that the island had been sold to business partners Phil Stephenson and Robin Paterson. Stephenson invested heavily in the refurbishment of the resort, and under the management of husband and wife team Matthew and Anie Semark, the island was inducted into the portfolio of Small Luxury Hotels of the World in July 2013.
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