54 Sparwheel Lane · Windmill Harbour

Windmill Harbour is a gated deepwater marina community on Hilton Head's northwestern shore, built around a hydraulic lock that holds a constant eight-foot depth inside the basin no matter the tide outside. It is one of only three private locked harbours on the East Coast.

Yes — the harbour is a working deepwater marina that holds a constant eight-foot depth at any tide, with a 75-by-19-foot lock chamber and dockage for vessels up to 70 feet. Slip arrangements are made through the marina itself, so Christopher Hughes confirms what is available and on what terms for this residence.

No — Windmill Harbour is one of the Hilton Head communities whose covenants prohibit short-term rentals, which is a large part of why the harbour stays residential year-round rather than turning over weekly. Longer-term leasing under the POA's minimum-term covenant is the path here.

Three separate line items: POA dues, which vary by property class; marina dockage, only if you keep a boat; and South Carolina Yacht Club membership, a club distinct from the POA. A one-time transfer fee applies at sale and a 2026 special assessment is in place — Christopher Hughes provides current figures.

Yes — 54 Sparwheel Lane is a 2026-built residence with five bedrooms, 5.5 baths and more than 5,200 heated square feet: soaring ceilings, seven-inch white oak floors, a wine tower, a four-stop elevator, a pool and a three-car garage.

A semi-detached residence shares one wall; everything else here lives like a detached home — its own pool, three-car garage, front and rear porches, and an end-unit corner position that keeps the open sides facing the harbour. You trade yard acreage for that panoramic marina outlook and a smaller site to maintain.

Windmill Harbour is built for exactly that: a lock-regulated basin on the Intracoastal at mile marker 558, about half a mile south of the Pinckney Island Bridge, with the South Carolina Yacht Club inside the harbour. It is a marina community rather than a beach one — that is the trade.

The community sits on the island's northwestern shore beside the Cross Island Parkway, which links the island's dining, shopping and golf corridors and the route to the mainland. It is a harbour community rather than a beachfront one — the water here is the marina and the Intracoastal.

An elevator is a home-by-home feature rather than a community-wide standard, and it is most common in newer construction. This 2026 residence includes a four-stop elevator, so every level of its 5,200-plus square feet is reachable without stairs.

No — the South Carolina Yacht Club is a distinct entity inside the harbour, not the property owners association, so ownership and club membership are handled separately. Members use its tennis courts, pool, sauna, bar and restaurant; Christopher Hughes can share the current membership terms.

Yes — new construction at this scale with panoramic harbour and Intracoastal views is a narrow slice of island inventory, and the $1M-plus segment is balanced, with supply near 4.3 months against 5.6 a year earlier. Sellers island-wide have been closing near 96–97% of list this year.

Yes, on a longer-term basis — Windmill Harbour's covenants rule out short-stay vacation rentals, and communities in this group set lease minimums running from 90 days to six months. Christopher Hughes confirms the exact minimum term in writing before you go under contract.

Within Windmill Harbour: a fitness center, basketball and bocce courts, a dog park and a playground. The South Carolina Yacht Club, a separate club inside the harbour, adds tennis courts, a pool, a sauna, a bar and a restaurant — and this residence has its own pool plus front and rear porches.