Troon Privé, June/July 2019

24 TROON PRIVÉ MAGAZINE TROON PRIVÉ MAGAZINE 25 L I F E S T Y L E L I F E S T Y L E L I F E S T Y L E By Scott Kauffman The fact that West Bay Club was perfectly located between bustling Fort Myers and Naples made the decision even easier for Yi Powell an eye doctor who eventually relocated to West Bay full time in 2007 West Bay is conveniently located so that was very appealing to us recalled Yi Powell who serves as the community associations vice president It is a very short distance to the airport which made getting in and out very easy for us our guests and family The location is what really first drew us to the community It is also located well WEST BAY CLUB WOWS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA W HEN GLARA YI POWELL and her husband Eliot started scouting for a future Florida home 14 years ago the couple settled on a relatively pristine pocket of southwest Florida and a community called West Bay Club Situated in the village of Estero along the Estero River that eventually flows into Estero Bay and the Gulf of Mexico the new private club community was a peaceful corner of paradise compared to their previous New York New Jersey home west of the majority of development in the area which means theres a lot less congestion so thats really lovely too What turned out to be even lovelier was the West Bay Club lifestyle If Yi Powells initial decision was predicated on location location location what soon solidified her decision about this gated enclave was a compelling package of unparalleled amenities and a private club community surrounded by thousands of acres of untouched nature preserve and coastal Florida at its finest PRIVÉ SPOTLIGHT