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After more than 5 years of minus time off for Covid and more than 27,nm Lynda has finally got the hang of this cruising life. All Our Cruising Adventures. RSS Feed. Home About Us. It seems the further south we go, the more relaxed the vibe. Maybe because the cruising season was winding down and everyone was heading south to their hurricane homes. Maybe its just always like this. We are now at the very southern end of the St Vincent Grenadines. Further south lies the islands of Grenada and well beyond that Trinidad and Tobago, the latter not to be confused with The tiny archipelago of Tobago Cays. Seasoned cruisers often list this idyllic anchorage as their most treasured, citing dreamy crowdless beaches, dazzling reefs and vivid aquamarine seas. OK dear reader, you probably realised those were not my words, however Tobago Cays is a really special place and is now on our list of Caribbean favourites. Together, these islands are the main attraction at the Tobago Cays Marine Park , a national park and wildlife reserve. Much of the park consists of a massive 1,acre lagoon, surrounded by a horseshoe reef. Just imagine shallow, sand-bottomed, crystal clear lagoons teeming with green turtles and colourful fish, protected from the Atlantic Ocean by coral reefs and fringed with small, white-sand beaches ok with a bit of sargassum. There are mooring buoys here and it's possible to anchor as well, but we continue on into the lagoon. It is relatively shallow, sandy bottomed and well protected from the swell but we still get the full force of the Atlantic wind. I snorkelled just around the boat to check the anchor and chased after a few of them in different directions, they are totally oblivious to humans and just go about their business, munching on sea grass and ignoring you. There is also a funny puffer type fish blowing at the sand around our anchor, perhaps he is trying to dislodge it, or to see his reflection. We end up spending a week around Tobago Cays , snorkelling, swimming and checking out the small islands and the wildlife. Dinghied across to Baradal Island one afternoon and walked up to the top, which was really not that far, but a great view of the other islands in the Cay, out to the Atlantic and across to Mayreau Island. Saw a couple of pretty large iguanas hanging out in the trees, as well as some nesting birds. Keith got swooped by one being over protective. We also snorkelled off the south end of the island which was really special, not so much in the way of coral but lots of sea grass and turtles feeding that let you get pretty close. I followed a medium sized ray whilst thinking of Steve Irwin — definitely no sting in his tail though. The only good news about that is it means the risk of hurricane is low as the weather off the coast of Africa is a little cooler. Rather than wait for some clean rain we spent some time cleaning the windows and getting some of the dust off the boat. It is a never ending task! Went over to Petite Bateau in the dinghy and the motor cut out just as we reached the shallows — groan Fortunately it was only the fuel line that had come loose at the engine so we could quickly fix it. We walked up over the top of the island through the bushes and down to the beach on the other side. This is where the beach BBQs are as well as the popular, and more protected anchorage, called The Cut that we passed on the way in. Walked back around the much shorter and flatter end of the island. Bamboozle II has arrived so we dropped by to say hello to them. Andy and Brenda from Whispering Winds drop by as well, they are friends with Mark and Myra who came aboard on St Martin, having bought their Helia sight unseen. Leeward beach on Petit Bateau. We have been told of a couple of great snorkelling spots but they are on the outside of the horseshoe reef. It is marked by small buoys but they are hard to see from low down. We finally spot them and make it through the cut, tying up to the outer most buoy, but it is really quite rough so we decide to come back another day. Instead we p opped across to Jamesby Island and walked along one of the 'crowdless beaches'. Sadly it has quite a thick coating of Sargassum weed, that is not mentioned in the tourist brochures! I think they must just photoshop it out! There is a group of 10 of us and we join Romeo and his team for a great night! Sadly lobster season is over but we have a fantastic feast of Lambi conch , freshly caught fish, pork ribs I passed on those plantains, veggies and salads. Coincidentally we met the new owners of a boat named Jace Jeff and Lynne - we knew the previous Aussie owners from Ragusa. It must have been a good night as I completely forgot to take any photos! The only downside is the trip back in the dinghy - its a dark night and we are motoring into the wind and waves, but we make it back and find our own boat without getting too wet. Its possible to get over there in the dinghy if it is calm enough, but one morning we decide to head over there in ITIKI to empty tanks on the way and make water as well. Switched the instruments on nothing happened, everything was blank. No lights, no action! Went through a bit of trouble shooting but no luck at all. Seems they are not getting power, which may have been related to them cutting out intermittently. Keith took off around the anchorage to ask for assistance from fellow cruisers. Jeff from Jace comes over to take a look and spends 3 hours running the multi-meter over the boat with a fine tooth comb. Finally he found a voltage drop which turns out to be due to a chafed wire that has been pulled through a roughly hacked hole during installation. It has probably been there since the beginning and possibly been responsible to our continued electrical problems. Jeff cut and re-crimped the wire and we had power back to the instruments. Thank goodness for helpful and persistent cruisers! We invited Jeff and Lynn over for dinner to say thank you and had a lovely evening chatting. Friendly turtle. The following day we realised it was quite calm and the wind was lighter than usual so we took the dinghy over to the cut and went snorkelling to the northern side, outside of the reef. It is quite a big reef but as with other Caribbean reefs, nothing special coral wise. Went back to the boat and decided to head over to Petit Tabac. Bad move as it is coral and rock right up to the beach on the Western side. I try to swim around the end of the reef, which is nice enough but starting to get tired looking for a gap. Keith is ashore and directs me in. Andrew has a metal detector and they have found some coins which they think are props from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie which was filmed here. We decide to wash the boat and do a couple of loads of washing - housework in the most exotic of locations! Keith gets some fantastic drone shots though. After lunch we head back inside the reef as it is getting pretty rolly out here. We anchor in the shallow sand a little further south than where we were before. The sun comes out briefly and the drone goes up again. In the morning we decide to head across to Mayreau after more drone flying and a bit of hull scrubbing. We anchor in Saline Bay and go ashore for a walk. There is not much here at all, a very quiet island with a small population, a school and a couple of small resorts. Great views from the top of the hill and we can see down to Salt Whistle Bay anchorage which looks pretty crowded. Not much in the way of supplies available here, can't even find bananas! There are quite a few goats wandering around - haven't seen it on the menu though so not sure what they do with them. Some local kids from the sailing school have been around the anchorage in their dinghy looking for donations of equipment, lines, fibreglass, resin etc. We promise to take a look at what we have and would suit them. A couple of dudes come around in wooden boats touting for business for restaurants. Salt Whistle Bay. The next morning we take the RIB to the next bay north and pop into the resort to see if they might have the football on UEFA cup final. No good but it looks like a lovely spot. We continue on to Salt Whistle Bay and have a walk ashore here. We have a very ordinary lunch and the crew from Wild Thing 2 arrive and we manage to get the football on German TV on my computer - Liverpool lost so not a happy afternoon. There was a massive dump of rain whilst we were out and unfortunately we left the hatch above the table open so everything is wet! At least it is clean rain. Windward Beach. There is some interesting signage along the way, installed by the beach bar on the other side. We feed the goats and untangle them from their tethers which are wrapped around trees and their own limbs. Not the brightest of creatures. The local power station here is a solar farm. On the southern end of the island is a large salt lagoon without flamingos. We get great views across to Tobago Cays as we walk over the ridge to the windward side. When we get to the windward beach it is, well, windy. There is a fringing reef providing some protection but not really much of a swimming spot as there are lots of rocks and plenty of sargasso. The Beach Bar is not open yet. We walk along the beach and back and then head back to town. I decided to swim back to the boat. Later that evening we enjoyed sundowners on Mai Tai with Ollie, who is a keen ex professional fisherman and he gives us a few tips and lots of encouragement! Ollie Mai Tai came over for morning tea and to have a look at our tweakers no that is not a euphemism! We then head off for Union island and decide to go the long way around so we can make water. Inspired by Ollie, we put the fishing line out and after reeling it in half a dozen times to remove the seaweed it suddenly zings! I grab it but it goes slack. The one that got away. There are some serious teeth marks in the trace line, must have been a Wahoo. We passed the Chatham Bay and Frigate Island anchorages before arriving in Clifton Harbour and anchored between Bamboozle and Mai Tai, the latter obviously went the more direct route. We head ashore for provisioning, which is quite reasonable. There are plenty of stray dogs and a few stray people as well Head ashore in the morning and Keith goes in search of a hairdresser. He gets what is probably the best haircut since we left home! The simple pleasures of life on the run! Walked along the shoreline of the bay to the kite surfing beach which is inside the reef on the western end of the bay we are anchored in. Lovely location. Dropped by to say hi to some fellow cruisers on our way back to the boat before motoring down to Chatham Bay. Keith swims the anchor and sees a weird hand fish Triglidae, Gurnards aka Sea Robins under the boat. Bunch of boobies. We spent 10 days at Chatham Bay, with a couple of trips out to empty tanks and provision. Some of the highlights include: Walking along the beach: A lovely, long and totally uncrowded beach with just a few shacks and one 'resort' along the shoreline. The sand was quite steep though so we had to walk with a list! The shoreline was rocky in places and several herons and other seabirds were grazing in the shallows. Drinks at Sunset Cove beach bar: We had a couple of here sessions chatting with the locals as well as fellow cruisers. Here we met Alex, who regularly paddled around to the anchored boats on a plastic kayak with a broken paddle, looking for work and a chat. He was very well informed about the outcome of Australia's recent election and the movements of Penny Wong in the Pacific, with some stern warnings about the Chinese. It was a really laid back atmosphere at the beach bar but rum punch needs a health warning! I think they were a bit heavy handed on the OP rum. After a couple of those we practically had to crawl down the beach into the dinghy motor very slowly back to ITIKI. Needless to say it was a slow start the following day! Philip explained how to get the meat from the conch shell, that you have to beat it with a mallet and then boil it to make it tender. Sounds great! He offered to get some for us for a very reasonable price and Keith decided to order some - for me to cook! Philip will do the hard work for us, the beating and the boiling, for a small service fee… The next afternoon Philip arrived with the Conch meat in a large bowl. I cut it up and managed to make a reasonable curry out of it, and that did us for the next night as well! There was about 1. It is kind of a cross between abalone and octopus. Walk up the 'fort': Behind the beach bar we found a steep and rugged trail across a paddock which joined an unpaved road. We followed this around the ridgeline to a peak overlooking the bay. Here we find the remains of a fort - well actually it is just a cannon on a pile of rocks. There are a few goats wandering around here as well and a lovely view of the bay. The rain clouds are gathering so we need to head back down quickly. The heavens opened as we picked and slipped our way through the steep and now very muddy field behind the beach bar. We were absolutely soaked by the time we reached the beach, but the rain had stopped by then. Our Teva's were caked in thick gooey mud. At least a few spots of colour with some bright red corals, and some unusual bowl shaped formations which are leathery to touch. There are a few colourful fish including some large schools of yellow fish. I swim into a seemingly endless school of small silvery fish pouring out from the shore like flowing water and scooting back and forward in the dappled light. Checking out the local birdlife: Along to the far west of the bay is a rocky outcrop that hosts lots of birds, judging by the white 'snow' covering the favoured perching positions. Here we can see the brown 'dive-bomber' pelicans, some masked boobies up higher and a few more herons. We take the dinghy around the point to get a closer look at them. We saw some fellow cruisers fishing from their dinghy around this area and they seemed to be quite successful, dropping by to boast and show us their catch. Unfinished marina in Frigate Bay. Sometimes we do things that start off seeming like a good idea, a little adventurous, maybe an element of manageable risk, but they don't always go quite as planned and end up being a bit stressful and somewhat pointless. All we can do is take the lessons on board and laugh about it later. So we got up and got away in the RIB about 8am to head the 5nm into Clifton Harbour, with the intention of checking out of SVG so we could head directly to Carriacou in the morning. It gets a bit bouncy as we get around the point and into Frigate Bay. It's difficult to find the way through the mangroves so we consult google maps. We motor along looking for a gap in the breakers or some sort of markers; it gets a bit shallow in places and the prop touches the bottom a couple of times. We finally see a gap through the reef where waves are not breaking and head for it. The waves get bigger as we get closer but we get through ok, with sphincters clenched. There is a huge amount of Sargassum in the bay since we were last here and it keeps getting wrapped on the dinghy prop, causing us to stall and splutter. When we get closer we can see the dinghy dock is completely full of weed too. It stretches out metres from the shore and is already starting to smell. It is truly a sad sight and the locals look at it despairingly. When we get back to customs Keith looks in the backpack and tells me the boat papers are not in there! I am mortified, I was sure I so carefully gathered everything but maybe I am getting too forgetful. We go and get some fruit and veg anyway. I feel horrible as we have come all this way in the dinghy and it was a bit of a hairy trip, which is going to be for nothing. Feeling deflated we battle our way out through the sargassum again and struggle to to find the passage back through the reef. Once we spot it we head through slowly, continually looking back over our shoulders at the breaking waves either side of the gap. We head under the suspension bridge, into Frigate Bay and the ruins of the never finished marina. The rusting piles and breakwater are slowly being reclaimed by the mangroves - pelicans and seagulls have also taken up residence. The anchorage off Frigate Island actually looks ok - its nicer than Clifton but not as good as Chatham. It was pretty bouncy heading out into the open and the outboard engine started spluttering just as we reached the southern entrance to the Chatham Bay. Of course we are now motoring into the wind. We knew fuel was getting low but we couldn't get any on the island. We made it back to the boat with a sigh of relief, but when I looked through the saloon window I was surprised not to see the boat papers on the coffee table Turns out they were in the back pack all along! Both of us feeling pretty stupid now and had to sulk for the rest of the afternoon. When we arrived in the Caribbean we landed first in Barbados and from there we headed north west to St Lucia and kept heading north from there. That meant we had missed out on the southernmost of the Lesser Antilles chain. Getting through a hurricane season either means heading north to the USA or heading south to Grenada, so we chose to head south to haul out over summer. This proved to be a great great opportunity to explore the wonderful group of islands, that is St. Vincent and the Grenadines or SVG for short. St Vincent and the Grenadines. We did the 90nm trip from Martinique to SVG in 2 stages, leaving our anchorage in St Anne, Martinique around am, waving farewell to Steve and Zhara who were boat-sitting on Cushla, and refuelling before we got away. We put up the main and genoa with 1 reef in both. The conditions were pretty much the same as we have had for other north-south crossings between islands, and never quite as forecast. Wave height is not so bad this time but it is right on the beam and we get the occasional belting with a rogue wave. Wind is in the low 20s but we have several rain squalls pass through and they bring more pressure with them. The boat is pretty dirty but there is not much point cleaning it. St Vincent. We start at first light for the next leg which is 60nm, bypassing the main Island of St Vincent and slipping into Admiralty Bay on the island of Bequia pronounced Bek-way. We cop the full force of the Atlantic winds as we get out into the channel between islands, and reefs are quickly deployed in the main and genoa. It is a relief when we get into the lee of St Vincent, which is fortunate as our first reef has pulled out and we had to hoist the full main. We get smacked again when we cross the open water to Bequia and have to carefully manage the strong gusts with a full main. We decided to do our check in at Bequia rather than St Vincent because the process is easier and we could do a Covid test on arrival, using our own kits, if we go through an agent. After making contact with Daffodil her guy came over to collect some paperwork and money. Admiralty Bay. First step is our health clearance - we were taken to a shipping container at the back of the hospital to await the nurse. We can BYO test kits too which is nice as we got them for nix thanks Debs! Next stop is the Port Authority where Daffodil has pre-forwarded the paperwork. We handover multiple different sums of cash for cruising tax, customs fees and a bit more for immigration. I had to make a trip to the ATM between counters to restock the wallet! It has been a fairly exhausting couple of days so we spend the rest of the afternoon and evening chilling out and do pretty much the same the following day. Admiralty Bay in Bequia is a wide bay, open to the west on the southern end of the small island. We had anchored in the NW near the old fort, where Daffodil has her office. The town is quite pretty, clean and colourful and has a nice relaxed vibe. I amuse myself on the internet and manage to polish off a blog post. Meanwhile Liverpool win on penalty shoot-out, a good result and we celebrate with burgers for lunch. In the afternoon we take a stroll through the town and around the boardwalk. We walk past some colourful shops and houses and the boardwalk takes us around the edge of the bay to Princess Margaret Beach. Canons at Fort Hamilton. The following morning we walked up to the remains of Fort Hamilton. Its named after Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the USA, who recently had a musical made about him. Mid-morning we go ashore to the produce market , our first shop in SVG. There are a few different vendors in the market and but we have to be choosey about what we get from whom as the quality varies between vendors. I like to spread the love around anyway so I am happy to be able to buy a little something from each of the ladies. After the plentiful stocks in Martinique though it's relatively slim pickings down this way in terms of fresh produce. Everything comes from St Vincent and you just have to take what you can get. Fresh produce is relatively expensive so we shop to minimise wastage, just as the locals do. After lunch I go for a walk along the boardwalk again, to Princess Margaret Beach. It really is a beautiful white sandy beach and there are quite a few boats anchored over this side. From there I can go over another headland to Lower Bay, which is even more secluded. Through the gap to Friendship Bay. Well the holding tanks are getting full and the water tanks are low so it must be time to move on. We head around the southern end of Bequia Island to an interesting looking, secluded anchorage at Friendship Bay. It sounded nice enough, even though there is a short stretch into the wind to get there. We take our time and pull out a headsail. Around the first point there are some caves in the cliffs with some houses built to blend into the rock, an experiment in eco tourism. They are quite hard to see they really do blend in! We continue on through a narrow gap between the Bequia and a couple of small islets. We cop a fair bit of wash coming over the boat as we are slamming into the wind and waves, and as we round another small islet coming into the anchorage even the helm station cops a wave right over the top. I managed to dodge it but Keith got the full treatment! Unfortunately the anchorage turns out to be nothing special, the water is not clear and there are a lot of local boats on moorings. We manoeuvre around them to find a spot to drop the anchor and have lunch. There are a couple of potential anchorages on small islets nearby but with the swell that is running at the moment they are quickly rejected. It settles as we get away from the coast. We pick up a buoy in the north of the Britannia Bay with the help of the mooring manager. It is mandatory to use a buoy, unless they are all full and then you can anchor — either way the fee is the same. There must be a story there. We move ITIKI to a different buoy further in and south of the dock where it's much calmer, and later a couple of other boats do the same. As it is a private island, there is a limited area where us 'blow ins' can walk around so we head up the hill to the village, where there is a post office, police station not so busy… , a couple of bars as well as local housing. One of the highlights of Mustique is a taxi tour of the small island — it only takes 1 hour and is the only way to get around. We visit the famous Cotton House which is the main resort, with access to a long white sand beach and numerous restaurants. Staff accomm is provided to key personnel and all Mustiquans are provided with work and housing by the Mustique Company Limited, who manage the island. In the afternoon I go for a snorkel around near the boat which is similar to most places we have been, you would think they could afford better coral! Later we go ashore and walk all of the way down to the southern point of the bay. Here there is a small lagoon as well as a tiny, semi enclosed beach with a huge pile of empty lambi shells. I guess they have to go somewhere! On the way back it is feeding time and there are dozens of terrapins wandering around in the grass along the foreshroe. Tommy Hilfiger's Pad. The next day we walk up to the bakery for super expensive bread and also bought a postcard, they are so hard to find these days - by the time we get to the PO though it is closed! Found The View restaurant and bar and booked a table for tonight. Dropped by a few boats in the anchorage to invite them for drinks there later on. Keith had a free consultation on his shoulder from one of the Austrians who happened to be a traumatologist! I guess we will see. Dinner was a lovely meal of Lambi curry and garlic shrimps but like everything on the island, quite pricey and not huge servings. Great talking to Jamie and Lucy from Bamboozle II who have been cruising for 18 years on-and-off, with 3 different boats. The Pink House. Well our 3 nights are up so we left Mustique around 9am and headed south to Savan Island. We decide to give it a miss and move on to Canouan Island, but on the way we put the fishing line out and we are surprised when we actually get our first ever bite! Assuming it would be a big lump of sargassum weed, we start reeling it in and panic sets in when we actually see a fish on the end of the line. Unfortunately it is a fairly underwhelming Barracuda, which after a bit of a struggle, we decide to drop back in the water. Hopefully he wont recognise us if we run into him again. We stop for lunch and some snorkelling and it is quite lovely. Unfortunately though it is one of those bays where we swirl around on the anchor and the chain wraps and unwraps around rocks. The anchor is not that well dug in to the hard sand bottom, so we decide not to stay the night. We head further south down to Charlestown Bay and anchor just north of the Ferry dock. Rameau Bay. There is too much of a surge to leave the dinghy at the dock so Keith drops me ashore. I go in search of cash but the only machine in town is empty! Apparently the workers raid it on Friday night before heading back to St Vincent for the weekend, and it is Saturday today. We up anchor and head around to Glossy Bay on the southern end of the island. Again Keith drops me ashore and go into the supermarket for a few more items and hoping to get some cash from the checkout or failing that the Marina. I strike a deal with an English lady who was clearly provisioning a charter boat and about to handover a wad of cash - I offer to pay for her stuff on my credit card and take her cash. She is 50c short so that ends up being her commission! Missions accomplished we can now head to our next exciting destination Subscribe to Newsletter. Windswept Baradal Island Dinghied across to Baradal Island one afternoon and walked up to the top, which was really not that far, but a great view of the other islands in the Cay, out to the Atlantic and across to Mayreau Island. Leeward beach on Petit Bateau We have been told of a couple of great snorkelling spots but they are on the outside of the horseshoe reef. Friendly turtle Petit tabac The following day we realised it was quite calm and the wind was lighter than usual so we took the dinghy over to the cut and went snorkelling to the northern side, outside of the reef. Windward Beach ,After breakfast we head ashore to walk across to the windward side. Union Island Ollie Mai Tai came over for morning tea and to have a look at our tweakers no that is not a euphemism! What a handsome dude Bunch of boobies Drinks at Sunset Cove We spent 10 days at Chatham Bay, with a couple of trips out to empty tanks and provision. St Vincent We start at first light for the next leg which is 60nm, bypassing the main Island of St Vincent and slipping into Admiralty Bay on the island of Bequia pronounced Bek-way. Admiralty Bay First step is our health clearance - we were taken to a shipping container at the back of the hospital to await the nurse. Beautiful Bequia Relief at the Liverpool Victory Admiralty Bay in Bequia is a wide bay, open to the west on the southern end of the small island. Through the gap to Friendship Bay Well the holding tanks are getting full and the water tanks are low so it must be time to move on. Tommy Hilfiger's Pad The next day we walk up to the bakery for super expensive bread and also bought a postcard, they are so hard to find these days - by the time we get to the PO though it is closed! Follow us:.

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We checked out in Bequia, however, and the above mentioned sign was on display. June, Vincent — all beautiful Grenadine Islands — all worth visiting — each with its own special culture. You can pull very close to the rocks and have good sandy holding, plus be able to swim to the rocks or beach for snorkeling. They say Provisions and Dawns are good restaurants, although we did not make it to them. Still, worth it if you want something good. Take a dinghy ride over to the Moon Hole houses if you can. Wednesday is good with jazz. Plenty of other things to do in Bequia which I am sure you can find out. Canouan Island — We anchored in Glossy Bay and loved it. Either way a restaurant reservation will get you in the Beach Club with awesome pool and food. Worth your time to spend a half a day or more. The other end of the beach has Scruffies Beach Bar. Also fun to go to, beach swim if you like, good food, nice establishment. We went into Charlestown and walked the town. Island ghetto. Tobago Cays — A bit crowded but a must-visit. Biggest issue would be launching the dinghy here, because the waves can get rough. We moored on the east side of Petite Rameau just outside of the channel. The beach BBQ is fun. It was cool but a bit of a trip to get there. We did it — but then we have a 30hp on our dinghy. Nothing special on shore but nice anchorages. Our favorite was Saline Bay because it had a beautiful, very big beach, and no one was there. Unless the cruise ship stops in. And that can be fun to watch. Salt Whistle was nice. Local beach bars, low end. Union Island — We loved all of it and stayed in all the anchorages. Frigate Island was a nice anchorage, and we went ashore and hiked up to the top of Mt. It was a fun hike and a beautiful view. We could tell by the trail not many go there. You can find the trailhead on All Trails. It goes to a bridge you can go out of and come back in the other end. Clifton Bay was a favorite. Plan for lunch or dinner and spend the day or half day. Beautiful beach, swimming and good food and drinks. They have beach lounge chairs for you. Chatham Bay was another great anchorage. Very cool setting with just a handful of cottages. Unusually the night we went there was no wind, so bug spray was necessary, however that is supposedly rare. Petit St. Vincent — Marooned with only one beer! The only places in St. Checked out in clifton. Both customs amd immigration are at the harbor. They want sailclear completed — unlike in Bequia where we checked in. Bequia operates on paper only. Good day to you! We will be 8 on board. Clearance in the SVG can be done using Sailclear. Arrival in Bequia. Many thanks for advice on how to proceed! Stephane Begon from Switzerland. Vincent waters. Clearance in Clifton. Anchor near the airport and leave your dinghy on the beach nearby. In the airport the clearance can be done for customs and immigration. No need to go in town for customs as suggested. Cleared in at Chateaubelair , straight forward , Kieth was professional and friendly. Sadly we were constantly approached by children and adults alike some wanting handouts others selling fruit and fish at ridiculously inflated prices. Moved to Cumberland Bay to escape the Carnaval , much better , Cas is you guy here to get stern tied. Very polite and helpful. St Vincent and the Grenadines is paradise. Okay immigration. Contrary to what the website says, I have never got a response from svgarrivals gmail. To clear in use Sailclear, and then just show up at one of their offices, or use an agent. I recommend checking into Bequia if coming south, and Union Island if going north. The NE trade winds made going north from Grenada a motoring event. Granted I am new to the customs process while cruising. Numerous links on the SVG website are frequently not working. It was challenging getting the info we needed and filling out the forms. Once we feel like we had properly registered with SVG and entered the info in sailclear, we attempted to enter at Union Island. Trying to reach any govt office via phone, to ask for info, was useless. As a last resort, we used a clearing agent. She explained that some govt people still only use agents and will not see an individual. The government is trying to change that, but its slow to change. The agent explained that the customs people are very lazy and do not want to have to work any more than the minimum, when an agent comes in, all forms are correctly done and all the info is in an organized fashion, requiring minimal discussion or work by the customs agent. Not sure what happened and how, but that was our experience. Boat Boys….. We had read extensively about boat boys. They are very helpful, they work hard, but be sure to ask their fee in advance. My wife made that mistake, unbeknownst to me. When we went to cast off, our assistance in hooking up to a ball, a return ride to the dock, 2 bags of ice , banana bread and 1. I started asking questions about each item and the replies were vague. An arguement ensued and i called our agent, she said gave me fair pricing and i paid him what it was worth, much to his ire. Saltwhistle bay is beautiful but it is as crowded as a Los Angeles freeway at rush hour… We Stayed there a 2 nights, so the kids could swim to the beach and play. This was on the way to Tobago Cays. Tobago Cays — Beautiful pretty crowded on the throughout the entire park. The wind was quite fresh, so it was a short stay because of the kiddos. They wanted to swim and play in the water. Saline bay — Not too crowded, easy access, calm conditions. Not on that weekend…. Bequia- an amazing piece of heaven. It too was crowded. The town is wonderful, everyone is kind and there are many restaurants and drinking spots from local to fancy. The beach was wonderful. We should have stayed there longer! Boat pick up, laundry service by Miranda was a treat. It was pricey but after 8 days we needed some clean clothes. Having fresh warm laundry delivered was amazing. We never called them, but a boat boy came by and said he was here to pick up the laundry. Despite telling him he was mistaken, he was persistent that we did. Finally he left and did the same thing to another boat next to us. Another boat boy who came by offering lobster, said this is how they get more business. It is truly a slice of heaven. The people are as warm as the weather. We are looking for a clearing agent to get into the Grenadines from Grenada. Do you have contact information so we can line up an agent. Many thanks!!! I have not visited Frigate Island and Ashton for quite a few years. It used to be a quite little spot away from everyone, until the mid 90s when it became an Italian marina project, and a causeway was built from the island right over to the mangrove area on the far side of the bay, a distance of about two thirds of a mile. They also built numerous docks by the same method, which was to put up sheets of metal on either side of the area and filling it with rubble. When I anchored in those days it all looked like an abandoned project. Though it was kind of cool to be able to walk ashore. On the other hand, the causeway had stopped water flow and the water in some of the bays created by the docks turned a stagnant putrid green. When I returned a few days ago, I could not believe the transformation. SusGren and nature together had wrought an amazing change, turning it into a fascinating place of great beauty, a perfect anchoring spot. Nature has converted what was left of the old docks into delightful mangrove islands set in clear shallow water. When they opened up the channel, Susgren built two great suspension bridges over the gap that allow one to walk from Frigate Island to the mainland. They are good looking, fun and a little scary as they sway as you walk over absolute limit 5 people on them at one time. The whole area including the large swamp on the mainland side has been turned into a park, and it includes two observation houses. When I sailed in, I was blown away at how beautiful it had become and what fun dinghy exploration could be with lots of seabirds sitting on the remains of bits of dock. The causeway has made the anchorage more protected, and to be honest, the combination of a failed project and the restoration has made it a far more interesting and lovely than it had been back before the whole thing started. The park has a bee house, and they harvest dark mangrove honey which you can buy at the honey house if it is open or at the main SusGren office which is in the park closer to the main road. They use the new Australian designed hives where the honey chambers are split, so you can just let the honey pour out down a tube. A lot easier than the old method. The honey is delicious with a distinctive slightly malty flavor. Orisha Joseph is welcoming and knowledgeable and is often in the Susgren office orishajoseph2 gmail. Susgren put down the moorings in the anchoring area to encourage people to use them and not mess up the very productive turtle grass beds that cover most of the seabed in the area. They are not charging for them and have neither the means nor the ability to maintain them. So, if you pick one up, snorkel on it, if it looks dodgy, you can put one of your own lines through the mooring. If you anchor, please try to avoid damaging the grass bed. Ashton is a sweet little town with people who were very welcoming to us. Local restaurants and supermarkets are very much priced to the local market, though during covid is not the best time for a big review. You can take the challenging hike up Big Hill that climbs that towers over Ashton in the south. The path is doable, though it needs maintenance, and is steep and slippery in places. I found a good hiking stick really helpful. A few steps down the road from the hiking trail is the studio of Dennis Coy, a local artist, who would be happy to show you his work if you gave him a call In the anchorage, the Happy Kite cat lies close to the shore. Linda and Nicolas, are fun, teach kite surfing, and have a pizza oven which they usually fire up sometime after noon. The pizza is excellent, very thin crust and delicious. We saw many turtles on the surface, and when Anne took a quick snorkel and she saw an eagle ray. There is a fair amount of reef on the Frigate Island side which makes for fair snorkeling. Frigate has become a wonderful and interesting anchorage; I highly recommend it. I think the people of Ashton could benefit from a little more yacht trade, but to make it ready for more visitors it would be imperative to have some sturdy cleats to secure a dinghy to on the dock. They would be a vast improvement over the improvisations now in place. It would also be very pleasant but nearly as essential to have a small dinghy dock maybe floating down by the suspension bridge. Orisha Joseph as Susgren is in favor of these projects, we will have to see if we can make them a reality. Chris Doyle — Doyle guides — reported 01 January, In times of covid one has to be flexible, though just how flexible, I am only just finding out. I decided to sail to Union just before Christmas, so I duly got my covid test on the 21st, cleared out on the 23rd ready for the test report to come in. When it did not arrive by the evening of the 24 th I made numerous calls I knew I was skunked. So I had to clear back in when the Christmas holiday was over. When it had not come back a week later on the 28th, I took another test. The results came back on 30th so I did the paperwork with SVG arrivals, cleared out of Carriacou and puttered over Sparrow Bay there was no wind so I would be set to sail over early today 31 st. Just as I was setting off in a good breeze the message came in the St. Vincent Government had closed Union as a port of entry for pleasure yachts, I would need to clear in St. The wind was north east, right on the nose, and single handed I was not sure I could make it to St. Vincent by nightfall. Further the conditions were likely to strengthen and be quite vicious by Friday night and through Saturday. Vincent on Sunday, hopefully get my next test on Monday Morning. We will see how that all works out! In times of Covid, changing countries is not easy. The info above dated Dec 14, that says there is a mandatory 14 day quarantine is totally wrong! Arrive St Vincent or Clifton after emailing all required forms with PCR test less than 5 days old, get retested, quarantine then get released when negative results come back in 2 to 5 days. You have to come to Young Island to test. You are required to stay there until your test results come back which is 48 hours, not And they only test on Mondays Wednesday and Thursday. Union Island have a good system for mooring. A boat boy help you with the bouy, you get their card. When you pay the fee, you give the card to the officials and they pay the boatboy. No hussle with negotiating prices with the boat boys. Bets, who cook for him, makes everything much more tasty than the other I tried. I wanted to inform you that dogs are permitted in StVincents according to DrToney, Chief veterinarian. The 6 month quarantine is not required. We had to provide a official health certificate, FAVN blood test, Lymes blood test, heart worm test, treatment for ticks, fleas and parasites and identification chip. DrToney wants cruisers to know dogs are welcome on the island and will meet you at BlueLagoon Marina to inspect your dog. This is the only location to clear in a dog. She would like online information updated. Her contact information is; Dr Natalie Toney Animalhealthsvg hotmail. We can recommend you for mechanical problems which can not be solved elsewhere! Kenny a Rasta helped us an anchor and took our line ashore. In front of Mojito, it seems easier to land your dinghy. There is a cafe right in the middle of the bay, called Bay Central, which has toilets you can use for 2EC, showers 5EC and a laundry. The WiFi was not working when we were there. We bought fruit from Wesley. Davis came over with jewellery. There is a large pontoon that has seen better days, but you need long legs to get onto it and there are no cleats to tie onto. The people here were very friendly. There are no rubbish bins, but the locals will take it for you and it goes into their bins and then to landfill or so we are told. Mojito restaurant looks a bit unloved compared to the others, but we had a lovely dinner here and great cocktails. Look out for Rattie who lives in the house next door and works at the restaurant. You can walk up to Coulls Hill to the left — 20 mins. There is a small shop half way up the hill. Kenny took my husband in his dinghy to clear out on a Saturday. He went to Chateaubelair and there is a customs office there, but immigration was closed Saturday morning so they went to Barrouallie. The Sargasso influx has definitely hit Bequia, too. The Sugar Reef crew piles it inland to dry. Fortunately, the Sargasso is affecting only the windward-side bays in Bequia, the beaches on the lee side of the island are clear. But in Spring Bay especially the situation is awful. I should imagine the windward sides of Mystique and Barbados are also affected. Orlando said that his boys would meet us and ignore the boat boys on the outside of the bay, wait until we are right inside. Curtis and Skin wearing a yellow sash and were holding a buoy and waving frantically. They were in an inflatable dinghy but the cafe also has a white wooden dinghy and a rather nice launch called Rosi. There were other boys in boats. We have 2 lines at the bow to tie onto the buoy and they then took one line from the stern and together we turned the boat around and moored the stern to another buoy. Restaurant dinner booked for that evening. Wine at 60EC a bottle. Dinghy to and from the boat is included. Curtis cleaned our hull for EC. Watch out for the boat vendors, particular a young boy in his red boat as it makes paint marks on your hull. Curtis cleaned them off for us for free. We used Gary Red Eye to take us to the nature trail — there is also a good supermarket near the trail. Beautiful place to stop for a night or 2. Keyif stayed in Boat Lagoon Marina for three days, on a mooring. The mooring field is a little rolly, but manageable. The marina manager and everyone at the front desk was extremely hard working, always helpful, very friendly. We felt very safe and well cared for, they even managed to arrange a rental car for us at short notice. The people were very friendly to us, and went out of their way to help us repair a torn tire,. There were a lot of charter boats, mostly with European crews. The number of boats in Tobago Cays has increased considerably over the last four years, moorings have been placed, and anchoring space is unfortunately limited, but it is as beautiful as ever. Remember they are not regulated, have no legal standing so unless you check them with mask and snorkel there is no guarantee of reliability. These are new so should be OK but you would be very wise to check for yourself. We have seen a small Coastguard boat patrolling Port Elizabeth in Bequia several nights a week during our stay late September and early October Buoys again. Noonsite is a reference for information, safety and security for a lot of sailors. Thus I believe I should share what recently happened to fellow sailors in Tobago Cays. It turned out to be a sailboat that had been tied up to a mooring ball in front of us in Tobago Cays. He was still attached to the mooring ball, dragging it along his side. It was lucky that he hit us, as we both woke up from the collision. If not, he would have dragged onto the reef further west. It was not much wind. They collect money from buoy users. I find it very strange that the Rangers do not keep strict quality control with their buoys. They do not seem to be overly busy when they are present at the park. Word may have spread. When we visited recently, no one used the buoys in the sound. Not good for business. Of course, in a while high season comes, all will be forgotten and new cruisers will come by and use the moorings. But the rangers FB remark that this only happens times a year is not comforting. To the ones who drift off towards the reefs while asleep in the darkness, this can mean disaster. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the Grenadines. April and May into June of We are now in Union Island. Think of the number of boats vs the number of incidents. May the odds be forever in your favour :-! We met Mr Emerson Edwards a very experienced Tourist guide and herbalist for Cumberland region: can be contacted on e-mail: mr. Hey everyone, for yachts entering and departing from the leeward side of St. Vincent, ChateauBelair is a declared port of entry since The Customs building is along the coastline beside the jetty. Immigration is also available From 6 AM to 10 Pm. The service is much faster and efficient, unlike walliabou whereas Customs is only available from 5 pm to 6 pm and you have to go further round to Barrouille to get to the Immigration the choice is yours. Cumberland is not a declared port of entry however it is only for anchorage after checking in with customs and it is illegal hence a charge can be fine. The ChateauBelair office can be contacted on telephone number Security is ok as coastguard does random patrols for the safety of our visitors. Recreation sites such as the Volcano, Waterfalls and anchorage for snorkelling all are available in ChateauBelair. You are always greeted by friendly people who are always willing to assist you. For yachts passing on the leeward side of St. Vincent I can recommend Cumberland bay as a safe and hospitable anchorage. The boat boys will come out and meet you guiding you in and taking your stern line to attach to a tree. I found Carlos particularly helpful and he also keeps an eye out for you he can be contacted in advance on Carlos will also take you round to clear customs and immigration at Chateaubelair in his dingy which speeds the process considerably. The beach bars could do with the support as they are struggling to get back into business after being devastated by the Christmas storm. My parents are just back from a cruise in the Grenadines. They met friends that had been robbed at Chatham Bay, Union after a drink at the famous big new Italian beach bar. When leaving the bar, they all felt sick, like they had been drugged maybe GHB. All of the group 4 people were then robbed by men, they took all their money, phones, etc. They even do not remember how they came back to the boat, they woke up the following morning. This seems an organized crime: drugged in the bar, robbers waiting outside. 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