Grenadines & Windward Islands

Martinique down to Grenada, through Mustique, Bequia and the reef anchorage at the Tobago Cays.

30 places on the chart: 3 harbour towns and ports, 22 islands, 4 anchorages and bays and 1 beach.

Why the fleet comes here

Martinique: Le Marin, the largest charter base in the French Antilles
Grenada: Below the hurricane belt, which is why the fleet summers here
Saint Lucia: The Pitons, Marigot Bay, and the finish of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
Mustique: Privately owned, moorings only, and Basil’s Bar on the beach
Fort-de-France: The capital of Martinique, across the bay from Trois-Îlets
St George’s: The Carenage, a horseshoe harbour in a volcanic crater
Bequia: Admiralty Bay, the best-loved anchorage in the Grenadines
Pitons: Moorings between the two volcanic spires on St Lucia’s west coast
Canouan: Sandy Lane Yacht Club and a marina cut into the north end
Les Saintes: A bay off Guadeloupe often called one of the finest in the world
Union Island: Clifton and Chatham Bay, and the clearance port for the southern Grenadines
Mayreau: Salt Whistle Bay, one beach with anchorage on both sides
Petit St Vincent: A single-resort island at the southern end of the Grenadines
Rodney Bay: St Lucia’s marina, and where the ARC arrives every December
Marigot Bay: A hurricane hole so enclosed that a fleet once hid in it under palm fronds
Guadeloupe: Pointe-à-Pitre and the Route du Rhum finish