Marigot Bay Water Patrol 100% Effective

Created by doina. Last modified on 2003-12-08 14:37:58
Countries: St Lucia

Like many sailing ports in the Caribbean, Marigot Bay experienced a number of petty thefts over the years. Unlike many sailing ports, the people of Marigot Bay did something about it.

Last September, the restaurants, hotels and businesses of Marigot Bay got together to fund a Water Patrol. It has been 100 percent effective. Not one boat has reported any problems concerning the bay. Not one dinghy has been stolen. There has not been a single boat break-in. There is no harassment on the water and the fruit vendors go home at 6:00 p.m.

“This is better than we hoped for,” says Captain Bravo, who helped launch the service. “Marigot Bay is as clean and safe and friendly as I have ever seen it in my 20 years here. I love this Bay.”

JJ the owner of J.J.’s Paradise expressed what many Bay residents felt. “Everyone is more relaxed knowing the patrol is out there. The boat people spend more time at the restaurant and bar, which is good for me. And I spend more time cooking my famous crab dinners, which is good for them."

The boat patrol is administered and maintained by the Marigot Bay Business Association (MBBA). “We are a community organization that works to keep the bay clean and safe and beautiful”, says David Wallace, MBBA president. “The St. Lucia government has been very cooperative, but it is the men and women of the bay who put this all together.”

“Marigot Bay is a safe harbor during bad weather because it such a deep bay. We are now the safest, cleanest and most beautiful bay in the Caribbean as well.”

David Wallace