A lot of thanks to Kerry Marine Services in Bequia for solving our ONAN generator problem! We can recommend you for mechanical problems which can not be solved elsewhere!

SALOME III

Kenny (a Rasta) helped us an anchor and took our line ashore. He’s based out of Mojito restaurant on the left side but will moor you where ever you like. 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. We couldn’t see a dinghy pontoon and there is no water available. 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.

Joseph has a restaurant here and tried to sell us everything – the other locals have told us that he is very wealthy, even though he looks like he doesn’t have an EC in his pocket!

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. To the right is Spring (although we didn’t walk as far as the village). There is a small shop half way up the hill.

Maurice organised a taxi trip to take us to the waterfalls.

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.

Keartons Bay, St. Vincent

We phoned the Rock Side Cafe after reading other people’s blogs and thought perhaps we should reserve a table. These are the up to date phone numbers :
+1 ( 784)456 0815
Cell: +1 (784) 431 3776
Email: rosimorgan@vincysurf.com

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. 85 EC PP and includes welcome drink, soup, main, dessert and water. Wine at 60EC a bottle.
Dinghy to and from the boat is included.
Curtis cleaned our hull for 100 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.

The next night we just had the Main for dinner and were charged 50 EC each & included the welcome drink
40 EC a night for the mooring if you don’t have dinner.
We used Gary ( Red Eye ) to take us to the nature trail – there is also a good supermarket near the trail.

Mr Smiley came in his boat called Bluebird to sell us jewellery, he said he’s also known as Duncan ( as per Doyle’s guide).
Beautiful place to stop for a night or 2

Update on SVG 9-19/3/2017

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 island of Saint Vincent was interesting but very difficult to drive in, we would not advise driving on your own to the mountains or the waterfalls, but to rent a car with a driver and a tour guide costs 250 $ for half a day, not possible for many cruiser’s budgets. The people were very friendly to us, and went out of their way to help us repair a torn tire,

Bequia was much prettier than four years’ ago, the sea was clean, and the anchorage at Princess Margaret beach was safe. 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.

The 3G internet in SVG is very expensive, as data gets used up very quickly, so beware.

We have seen a small Coastguard boat patrolling Port Elizabeth in Bequia several nights a week during our stay late September and early October 2015.

A positive security gesture towards visiting sailors.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the Grenadines. April and May into June of 2015. Stayed a month in Bequia, a couple of nights in Mustique(gotta do Basil’s Bar and The View restaurant), then on to the Tobago Cays which were lovely and crowded even out of season. We are now in Union Island. Don’t let a few bad experiences stop you from visiting. Think of the number of boats vs the number of incidents. May the odds be forever in your favour :-)!

Hey everyone, for yachts entering and departing from the leeward side of St. Vincent, ChateauBelair is a declared port of entry since 2003. The Customs building is along the coastline beside the jetty. The office is always open from 7 AM to 7 PM from Sunday to Sunday and on Public Holidays. 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 17844857907. Security is ok as coastguard does random patrols for the safety of our visitors. There are a Restaurant and Bar at the beachfront, there is a Gas Station and Mimi Supermarket and a bakery. 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.

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.
Frédéric Dalle