St. Lucia is our Caribbean paradise for the 26th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on St. Lucia which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. St. Lucia is the sort of island that travelers to the Caribbean dream about--a small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknownand very yacht friendly. We will pick you up at Rodney Bay near 14.0886633,-60.96031333 Sunday afternoon at the dock just north of Sandals Grand Hotel. You will need a taxi from the airport to dock. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will come to the dock and pick you up. We will use the Run-About to visit all the local spots from here and end the week making passage to Wallilabou, St. Vincent. We will deliver you to the Wallilabou dock there before noon on Sunday. We will hail you a taxi to the St. Vincent airport.
Week 26, Sunday Arrival Dates: Jun 27, 2010 Jun 26, 2011 Jun 24, 2012 Jun 30, 2013 Jun 29, 2014
Previous week's location: Martinique Next week's location: St. Vincent
Number of weeks stay at this location: 1 Other time this year?: Week 45
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 85 F, 90% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 76 F, 69% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 84 F Wind, 8KTs E
Main City: Castries Other Cities: Rodney Bay, Bosquet d'Or, Cap Estate, Soufriere, Vieux Fort, Anbre Points
of interest: Volcano, Sulfur Springs, Botanical Gardens, Pigeon Island National Park, Fort Rodney, Piton Mountains, Mountain rain Forests.
Recreation: Many reefs with good
snorkeling and diving, many restaurants, lots of shore activities, lots of nature tours and attractions.
Language: English
Map Link: St. Lucia Map
Info Link: St. Lucia General Inf St. Lucia Info
Nearest Int'l Airport: Fort-de-France Code: FDF Name: Le Lamentin
Local Airport: Vieux Fort Code: UVF Name: Hewanorra
Local Airport: Castries Code: SLU Name: Vigie
Restrictions: Some water toys are not allowed to be used in restricted areas. No scuba without a dive guide.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the dock in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia on Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You can fly to St. Lucia from San Juan or other islands. Then you will need a taxi (or shuttle) from the Airport to Rodney Bay dock. Ask the taxi to hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 VHF Marine radio. Then we will come and pick you up at the main dock.
Monday:
On Monday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. We also have easy access with the Run-About to Pigeon Island, Cas en Bas Beaches, Le Sport, Sandals Grande, Windjammer resort.
Tuesday:
On Tuesday we will move anchorage to Marigot, St Lucia. We will leave around 10:00 AM. It is about 2 hours in protected waters. We will have good access to recreational opportunities and the local activities. We also have easy access with the Run-About to the Capitol of Castries, Anse La Raye, Anse Cochon.
Wednesday:
On Wednesday we will stay in our anchorage because we have good access to recreational opportunities and the local activities. We also have easy access with the Run-About to the Capitol of Castries, Anse La Raye, Anse Cochon.
Thursday:
On Thursday we will move our anchorage to Vieux Fort leaving about 9:00 AM. It is about 5 hours in fairly protected waters. We will have good access to recreational opportunities and the local activities.
Friday:
On Friday we will stay in our anchorage because we have good access to recreational opportunities and the local activities. We also have easy access with the Run-About to Laborie Bay, Point Sable, Maria Islands Nature Reserve, Sable Beaches and Reefs. We will clear customs here for tomorrow's passage.
Saturday:
We will make passage to Wallilabou Bay, St. Vincent. It will take about 6 hours in open waters leaving about 8:00 AM. Those who would like to skip the passage can get a flight to St. Vincent and meet us at Wallilabou. We will check-in Immigration and Customs here.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock at Wallilabou Bay, St. Vincent at your convenience before noon. You will need a taxi from Wallilabou to the airport. We can hail one using the radio.
Rodney Bay Pigeon Island Marigot Bay Vieux Fort
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