HELP. Sailboat Charter from St Vincent to Grenada

[Alex Mead]

Hello Sailors - Need some input.

I have a one-way sailboat charter scheduled this coming May from St. Vincent to Grenada with the charter company RM Croiseres on a 46' catamaran.

Looking to provision to boat in ST Vincent but we arrive on Saturday and it seems the two stores (Massy and CK Greaves) have restricted hours on Saturday's. Are there any other options and is online provisioning a thing? OR. should we try and provision for one day and then get to Bequia and provision there.

We've got 10 days and have a rough itinerary but always open to new ideas. What are your favorite spots?

Lastly, are there any precautions that we need to take while in the Grenadines. From past experience I know the boat boys can be over zealous, but what about other things we need to be concerned with?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Alex

[Rocinante33]

You’ll have to check out/in somewhere

Give a thought to Carriocou. Very laid back and some nice sights on shore that you can look up online or ask around when you get there. Customs official reopened his little office at the foot of the pier on a holiday so we could check out. Very serious and we put on long pants and collared shirts, but he was a peach because otherwise we would have been stuck for three more days.

I also like sailing right into St George and dock at Grenada Yacht Club if they have space. I am conscious of the recent tragedy that began there, and my sincere condolences to the friends and families of Richard and Kathy, but that seems like a very unlucky situation that one could not reasonably hope to prepare for.

Happy trails!

[Alex Mead]

Will definitely check out Carriocou and research the customs process. Funnt story about the long pants and collared shirts. Guess we'll have to make room in our bags.

Thanks very much for the info.

Smooth Sailing.

[scending]

Don't forget the Kingston Farmer's Market in downtown Kingston! It is relatively new and VERY clean. They have wonderful fresh vegetables and fruit. It is very near the cruise terminal. There is a man there with a beautiful smile and the best eggs.

Outside the Farmer's Market there are numerous small tables with local fruit and vegetables.

There is also the fish market in downtown Kingston. We didn't visit it, but should be good.

Bring EC, and some smaller denominations. I would suggest your own plastic bags, but they also supplied us with bags when we ran out.

[Alex Mead]

Appreciate the info about the market, that sounds perfect.