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Steve
Steve

Help Us Preserve the Proud Legacy of Boatbuilding in the Grenadines

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Modern winds of change continue to billow through our beloved Caribbean islands, doing decidedly more harm than good as it relates to the region’s oldest cultural traditions. It’s a subject we’ve touched on before, and certainly one we’ll revisit again and again in our ongoing quest to promote and support those who are working so hard to keep the real, authentic Caribbean alive.
One such group, the producers and directors behind the forthcoming film, Vanishing Sail: a Caribbean Tradition on the Verge of Extinction, is filling their proverbial sails with those same modern winds to preserve the proud legacy of boatbuilding in the Grenadines.

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Steve
Steve

Saturday Video: Snorkeling Around Sandy Island, Carriacou

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Today’s Saturday Video post is all about you guys! Well, most of you anyway…
A few weeks ago, we ran a poll on our Facebook page asking you to tell us your favorite watersports activity. As snorkeling was the overwhelming top choice, we’re sharing a cool video view of what it’s like to explore the undersea environs around Sandy Island, a truly off-the-beaten-path spec of sun-kissed perfection in the Grenadines.
Actually, Sandy Island is a satellite islet of Carriacou, the largest of the Grenadines covering 13 square miles, that together with neighboring Petite Martinique constitute two of the three primary islands that form the country of Grenada.

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Patrick
Patrick

Sailing The Grenadines Part 5: Patrick vs. the Volcano

Not afraid of death by fire by Patrick Bennett

Here we are at the final chapter! Don’t forget to start with Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 or to visit Sail Oasis for more info on Caribbean charters.
It’s hard to deny that beauty and fire go hand in hand. Literary masters have long waxed poetically of “smoldering eyes,” “burning passions” and “carrying torches for lovers.” But in the case of our gorgeous Caribbean region, that “fire” is more than just a metaphor. Lurking just below the white, sandy beaches and serene rainforests burns a raging line of flames – one that stretches hundreds of miles from Antigua to Trinidad along the border of the Caribbean and North Atlantic tectonic plates.

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