I need some help planning a charter trip in July. My fiance are
crusing from St Lucia and have about 5 days to enjoy island hopping.
Any suggestions on islands to hop to from St. Lucia and how long it
will take to sail back and forth?

Any help is appreciated.
Thank you

wrote:

I need some help planning a charter trip in July. My fiance are
crusing from St Lucia and have about 5 days to enjoy island hopping.
Any suggestions on islands to hop to from St. Lucia and how long it
will take to sail back and forth?

Any help is appreciated.
Thank you

Five days isn't quite enough to do a lot. South there is St. Vincent,
Bequea, Mayreu, Union, Palm and Tobago Cays. North there is Martinique.
St. Lucia to Bequa is a day. Bequa to Tobago Cays is a day. St. Lucia to
Martinique is a day. Bequea is great. Be sure to have lobster pizza at
Mac's. I would sail from St. Lucia to Bequea. Spend a day there, then
sail to Tobago Cays. A day there, snorkeling is great, then back to
Bequea and St. Lucia. That's about all you can do in 5 days. 15 days is
what I normally take for a charter from St. Lucia to Grenada.
krj

KRJ gives you the straight scoop. You really can't do much with just 5
days, but the Windward Islands offer some of the best cruising in the
Carribean, I feel. The itinerary laid out by krj is about the best you
can do. On the way down or up from Bequia, try to add St. Lucia's
primitive village of Sourfriere and the Pitons to the list, though you
can't linger anywhere.

I agree with the St Lucia spots. We'll be there long enough to enjoy.

Thanks,

KRJ,

Thanks for the tips. I'm sure there's plenty we could do with a longer
trip, but we're also staying a while in St Lucia (7 days) and I just
wanted to be able to explore a little more. I've never sailed before,
so mainly it was just to learn with a skipper present and not feel
locked in at a resort.

wrote:

KRJ,

Thanks for the tips. I'm sure there's plenty we could do with a longer
trip, but we're also staying a while in St Lucia (7 days) and I just
wanted to be able to explore a little more. I've never sailed before,
so mainly it was just to learn with a skipper present and not feel
locked in at a resort.

If you only have 5-7 days and want to sail, sail out of Castries or
Rodney Bay up to Fort de France, Martinique (33 nmi, leave at 8am be
there at 2pm). Next day sail back to St Lucia, Marigot Bay. Have dinner
at Doolittle's. BTW a lot of the movie Dr. Doolittle was filmed in
Marigot bay. Next day sail to the Pitons, get a mooring ball. Get a boat
boy to take you to Soufriere Town. He will also have a brother, cousin,
etc with a van to take you to the drive in volcano, tour Soufriere Town,
hike up to the falls. Next day sail up to Castries. Last day sail around
then back to Rodney Bay. Don't miss the botanical gardens in St. Lucia.
krj

Thats what I'm really looking for, though the Tobago Cays seem like a
beautiful spot for photos and snorkeling & relaxing.

Thanks again.