Caribbean - LEEward islands
Our anchorages in The Leeward Islands

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DOMINICA DES SAINTES GUADELOUPE MONSERRAT ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
ST. KITTS & NEVIS ST. EUSTATIUS ST. BARTS ST. MARTIN ANGUILLA

DOMINICA

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Our anchorages in Dominica:

  • Scott's Head
  • Roseau
  • Prince Rupert Bay

 

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Dominica


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DES SAINTES

 

A small group of islands just south of Guadeloupe. Seen on the map of Guadeloupe below.

Our anchorages in Iles des Saintes:

  • Pain de Sucre
  • Bourg des Saintes

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France

GUADELOUPE

 

This is the name of the main island of the French Over Seas Territory called Guadeloupe, comprising all the islands of the French West Indies (i.e. Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Barthélémy, St Martin, Iles des Saintes and Marie Galante).

Our anchorages at the island of Guadeloupe:

  • Basseterre
  • Pointe á Pitre
  • Riviére Salée
  • Deshaies

 

 

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Region Guadeloupe


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MONTSERRAT  

This island is a British Crown Colony.

Our anchorages in Montserrat:

  • Plymouth
  • Old Road Bay

Not long after our visit to Monserrat a large part of the island, including the capital Plymouth, was destroyed by the violent eruptions of its vulcano Soufrire.

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Montserrat


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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA  

One of several twin island republics.

Our anchorages in Antigua & Barbuda:

ANTIGUA

  • English Harbour
  • Falmouth Harbour
  • Green Island
  • Great Bird island
  • Jumby Bay
  • Deep Bay
  • Jolly Harbour

BARBUDA

  • Cocoa Point
  • Lower Bay, 11 Mile Beach

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Antigua & Barbuda


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ST KITTS & NEVIS  

 Our anchorages at one other of the twin island republics:

ST CHRISTOFER

  • Basseterre
  • Ballast Bay

NEVIS

  • Charlestown
  • Pinney's Beach

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St Kitts & Nevis

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ST EUSTATIUS  

This is one of the five islands of the Dutch Antilles. Usually simply called Statia and its Dutch sisters Saba and Sint Maarten are part of the Leeward Islands. The two others, Bonaire and Curacao are located just north of Venezuela.

The only tenable anchorage at Statia:

  • Oranjebaai

Note: The autonomous 5-island country called Netherland's Antilles was dissolved in 2010 and all of these islands now remain part of The Netherlands under a different legal status. However, the term Netherland's Antilles is still used to refer to the Duch Caribbean islands.

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Netherlands Antilles

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Netherlands

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ST BARTHÉLÉMY  

Usually simply called St Barts, this French island belonged to Sweden between 1784 and 1878. Many of the street signs in the capital Gustavia (named after the king of Sweden) still have their Swedish names.

Our anchorages at St Barts

  • Gustavia
  • Anse Colombier
  • Ile Fourche

 

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Swedish Heritage

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France

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SINT MAARTEN - ST MARTIN  

The island of St Martin is probably the smallest in the world to be divided between two countries. The south part (Sint Maarten) was one of the five territories of the former Dutch Antilles. The northern part (St Martin) is part of the French West Indies.

Our anchorages in Sint Maarten:

SINT MAARTEN:

  • Philipsburg
  • Oyster Pond

Note: The autonomous 5-island nation called Netherland's Antilles was dissolved in 2010 and all of these islands now remain part of The Netherlands under a different legal status. However, the term Netherland's Antilles is still used to refer to the Duch Caribbean islands.

ST MARTIN:

  • Cul de Sac, Ile Pinel
  • Tintamarre
  • Port Lonvilliers, Anse Marcell
  • Marigot Bay


 


Netherlands Antilles

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France

ANGUILLA  

This island is a British Crown Colony, located just north of St Martin.

Our anchorages in Anguilla:

  • Road Bay
  • Prickly Pear Cays
  • Sandy Cay

 

 

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Anguilla

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