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Type:	Shallow, Flat, Chop
Hazards:	Animals, Reefs, Corals
Quality:	Crystal Clear
Best Tide:	High Tide, Low Tide, Coming Tide

La Prairie is the upwind part of the lagoon. This is the area you can see when looking upwind from le Morne, and it consists of a very large and pretty shallow lagoon. This lagoon has it’s traps nearer the reef where there are large fields of urchins, and some big patches of stag horn corals in places. When sailing this lagoon one should approach darker patches with care to make sure they are passable.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Medium
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	None

Long, sandy beach. Lots of space on the meadow next to it.

Best Months:	June, July, August, September, October
Wind Type:	Trade Winds
Best Direction:	SE
Main Direction:	SE

South westerly most arvo's, quite constant winds May through Aug, after and before that you have 50/50 chance of getting it on. Usual wind is SE trade wind and because of mountains acceleration is a daily occurence. Ideal directions are 90 to 180 degrees.

Transport:	Car, Bus
Access:	No Walk

Get directions from

Directly on the opposite side of the island from the airport. You can get a bus from the airport or taxi but make sure you barter for taxi. La Prairie is about 4km east of Le Morne. You can park directly on the grass.

Rules:

None

Respect the locals, who mainly ride on the weekend. Some very nice downwind rides can be had from there all the way down to the point of Le Morne 4km away.

None.