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Continent:	Caribbean
Country:	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Next Big City:	Canoun
Next Town:	Charleston

Type:	Ocean, Island, Lagoon
Rider Ability:	Intermediate, Expert
Features:	Rooms, School, Shop, Rental, Shower, Toilet, Food

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Water

Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m), Big Wave (> 3m)
Hazards:	Currents, Reefs, Corals, Rocks
Quality:	Crystal Clear
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Bit of local knowledge required to get into this bay but pretty awesome. Good place to start a downwinder to Saltwhistle Bay in Mayreau.

Beach

Type:	Grass, Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	Rocks, Trees
Beach Users:	None

Big beach with sand and grass.

Wind

Best Months:	January, February, March, April, May, June, December
Wind Type:	Trade Winds
Best Direction:	E, ESE, SE
Main Direction:	NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE

Easterly trade winds, best from December to June.

How to get there

Transport:	Boat
Access:	Medium Walk

Access by boat only. Park the sailboat on the other side of the island and walk over the hill and down to the bay.

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Rules:

Restricted Zones

Respect the hotel people, they don't own the beach but run the property there. Best is to just go to another launch spot in one the small beaches along the lagoon.

Nightlife

Local bars for a rum or the hotel bars (expensive). Best to have a good rum cocktail on the sailboat afterwards.

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