Sailing in the Lesser Antilles

ITINERARIES-II

Notes
1. Innumerable variations to these examples are possible, depending on your preferences.

2. The departure ports in Martinique, Guadeloupe & St-Martin were chosen because they have international airports and lots of charter companies.

3. The duration takes stops of one or two days in the main anchorages into account to allow for provisioning, tourism and a rest. The first figure is the minimum,
the second for a more relaxed cruise. The assumption has been of an average speed of 5–7 knots. If you want to wander about a bit more, you’ll need to
add more days. One could also head off on a sort of ‘race cruise’ and ‘tick off the islands’. And of course how long any cruise takes in the end comes down
to the boat’s average speed.

4. You must take into account you’ll be on the wind returning from some of the northern islands in the Leewards, especially the Virgins. Sometimes you’ll even
have to put in a few tacks.

5. The itineraries marked with 1 might require you to sail in the dark, either for a few hours or, in some cases, overnight.

PORT OF DEPARTURE	ROUTE	DURATION (in days)	APPROX DISTANCE (in miles)
FROM MARTINIQUE
Le Marin	Anses d’Arlet - F de F - Le Marin	2/5	45
Le Marin	Côte au Vent (Havre du Robert, Baie du Trésor) - Le Marin	5/12	80
Le Marin	Tour of Martinique anchorages	7/15	110
Le Marin	St Lucia (Rodney Bay, 2 Pitons) - Le Marin	1/7	80
Le Marin	St Lucia - Bequia – Union - Le Marin	6/12	250
Le Marin	Grenadines – Grenade (côte Sud) - Retour Le Marin	17/30	350
GRENADINES CRUISE
St Vincent (Blue Lagoon or Union)	From Bequia to Carriacou	6/15	60 à 90
FROM GUADELOUPE
P. à P.	Les Saintes – Pointe-à-Pitre	3/5	50
P. à P.	Les Saintes – Dominique (Portsmouth) - Marie-Galante - Pointe-à-Pitre	4/7	90
P. à P.	Les Saintes – Deshaies – Antigua (English Harbour, North Sound, Green Island) – Return Les Saintes - P. à P. Nota : Returning via the Rivière Salée deduct 90 M and 2 days	8/15	200 à 250
P. à P.	Les Saintes - Nevis - St-Kitts - St-Barth - St Martin - St-Kitts - Les Saintes - Pointe-à-Pitre	15/20	380
FROM ST MARTIN
Marigot	St-Barth- St Kitts – Statia - Saba - Marigot	7/10	150
Marigot	Anguilla - Prickly Pear - Marigot	4/7	50
Marigot	Anguilla - Tortola – Anegada - Virgin Gorda - Marigot	12/20	250 (1)
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CRUISE
Road Harbour	Soper’s Hole - Jost Van Dyke - NE Tortola - Anegada - Virgin Gorda - Peter et Norman Islands - Road Harbour	7/15	80

(1) Night passage possible – Warning : See also routes and 'Where to find'