Island Photography : Sailing to Mustique
19th March 2013
Island Photography
Sailing to Mustique
One of the benefits living on a small island is that almost everyone sails and many people who live here have a yacht. So it was this week when a new friend of mine invited a group of sea-lovers the opportunity to sail to Mustique, one of the neighbouring islands here in the Grenadines.
The island of Mustique is home to the rich and famous and has recently changed its regulations to visiting yachts, to stop them from hiring the local 'mules', which are electric golf carts, to stop them free roaming around the island. A move to protect the peace and privacy of the island.
We were only really interested in have a quick drink in the World Famous Basil's Bar before heading back to the yacht for lunch, before an afternoons sail back to Bequia. It had been a great sail over from Bequia, the owner asking me to take the helm which after an absence of 5 years sailing round the Grenadines, was a real pleasure. The yacht was a Beneteau 45 and responded well in the rolling seas across the channel.
I had wanted to revisit Mustique on the trip, not only as I have many fond memories of visiting the Cotton House, the Fire Fly or Basils when I chartered around these islands, but because I wanted to recapture the colourful seafront area with its coloured boutique, fishing boats and the flags announcing the 35th Anniversary of Basils Bar.
With clouds brewing overhead, which drowned us an hour later, I walked the bay front area and captured a small bit of life on Mustique. I hope you enjoy them.
Sailing to Mustique
One of the benefits living on a small island is that almost everyone sails and many people who live here have a yacht. So it was this week when a new friend of mine invited a group of sea-lovers the opportunity to sail to Mustique, one of the neighbouring islands here in the Grenadines.
The island of Mustique is home to the rich and famous and has recently changed its regulations to visiting yachts, to stop them from hiring the local 'mules', which are electric golf carts, to stop them free roaming around the island. A move to protect the peace and privacy of the island.
We were only really interested in have a quick drink in the World Famous Basil's Bar before heading back to the yacht for lunch, before an afternoons sail back to Bequia. It had been a great sail over from Bequia, the owner asking me to take the helm which after an absence of 5 years sailing round the Grenadines, was a real pleasure. The yacht was a Beneteau 45 and responded well in the rolling seas across the channel.
I had wanted to revisit Mustique on the trip, not only as I have many fond memories of visiting the Cotton House, the Fire Fly or Basils when I chartered around these islands, but because I wanted to recapture the colourful seafront area with its coloured boutique, fishing boats and the flags announcing the 35th Anniversary of Basils Bar.
With clouds brewing overhead, which drowned us an hour later, I walked the bay front area and captured a small bit of life on Mustique. I hope you enjoy them.