Boats, Sailing & Marinas

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Traditionally the preferred grounds for Caribbean Sailing aficionados have been the British Virgin Islands and the Francis Drake Channel. Another well travelled “stomping ground” are the southern Grenadines with many pristine beaches and quaint islands. That the Marine industry on St. Maarten-St. Martin is now the fastest growth industry, is due to several factors of convenience and attraction, just recently discovered by the mainstream sailing world.

First there are the excellent direct airline connections to the United States and Europe, which not only makes traveling to and from easy, it also ensures that vessel repair and maintenance has quick access to parts. By the same token, the friendly island offers worldclass provisioning of all foods and spirits at duty free prices, a good reason for many of the world’s famous Megayachts to call us Homeport.

The Hurricane protection coves of Simpson Bay lagoon, Oyster Pond and Anse Marcel are another important reason and lastly, mariners and charter captains have noticed that the tri-island combination of St. Martin, Anguilla and St.Barths offers more than enough anchorages (several dozens) for a week of excitement, quiet beauty and worldclass dining and partying.

The pristine blue waters that surround the island provide a colorful home for thousands of fascinating underwater “creatures” and good winds and overall excellent sailing conditions have made St. Maarten-St. Martin a sailor’s dream and in turn an important 3rd sailing venue in the Caribbean.

If you’re looking for your own sailing adventure, skippered or not, you have a wide a array of reputable Charter boat companies and vessels to choose from. If on the other hand you’re looking for a sunset cruise, day trip or dive excursion, there too, you have “le choix du roi” as they say in French (king’s choice) with an abundance of packages to choose from.

Believe us when we say that we never tire of the crystalline waters, so blue, so turquoise, so clean, so warm… good thing too, because we’re surrounded by nothing but.