SAILING GRENADA PRIVATE ISLANDS & UNDERWATER VOLCANO PRE HURRICANE BERYL
This Grenada Sailing video was published before Hurricane Beryl. Many of the northern areas of Grenada were severely devastated in June 2024. This video shows the beauty of the "Before".
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TIME TO BUY A PRIVATE ISLAND IN GRENADA?
There were quite a few private islands – in case anyone wants to buy their own private island paradise. We visited a few and report on the possibilities.
https://bluedotvoyages.com/carriacou-and-grenada-sailing-private-islands/
Saline Island, Grenada - 64 acre islet. Offered for $26 Million.
White Island, Grenada - 10 acre islet. Offered for $9.5 Million.
Nearby are Frigate Island and Large Island – all potential anchoring spots – but watch the currents.
Diamond Rock, Grenada
Ronde Island, Grenada - 200 acre island. Offered for $100 Million.
Caille Island, Grenada - 157 acres. Offered for $20 Million.
Sister Rocks, Grenada - The result of volcanic eruptions of an underwater volcano. Not for Sale.
KICK EM JENNY UNDERWATER VOLCANO, GRENADA
The next leg of our journey had us sailing over an underwater volcano! It had last erupted a couple weeks before we sailed the area, which made me extremely nervous after reading about all of the dangers on the Kick Em Jenny web site! In summary, submarine volcanoes like this release large quantities of gas bubbles into the water, even in quiet times between eruptions. This can lower the density of the seawater above the vent. This is very dangerous to shipping, because boats entering a zone of lowered water density will lose buoyancy and may sink.
There is excellent scuba diving at all of these islands – check this article for all the diving info. https://www.scubadivermag.com/grenadas-best-kept-secrets/
GRENADA NORTHEASTERN ISLANDS
London Bridge – Not really an island, but some gorgeous rocks – with an arch window in the middle of them. Not for Sale.
Sugar Loaf Island – Folklore suggests that it is actually an ancient Egyptian pyramid due to its 4 sided pyramid shape, but no physical evidence has been found yet to support this. It is often used for weddings, yoga retreats and has a small cottage on its shore.
Green Island – an uninhabited 25 acre lush tropical island with a small sand beach. Price upon request.
Sandy Island – 20 acre uninhabited island. $9 Million
GRENADA SAILING
Next up – the main island of Grenada. We really did not want to go anywhere near the Grand Anse beach harbor where our friends boat was hijacked near St. George. So, we sailed along the windward side of Grenada to get to Clark’s Court, where we had a certified Yanmar diesel mechanic scheduled to work on our engine.
Clark’s Court – Woburn Bay
We anchored right in front of Calivigny Island, where all-inclusive nightly rates for reserving Calivigny Island start at $132,000, plus applicable taxes. During the festive season, from mid-December through January 6th, rates are available upon request.
We also enjoyed spending time in Le Phare Bleu which had an excellent dock marina, restaurant, tropical cottages, live music on the lightship, pool, gourmet meat & wine shop, a cafe, clothing store and laundry facilities.
Last but not least, we dropped a Message in a Bottle as we left Grenada. 100 days later, it turns up 1500 miles away in Mexico! What are the odds?
TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Private Islands for Sale in Grenada
1:18 Saline Island Grenada
1:36 White Island Grenada
2:07 Diamond Rock Grenada
3:13 Ronde Island Grenada
5:08 Sister Rocks Grenada
5:56 Kick Em Jenny Underwater Volcano
7:14 Anchor Pulling Process
10:56 London Bridge Grenada
11:15 Sugar Loaf, Sandy Island, Green Island
12:55 Clark’s Court - Woburn Bay
13:26 Calivigny Island Grenada
14:27 Engine Repair
15:07 Message In a Bottle Travels 1500 miles
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Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We recently packed up our belongings, sold our house and moved on to our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR, where we are traveling the world. We offer travel advice as well as boat maintenance tips. We offer charter sailing experience trips when we can. Watch our videos and live vicariously through us!
Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
