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Marigot Bay lies 3.4 miles to the south-southwest of Castries and is approached through a buoyed entrance channel estled into the rainforest that so beautifully envelops (160 feet wide, from the entrance the scenic west coast of St. Lucia, you’ll find the waypoint at 13° 58.1 min. North, most enchanting and intimate dining destination in 68° 1.8 min. west). Everything about the Caribbean, the internationally renowned Marina Marigot Bay is invitingly relaxed and at Marigot Bay. The bay is a tropical gem steeped in informal—a real “home away from history and culture, one of the few truly authentic local harbors home.” Deeper than most Caribbean marinas, with some 700 feet (218 m) left in the Caribbean. of stern to dock, the marina is able to accommodate 40 yachts, from 30 Marigot Bay’s innate beauty and laid-back calmness feet to 250 feet LOA, with maximum draft of 16 feet belies its colorful past: it was the film location for and beam of 44 feet. The marina provides high-speed the original Dr. Doolittle with Rex Harrison in 1967, fueling, complimentary wifi, a chandlery, a business Firepower with Sophia Loren, and Water with Michael center, a bank, an ATM, even floral arrangements. Caine. It was also the scene of a legendary 18th century Just above the docks is the new Discovery at Marigot battle in which the English ambushed the French by hiding Bay resort and spa. The Marina Village holds a wide in the bay, part of a century-and-a-half-long struggle for range of shops, a French bakery, a supermarket and control of the island. Today, for yacht owners, captains more, making it an effective transitional stop as well as and crew, it’s a boating paradise with deep, calm waters a destination for a longer stay, which, after seeing the and tranquility unmatched in the region. The uniquely bay for the first time, you will most likely consider a shaped bay offers a natural hurricane hole, providing possibility. hurricane-safe berthing.
by John Galluzzo
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Captain’s Guide MEGA YACHTS 2013
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