Grenada Yacht Charter

In Grenada, the dry season is the high season and brings with it a menagerie of visitors, many of which are washed away once the rain hits, but sailors would do well to linger at least into June to get a sample of the Caribbean without the crowds. While the seasons continue to transition, sailing conditions remain much the same, with good visibility of up to 10KM for much of the year only occasionally affected by the rains in the wet season.

But generally speaking, the travel season’s crowds and intricacies flow in tune with the local weather systems and sailors on an extended sailing trip through the Eastern Caribbean often follow the winds south to Grenada when the rainy season hits to avoid the harsher conditions in the north, though the most popular time for sailing in Grenada remains in the early year, particularly around March, for dry days with average temperatures of 30C.

Low Season

The rainy season brings the possibility of hurricanes to the Caribbean, but that’s when sailors head south to Grenada, as the island is positioned just under the hurricane belt, making them exceptionally rare (the last major hurricane was 2004). Of course, the rains come and go, but the heavy bouts of rainfall are offset by their typically short durations, leading to long humid, sunny days, and good conditions for sailors of all experience levels. Prices are typically lower throughout the low season, with the exception of August when the festival season gets into full swing.

Peak Season

Grenada’s peak season comes between mid-December and mid-April when the rainfall is at a minimum and the average temperatures begin to hover perfectly between 25C to 30C, and the chance of adverse weather is, generally speaking, very rare. It’s a good idea to book moorings far in advance and to prepare for busy streets around the island’s hot spots, as the cruise ships do tend to bring in very large crowds.

Late Season

The shoulder seasons see the crowds diminish but the short transitional period between the dry and wet seasons makes for an undeniably alluring time to embark on a sailing holiday, with only the slightest chance of rain, particularly in June when the conditions are exceptionally mild.

Grenada’s beaches stay warm year-round but are most pleasant from December to May when the rains slow to a rarely seen trickle and the winds are warm and invigorating. Tranquil waters from December to April make for pleasant sailing conditions, but endure into the rainy season and you’ll find Grenada offers a slight respite from the more turbulent conditions often seen on the more northerly of the Windwards Isles.

Festivals abound in the high season, with the Port Louis Grenada Sailing Festival in January bringing yacht racing, regattas and colourful street festivals to the island’s streets and sea, while in August, the Spice Mas brings raucous street carnivals, live music and pageantry to Saint George in a vast flamboyant celebration that marks the end of slavery.

Hire a private skipper and crew, kick back and enjoy a luxury week on the water, cruising from beautiful island to remote anchorage, and from bustling town quay to a true blue bay. What could be better than a crewed yacht charter in Grenada?

Spend a week discovering the charming verdant and unspoiled island of Grenada - shimmering seas, spectacular coastline, sheltered anchorage and a warm Caribbean welcome await you.

Spacious catamarans make an ideal vessel for sailing the Windward Islands, while fully crewed yacht charters are the best way to uncover Grenada’s off-the-beaten-path secrets in comfort and style.

The capital St George offers fantastic moorings in a lagoon at Port Louis Marina with berths for yachts up to 90m (300ft), while sailors on the lookout for a more rural adventure should sail north to the Molinière-Beauséjour Marine Protected Area and drop anchor in Dragon Bay for some of Grenada’s best snorkelling right off the back of your yacht.

Dive into the shallow azures of Moliniere Bay, a short sail from St George to see the striking Underwater Sculpture Park, each sculpture made of a long-lasting pH-neutral cement, intended to help create a new environment for marine life to proliferate.

Get close to the myriad human figures standing in a ring or sitting at desks to see the coral polyps reshaping the exteriors of each sculpture (a conscious effort to renew the bay after the considerable damage caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004). It’s more than suitable for non-divers as the crystalline waters allow for plenty of visibility with a snorkel, while experienced divers should seek out the wreckage of Bianca C (about a mile off the southwestern shore), the biggest divable wreck on the local seabed.

Sail northeast away from Grenada to visit Carriacou, a local Carib word meaning ‘island surrounded by reefs’, a colourful eponym that doesn’t disappoint, with numerous diving spots acting as gateways to an underwater world of vibrant coral reef, swarmed by schools of fish, sharks and lobster, many accessible enough for young divers. Heading inland, small-town charm dominates, with most locals making their livings from boat building and fishing, with little in the way of modernity to mar the tranquillity.

Sail 1KM west from here to the thin slither of an island known as Sandy Island (there’s one next to Grenada too, but this one is smaller), to see what’s really nothing more than an idyllic sand bar, perfectly placed in those dreamy azures for serene days sunbathing or enjoying a lunchtime mooring with phenomenal views.

Grenada’s vast appeal extends to its famed culinary traditions, as evidenced by achieving, along with its sister islands Carriacou and Petite Martinique, the status of the world’s first ‘Culinary Capital’.

And while the restaurants and bars dotted around St George are often excellent examples of this culinary excellence, the best way to understand just why it’s so special is to visit the aromatic nutmeg processing station in Gouyave, followed up by a lingering visit to the River Antoine Estate distillery to taste a taste rum with roots in the 1700s.

The ‘Spice Isle’ always has a little more to give, and the annual Grenada Chocolate Fest sees chocolate-themed events take over much of the island. Divine!

Dive into the shallow azures of Moliniere Bay, a short sail from St George to see the striking Underwater Sculpture Park, each sculpture made of a long-lasting pH-neutral cement, intended to help create a new environment for marine life to proliferate.

Get close to the myriad human figures standing in a ring or sitting at desks to see the coral polyps reshaping the exteriors of each sculpture (a conscious effort to renew the bay after the considerable damage caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004). It’s more than suitable for non-divers as the crystalline waters allow for plenty of visibility with a snorkel, while experienced divers should seek out the wreckage of Bianca C (about a mile off the southwestern shore), the biggest divable wreck on the local seabed.

Sail northeast away from Grenada to visit Carriacou, a local Carib word meaning ‘island surrounded by reefs’, a colourful eponym that doesn’t disappoint, with numerous diving spots acting as gateways to an underwater world of vibrant coral reef, swarmed by schools of fish, sharks and lobster, many accessible enough for young divers. Heading inland, small-town charm dominates, with most locals making their livings from boat building and fishing, with little in the way of modernity to mar the tranquillity.

Sail 1KM west from here to the thin slither of an island known as Sandy Island (there’s one next to Grenada too, but this one is smaller), to see what’s really nothing more than an idyllic sand bar, perfectly placed in those dreamy azures for serene days sunbathing or enjoying a lunchtime mooring with phenomenal views.

Grenada’s vast appeal extends to its famed culinary traditions, as evidenced by achieving, along with its sister islands Carriacou and Petite Martinique, the status of the world’s first ‘Culinary Capital’.

And while the restaurants and bars dotted around St George are often excellent examples of this culinary excellence, the best way to understand just why it’s so special is to visit the aromatic nutmeg processing station in Gouyave, followed up by a lingering visit to the River Antoine Estate distillery to taste a taste rum with roots in the 1700s.

The ‘Spice Isle’ always has a little more to give, and the annual Grenada Chocolate Fest sees chocolate-themed events take over much of the island. Divine!