Perfect year round weather, almost constant Trade Winds, sparkling azure waters, peaceful anchorages, vibrant coral reef – beckon sailors and visitors to the breathtaking necklace of Islands.

Starting in the Grenadines puts visitors on the doorstep of sailing paradise in the Grenadines without the 65-mile sail (including a 5-hour open-water passage) from St. Lucia, or the 6 to 7 hour sail (often against the wind) from Grenada. The Moorings' new base on the Island of Canouan puts you in the very heart of the Grenadines.

The best way to explore St. Vincent and the Grenadines is sailing with a crewed charter yacht. No need to fly from island to island, explore these stunning islands by relaxing and enjoying the hospitality of the crew who will look after you every need.

Yachts must clear immigration and customs at the designated entry ports (Kingstown, Walliabou, Chateaubelair, St Vincent, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island,).

Alpheus along with its partner PK World Wide Yacht Charter, can offer a wide variety of yachts, whether you wish to charter a whole yacht with a group of friends or whether you wish to take a cabin on a designated charter yacht, it is hard to beat a luxury crewed charter in the Caribbean.

The diving in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is relatively unknown, yet the islands' reefs offer a diversity and density of life and underwater terrain found no place else in the Caribbean.

Untouched by hurricane winds or the fins of ten thousand novice divers, St. Vincent offers fields of pencil corals, brain corals the size of cars, star corals stacked one upon the next. Dense black coral forests and meadows of giant sea plumes welcome divers to explore.

Reefs are healthy and alive, not dead algae-covered remnants as in the not so fortunate areas of the Caribbean.

A selection of wall dives, coral gardens, wrecks, pinnacles, muck dives and slopes, each with the creatures that survive in that particular habitat, make each dive site a unique experience. Bequia and St. Vincent share the exceptional healthy reefs.

Their compact size means that you can see much of the islands by foot and each corner can bring a new view of their stunning convoluted coastline and countryside.

Away from the villages and their interconnecting roads, much of the terrain of all the islands is hilly and densely forested with many paths winding through the countryside.

The best way to explore is with a guide. They not only know the best routes, but will also teach you about the birdlife, flora and fauna. Some of the plants have nasty spines or can irritate the skin so having local knowledge on tap is no bad thing.

Alpheus suggest you do a bit of bird watching in St Vincent & the Grenadines, for those nature entusiasts. It can boast four endemic and fifteen sub-endemic bird species that put the country among the top four bird (watching) market in the Caribbean. This is enough to keep the interest of eco-tourist in bird watching.

In an effort to develop this niche in the market place, members of the Taiwanese International Birding Association were in the state recently to photograph, research, and document bird species that inhabit the island. This information will be used for the establishment of a website and the publishing of a book. St Vincent & the Grenadines is the place for exotic species of birds in comfortable and safe places.