Model Boats Make Bequia Famous
Bequia boasts a rich maritime heritage founded on boat-building. Construction of seafaring craft as an industry here dates to the 1800s. This second largest of the Grenadine islands soon earned a reputation as the ‘Boat Building Captial of the West Indies’ for its finely-fashioned double-ender fishing boats, whale boats and inter-island trading schooners. In fact,…