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Half-built wooden sloop hull on timber props beside a pale beach in the Grenadines, curved ribs exposed, shipwright planing a plank in shade, warm morning light, side view

Wooden Boats of Petite Martinique: How the Building Tradition Works

How wooden sloops are built on Petite Martinique: the materials, building by eye, the launching ceremony, the link with Windward and the threats to the craft.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Large iron pots simmering over wood fires in a Carriacou backyard, women stirring with long wooden paddles, children waiting nearby with enamel plates, morning light through trees

Island Traditions

Saraka in Carriacou: The Feast Set Out for the Ancestors

Saraka is Carriacou's feast for the ancestors: food cooked in big pots, a plate set aside for the dead, children fed first and a Big Drum. Its meaning explained

14/10/2026 8 min read