Petite Martinique

The smallest inhabited island: boats, seafaring families, how to visit.

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Schoolchildren in neat uniforms walking along a seaside road on a small Caribbean island, fishing boats pulled up on the beach beside them, soft morning light, side view

Everyday Life on Petite Martinique: Schools, Health, Water and Supplies

How everyday life works on Petite Martinique: schooling, health care, water, electricity, shopping, links to Carriacou and the realities of tiny-island living.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Colourful wooden sailing sloops racing close together off a small green Grenadines island, white sails full, spectators watching from the shore, bright breezy afternoon, telephoto view

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Whitsuntide on Petite Martinique: Regatta Weekend and Celebrations

Petite Martinique's Whitsuntide regatta and other celebrations: when they happen, what to expect, how boat launches fit in, and how to plan a visit around them.

14/10/2026 7 min read

Workers fixing new corrugated roof sheets onto a two-storey concrete house on a small Grenadines island, blue sky, turquoise sea behind, bright clear morning, low angle

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Petite Martinique After Hurricane Beryl: How the Island Is Rebuilding

What Hurricane Beryl did to Petite Martinique in July 2024, how relief reached the island, how rebuilding is going and what visitors should know before travelli

14/10/2026 8 min read

Two sailing yachts riding at anchor in a turquoise channel between two small green islands of the southern Grenadines, a dinghy heading ashore, bright afternoon sun, high wide angle

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Sailing to Petite Martinique: Anchoring, Clearance and Going Ashore

A sailor's briefing on Petite Martinique: approaches, where yachts anchor, clearing in on Carriacou, the border with Petit St Vincent, fuel and going ashore.

14/10/2026 7 min read

Two travellers with small backpacks walking along a quiet coastal road on a tiny Grenadines island, sea on one side, steep green hill behind, soft early-morning light, rear view

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Day Trip or Overnight? Deciding How to Visit Petite Martinique

Should you see Petite Martinique on a day trip or stay the night? How to choose, what each option allows, what to bring and the mistakes visitors make getting t

14/10/2026 8 min read

Fishermen unloading a catch from a colourful fibreglass pirogue onto a small concrete jetty in the southern Grenadines, cool boxes and nets, low angle, golden late-afternoon light

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Sailors, Traders and Remittances: How Petite Martinique Made a Living

How Petite Martinique earned its living from the sea: trading sloops, fishing, sailors on foreign ships, family money from abroad, and its economy today.

14/10/2026 8 min read

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

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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

Aerial view of a small cone-shaped green island ringed by turquoise shallows and a thin line of shoreline houses, open Caribbean sea around it, clear midday light

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Petite Martinique Explained: Size, Shape and the Hill Called the Piton

Petite Martinique in field-guide detail: where it sits, how big it is, the Piton, its dry-island plants, the settled shore and what sets it apart from Carriacou

14/10/2026 8 min read

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