SCARAMOUCHE

Today Martin Jennett is the owner and captain of Scaramouche, the last of the genuine Carriacou schooners, and today we are sailing out of Bequia on her.

This original West Indian Schooner (used in Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’) takes you under sail through the heart of the Grenadines…Mayreau, the Tobago Cays and other island gems.

Built in 1969, weighing 54 tons, with two masts and an overall length of 80ft (including bowsprit), Scaramouche was transformed into a Portuguese merchant ship for the filming of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. But its current ‘day job’ consists of giving tours to the Tobago Cays and around the Southern Grenadines.

Later today we will be looking forward to a delicious plated lobster lunch prepared by the onboard cook, and a open bar with a good selection of refreshments available all day, including their legendary Scaramouche Rum Punch.

SAILING PAST MOONHOLE

Glimpsed from the sea, Moonhole resembles a crumbling city engineered by the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. On closer examination, the original structure, perched under an enormous stone arch, could be a Gothic fortress conceived by director Peter Jackson. In fact, the community comprises 17 singular homes.

The free-form, Gaudi-like dwellings, connected by steep staircases, sprout from the rocky terrain like wild mushrooms. Long before environmental architecture became a movement, Moonhole championed the idea of living as one with nature. Building materials include volcanic rock, native cedar and South American hardwoods, as well as whale bones, driftwood and shells for quirky embellishments. The houses are open to the elements and can boast spectacular sea views.