Yachting in Grenada and the wider Caribbean developed as an industry in the 1960’s with the advent of the first charter boats and the development of cruising on yachts as a lifestyle. Since this time, the wider Caribbean has become a well recognized destination of choice for yachting tourism, rivaling areas like the Mediterranean in popularity. By the late 1960’s, Grenada rivaled Antigua for the size of the yachting industry in terms of boats and services. The political upheaval of the early 1980’s disrupted the growth of the yachting industry in Grenada, as well as the economy in general, allowing other Caribbean islands to develop yachting facilities far ahead of Grenada. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, the development of the yachting sector on other Caribbean islands was considerable: The British Virgin Islands became a major yacht tourism destination; Antigua and St Martin became the island of choice for “Super- yachts”; while Trinidad and Tobago became a major service destination.

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