St Vincent, West Indies, 1940

is go for it. Hope you're a good sailor cuz there's quite a sea running today. To the holy islanders in this part of the world, the restless waters linking the Caribbean and the broad Atlantic are their highways and their playgrounds. There's plenty of bound in the bounding main and plenty of thrills for an old land lover like me whose last sea voyage was a rowboat ride on Central Park Lake. Maybe the weather was like this the day Columbus got his first glimpse of St. Vincent. St. Vincent's day it was in 1498, hence the island's name. Today it's often called the Queen of the Caribbean. As British as the cop in the corner, Kingtown, the capital of St. Vincent, is a favorite stop off for tourists on a West Indies cruise. Like Ranada, the climate here is something to ride home about. And the trade winds sing a song of the restless sea. I don't know about you, but pictures like these give me itchy feet. I wonder when the next boat leaves. Speaking of boats, picturesque craft of old description embarked from Kingtown to ply the trade routes of the West Indies. Ships go with ship building, and Saint Vincent is known throughout the seven seas for its master ship builders. Ships of every sort and size are built, mostly sailing vessels, however, where the craftsmanship come down from fatherly sun for many generations. The tough, crooked roots of certain native trees provide excellent material for the ribs and for those curiously formed pieces known as ship's knees. A Saint Vincent boat is staunchly made to withstanding the pounding of tropic seas for years to come. Seems like everyone and his brother in Vincent knows how to build boats. A sloop almost ready for launching needs a full set of sails. Well, they'll soon be ready. And we'll soon be ready for that next question. St. Vincent and Granada are Windward Islands. What is the opposite of Windward? You have 5 seconds. The answer is Lu. A Lu Island is one that is sheltered from the open sea.