St. Lucia for phaseouts makes little sense, the base is rather small and there is little to no space on the hardstand for boats. Parts are very pricey and difficult to come by compared to other places in the island chain and while labour isn't expensive it is hard to find specialists of any kind. Dockage is plentiful and cheap, and the marina overall is very safe and hurricane-secure. I stored my boat there for two seasons and am going back there; but I'm provisioning and getting spares here in St. Martin before heading south. I know several Moorings workers who are skippers and they often do BVI deliveries, so getting the boat back to the BVI for sale isn't a big issue - although I wouldn't take it there now as the hurricane season is fast approaching.

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