{"id":1208,"date":"2026-08-21T14:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/charpentiers\/beauty-of-petite-martinique\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:47:39","slug":"beauty-of-petite-martinique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/en\/charpentiers\/beauty-of-petite-martinique\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty of Petite Martinique"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-ponton.jpg\" alt=\"Le sloop Beauty of Petite Martinique amarr\u00e9 \u00e0 un ponton, grand-voile ferl\u00e9e sur la b\u00f4me\" class=\"wp-image-1486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-ponton.jpg 649w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-ponton-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-ponton-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Beauty of Petite Martinique at the dock, mainsail furled on the boom. Photo: Instagram Savvy Sailing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-carene.jpg\" alt=\"La coque bleue du sloop Beauty of Petite Martinique pos\u00e9e sur bers au chantier\" class=\"wp-image-1487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-carene.jpg 480w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-carene-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-carene-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">The blue hull, coming out of the water for maintenance (Savvy Sailing).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-tableau-arriere.jpg\" alt=\"Le nom sculpt\u00e9 \u00ab Beauty of Petite Martinique \u00bb sous le tableau arri\u00e8re, coque nettoy\u00e9e au jet\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-tableau-arriere.jpg 486w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-tableau-arriere-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-petite-martinique-tableau-arriere-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">The name carved under the transom, during hull cleaning (Savvy Sailing).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Boat type<\/strong> \u2014 Carriacou sloop, wooden hull<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Launching<\/strong> \u2014 November 30, 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Length<\/strong> \u2014 48.5 feet \u2014 approx. 14.8 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Built by<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/baldwin-deroche\/\">Baldwin DeRoche aka \u00abBalo\u00bb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Built in<\/strong> \u2014 the island of Petite Martinique<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Home port<\/strong> \u2014 Saint Vincent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ordered by<\/strong> \u2014 Jeff Stevens, owner and captain of the schooner <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/jambalaya\/\">Jambalaya<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A name that pays homage to the island where the boat was born<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beauty of Petite Martinique is the last sloop built by <a href=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/en\/charpentiers\/baldwin-deroche\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1134\">Baldwin DeRoche<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a milestone in the history of shipbuilding in Petite Martinique, and it bears the name of the island where it was built. It was commissioned by Jeff Stevens, the owner of the schooner Jambalaya, and illustrates Baldwin DeRoche&#039;s commitment to preserving local shipbuilding traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also, according to the broker who sells <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/exodus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Exodus<\/a>, one of the few sloops in the West Indies to offer such a well-designed interior layout \u2014 most other boats retaining an open hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commissioned by Jeff Stevens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beauty of Petite Martinique was born from a sale. Jeff Stevens, a British man living in the Grenadines, had commissioned the shipwright Balo to build a first forty-foot sloop to take guests of the private resort of Petit St. Vincent out to sea for the day. Before the boat was completed, a buyer appeared: Peter de Savary, the businessman who was then developing Port Louis Marina in Grenada. The sloop was sold to him, took the name of its new owner, and became <a href=\"\/en\/charpentiers\/savvy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Savvy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stevens immediately reinvested this money in a larger boat for himself. It would become Beauty of Petite Martinique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stevens was no ordinary customer. He had spent three years building with his own hands a seventy-three-foot, two-masted wooden schooner, constructed with timbers from the Grenadines and the help of carpenters from Carriacou: <a href=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/en\/charpentiers\/jambalaya\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1205\">Jambalaya<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Forbes, the boat&#039;s name is an anagram of the artisans&#039; initials. Stevens had lived aboard since 2002 and took Petit St. Vincent&#039;s clients out to sea. In April 2009, a few months after Beauty was launched, he sold Jambalaya to a British captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A historic boat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-PM-Caribbean-Compass-Yachting-Magazine-December-2021-8-1024x731-1.png\" alt=\"Lancement du sloop Beauty of Petite Martinique sur la plage, devant la foule du village\" class=\"wp-image-1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-PM-Caribbean-Compass-Yachting-Magazine-December-2021-8-1024x731-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-PM-Caribbean-Compass-Yachting-Magazine-December-2021-8-1024x731-1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-PM-Caribbean-Compass-Yachting-Magazine-December-2021-8-1024x731-1-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/beauty-of-PM-Caribbean-Compass-Yachting-Magazine-December-2021-8-1024x731-1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Launching of the sloop on the beach. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/caribbeancompass.com\/grenada-carriacou-and-petite-martinique-everything-from-bustling-to-balmy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Caribbean Compass<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Balo put Beauty of Petite Martinique in the water on Sunday, November 30, 2008. Forty-eight feet six inches: it is the largest and last sloop to come out of his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two details make this boat unique. Its mast doesn&#039;t come from the forest but from a shipwreck: it was salvaged from the schooner Moonshine, destroyed by a hurricane in 2004. And there&#039;s no diesel engine on board. Beauty is the first traditional sloop from the Windward Islands equipped with a high-efficiency electric motor, a 72-volt Thoosa 1300. From 2008 onward, the selling point was aimed at environmentally conscious charter clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is now operated as a private charter between Saint Vincent and Grenada, and is owned by Danny Donelan and Simba Bethel, from Petite Martinique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Danny Donelan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dany-et-son-capitaine.jpeg\" alt=\"Danny Donelan et son capitaine \u00e0 bord, en tee-shirts Savvy Sailing, au large de la Grenade\" class=\"wp-image-1523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dany-et-son-capitaine.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dany-et-son-capitaine-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dany-et-son-capitaine-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dany-et-son-capitaine-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-image__caption\">Danny and his captain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Donelan is Grenadian and fell in love with the sloops of Carriacou. His older brother taught him to sail, and he was already racing at fourteen. He worked under Peter de Savary on the boat Savvy before buying it from him. He initially operated Savvy on weekends while keeping a day job, then, at forty, he left the corporate world to found Savvy Grenada Sailing Charters. Later, he participated in the purchase of Beauty of Petite Martinique. He therefore owns the last two boats built by Balo DeRoche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny&#039;s principle can be summed up in one sentence: the captains of these boats are shipwrights, and their first mates are apprentice shipwrights. The passengers don&#039;t listen to a guide; they listen to the men who build these boats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A charter boat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/savvy-charter-coucher-de-soleil-grenade.webp\" alt=\"Passag\u00e8re \u00e0 bord d\u2019un sloop de Carriacou au coucher du soleil, au large de la Grenade\" class=\"wp-image-1521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/savvy-charter-coucher-de-soleil-grenade.webp 511w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/savvy-charter-coucher-de-soleil-grenade-256x300.webp 256w, https:\/\/westindiesregatta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/savvy-charter-coucher-de-soleil-grenade-10x12.webp 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beauty of Petite Martinique is therefore available for charter, generally departing from St Vincent to go down to the southern islands: to come and sail in the traditional way on one of these historic sloops of Petite Martinique is to taste the authentic Grenada and two centuries of shipbuilding traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boat offers day trips to Grenada and multi-day cruises up the Grenadines. It is also available for charter for regattas throughout the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caribbean Compass \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeancompass.com\/newbuild.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Clean Sweet Wake<\/a> (launched on November 30, 2008, electric motor, Moonshine mast)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caribbean Compass, February 2008, Susan Payetta \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeancompass.com\/martiniquelaunch.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Launching in Petite Martinique<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forbes Life, July 17, 2009 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/forbes-life-magazine\/2009\/0717\/places-we-love-lifestyle-travel-jambalaya-saint-vincent-grenadines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jambalaya, Petit St. Vincent Resort, the Grenadines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forbes, July 23, 2020 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/katherineparkermagyar\/2020\/07\/23\/meet-the-man-keeping-traditional-caribbean-sailing-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Meet The Man Keeping Traditional Caribbean Sailing Alive In Grenada<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Savvy Grenada Sailing Charters \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/savvygrenada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">savvygrenada.com<\/a> and the Instagram account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/savvysailing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@savvysailing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Site<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/savvygrenada.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">savvygrenada.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Facebook<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/savvygrenada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">savvygrenada<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instagram<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/savvysailing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@savvysailing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un nom qui rend hommage \u00e0 l\u2019\u00eele o\u00f9 le bateau est n\u00e9 Beauty of Petite Martinique est le dernier sloop 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