It's not only the Caribbean. My surfboard was stolen out of our dinghy when we were anchored off Fire Island. I heard a motor at 5 AM close to our sailboat, By the time I opened the hatch and came out on deck they were speeding away with the surfboard. Nothing I could do!

Then another time while in a marina, I hear footsteps on deck early in the morning. A guy was trying to untie the dinghy and steal it. I saw his feet walk past through the port hole. I came on deck to confront him and he jumped int the marina and swam away. How far could he go. I followed the wet footprints on the board walk and caught up to him. I took a swing at him and he jumped back in the marina. I let it ride! Again Fire Island.