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Swim Buoys at Spring Bay
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07/14/2015 12:21 PM
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Guavaberry Spring Bay posted a photo of new swim buoys installed at Spring Bay. This is a good move as dinks routinely land there and ask "How do I walk to the Baths?", unless they get flipped in the surf. https://www.facebook.com/guavaberrysprin...e=1&theaterWe'll be by next week and have a look. Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Swim Buoys at Spring Bay
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07/14/2015 03:29 PM
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Saw that posting. Lots of mixed feelings about it, myself included. I have had several close calls while swimming. Dinghy's run right up where everyone is swimming. I have flipped a few of them off. Too bad it spoils an other wise perfect view.
Rita It is better to be happy than it is to be right
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Re: Swim Buoys at Spring Bay
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07/14/2015 05:00 PM
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Dinghies that have come into Spring Bay have to thread around rocks and through active swimming areas. There is no dinghy channel. There can be a shore break there and I've seen multiple dinghies swamped there with injuries.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: Swim Buoys at Spring Bay
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07/14/2015 08:09 PM
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We have been going to Guavaberry Spring Bay for 30 years. It is a lovely beach and often mistaken for the Baths entrance. I cannot tell you how many times people with overloaded dinghy have tried to land on the beach. They come right in through the swimmers and are sideways and out of control. We attempted to help one boat load with several very elderly people in it. The boat was in danger of swamping or flipping. The jackass refused to turn off the motor, with the boat whipping around and the engine digging up sand. The people in the boat were jumping off on the beach side and getting smashed by boat as it careened our of control. It was a miracle that someone was not injured. Not the only clown car to land on the beach.....
Rita It is better to be happy than it is to be right
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Re: Swim Buoys at Spring Bay
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07/17/2015 06:28 AM
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Maggy, that's why they put in the buoys. You know what its like playing dodge dinghy at that beach. Soca used to bark at the dinghies coming in, she had it right.
We're stopping by Guavaberry Spring Bay next Tuesday with Cat & Kenneth to say hi to Pearl and meet Roxy. Bringing treats of course. I bet Pearl jumps in the car for a ride to the Baths.
Cheers, RickG
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