Marigot Bay is a popular tourist spot. Anse Chastanet is well used and claims to have the best snorkelling on the island. Anse Cochon is also popular, visited by boats doing day trips, being accessible only by sea with no facilities. The smell of motor boats can be unpleasant. The trade winds blow in to the south shore and the sandy beach of Anse de Sables near Vieux Fort offers ideal windsurfing.
Many hotels hire out hobbycats, dinghies, windsurfing equipment, jet bikes and small speedboats.
At Marigot Bay and Rodney Bay you can hire any size of craft, the larger ones coming complete with crew if you want. Many of these yachts sail down to the Grenadines. Charters can be arranged to sail to neighbouring islands. Soufri re has a good anchorage, but as the water is deep it is necessary to anchor close in. There is a pier for short term tie-ups.