Vanishing Sail

The Grenadines are a small group of islands in the Lesser Antilles where the traditions of boatbuilding were once crucial to the survival of local communities skimming a living from the sea.

Hundreds of sailing vessels were once launched here, more than anywhere in the West Indies. Today there is no more commercial trade by sail,
and these skills have vanished elsewhere in the region.

Alwyn Enoe is one of the last boatbuilders in the village of Windward, Carriacou, practicing a trade passed down the generations from the original Scottish settlers that arrived in the 19th century.

He is approaching his 70s and with no more orders coming in, he decides to build one last sailing sloop with the hope that his sons will continue the trade. Hundreds of sailing vessels were once launched here, more than anywhere in the West Indies.

Today there is no more commercial trade by sail, and these skills have vanished elsewhere in the region.

Alwyn Enoe is one of the last boatbuilders in the village of Windward, Carriacou, practicing a trade passed down the generations from the original Scottish settlers that arrived in the 19th century. He is approaching his 70s and with no more orders coming in, he decides to build one last sailing sloop with the hope that his sons will continue the trade.

Credits:
Writer/Director/Producer: Alexis Andrews
Producer: Justin Sihera

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