Stayed at Bay Garden Hotel in Rodney Bay last week for $75/night. DCL's boats look in reasonable shape...we were on a dock near them last week.
From the Pitons we always miss out St Vincent and sail down to the Grenadines clearing in Bequia because of the reported crime in St Vincent...
Bequia, Union Island, Mustique and Tobago Key are lovely especially Tobago Key which is my grandson's 'favoritist place in the word" and should not be missed. Happy Island in Union is one of the most unique bars in the Caribbean...not only did Janti, the owner, build the bar he built the island it is sitting on!!!
What happened to Union and Janti
The Grenadines are easily done in a week if you make Rodney Bay or Pitons/Bequia in one run and the anchorages are mnore cruiser friendly than St Lucia.
If you leave the Pitons at dawn you get to Bequia at a reasonable time and the passage between St Lucia and St Vincent is a great sail.