BEQUIA MODEL WOODEN BOATS by Timothy Sargeant
A tiny yet mighty armada of boats, some just hulls and others fully rigged, sit in the wood shack workshop that is Sargeant Brothers Model Boat Shop on the Grenadine island of Bequia. Far from kid’s toys, the intricate made-to-scale detail of the vessels built by Timothy Sargeant and his half dozen fellow craftsmen, are indeed works of art. Sargeant’s two older brothers, Lawson and Winston,
Bequia model boats
started the shop in 1966. Nearly two decades later, Lawson presented his handcrafted version of the Royal Yacht Britannia to Queen Elizabeth II when she visited the island en route to see her sister, Margaret, in nearby Mustique. Whale boats fashioned out of coconuts is how the Sargeant brothers first started. Today, they use local gumwood for the hull and imported mahogany, white pine and red cedar to make everything from Oyster- and Hallberg- Rassy-brand cruising yachts to Windjammers and J-Class America’s Cup boats. Buy one ready-made or send Sargeant your vessel’s specs and he’ll create a mini-me in up to six months. (bequiatourism.com)
SOAPS, HAIR & SKIN CARE PRODUCTS by Aquannette Chinnery
Bay rum bar soap, orange vanilla hair conditioner and passionfruit hand lotion are among the hand-made, small-batch products Chinnery crafts in her small workshop on her native St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Chinnery, who earned a master’s degree in biochemistry from MIT at age 21 and JD from Rutgers 15 years later, is also a gospel recording artist, painter and was a TV personality before her creativity and scientific curiosity lead her back to the lab to start JDNatlady’s Creations a decade ago.
“I am inspired by local scents and incorporate those scent profiles into my products, especially lemongrass. I grew up loving the smell of lemongrass bush tea,” says Chinnery of her customer-favorite Lemongrass Hand and Body Lotion. “One of my popular locally inspired soaps is Coconut Sugarcake Soap, which smells just like the popular local candy.” Chinnery’s products are available in St. Thomas stores, resort gift shops and online. Next up, she’ll be re-introducing art candles, body scrubs and lip butters. ( jdnatladyscreations.com)
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