{"id":344,"date":"2017-09-07T23:55:35","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T23:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2017-10-18T06:48:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T06:48:39","slug":"the-reef","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/?page_id=344","title":{"rendered":"The Reef"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Our World, Our Island<\/h2>\n<h2><em>&#8220;First, do no harm&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cartoon-reef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-623\" src=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cartoon-reef.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cartoon-reef.jpg 397w, https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cartoon-reef-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/beginning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-172\" src=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/beginning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/beginning.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/beginning-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Reef was established\u00a0 in 1994 and continues to be run by Cecile, its original owner, always maintaining the core principles of\u00a0 socially-responsible and sustainable community-based tourism. The premise is simple \u2026 we have a blast, use and enjoy our natural resources, support other small, local enterprises and cause as little harm as possible to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>All located within the same grounds, the property comprises:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Restaurant<\/li>\n<li>Bar<\/li>\n<li>Accommodation (<em>The Reef Beach Huts<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Kitesurfing\/Windsurfing\/Watersports Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-599\" src=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>The Original Caribbean<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\">As well as providing a home-from-home for visiting surfers and overseas guests, <strong>The Reef<\/strong> is an integral part of the local community and is patronised by residents from across the island. You can spend your days kitesurfing and enjoying the perfect beach conditions \u2013 but should you choose to, you can also spend time hanging out, sharing experiences and finding out about the real Caribbean from the folks who know and love it best. Not here a contrived <em>Margaritaville<\/em> designed with the tourist in mind \u2013 rather a friendly, well-run, small business catering to a diverse clientele.<\/p>\n<h2>Responsible Tourism<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\">When you visit or book a holiday directly with us or any of the small properties that we work with, you can be certain that this achieves the most efficient dollar penetration into the local community \u2013 without leakage of funds occurring <em>en-route<\/em> to the island (tour operators, travel agents etc.)\u00a0 Such is the power of the internets!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-611\" src=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-22.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/visitor-channel-22-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We live on a wonderfully lush and beautiful island, however the demise of the banana industry in St Lucia which once provided\u00a0 much-needed \u2018green gold\u2019,\u00a0 along with other global events have presented the island\u2019s fragile economy with new challenges. As St Lucians, we recognise that responsible management of our limited resources is now more crucial than ever before.\u00a0 Whether we call it <em>village tourism<\/em>, <em>heritage tourism<\/em>, <em>eco-tourism<\/em> or any of a host of other names, the goal remains the same \u2013 to maximise the benefits to the local community of the goods and services that originate here.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">So we invite you to join us, kitesurf, party, relax, immerse yourself in the <em>Original Caribbean<\/em> far from the madding crowd \u2026 and share our world, our island lifestyle, our culture.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Interested in learning more?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"243\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/about1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/about1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/jolien.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-602 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/jolien.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/jolien.jpg 442w, https:\/\/stluciakitesurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/jolien-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>A History of St Lucia<em><br \/>\nAuthors: Harmsen, Ellis, Devaux<br \/>\nISBN:\u00a0 978-976-95340-0-1<\/em><\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">St Lucia has an extremely colourful past, and the first-ever book documenting a comprehensive history of the island has now been published. Covering the period from the geological formation of the island to the death of <em>Father of the Nation<\/em>, Sir John Compton in 2007, the book was written by The Reef\u2019s own <strong>Jolien Harmsen<\/strong> along with two co-authors.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The result of some 15 years of archival research, the much-acclaimed\u00a0 430-page \u2018<strong>History of St Lucia<\/strong>\u2019\u00a0 is now available at bookshops islandwide (<em>also on sale at The Reef<\/em>). Since you are bound to bump into Jolien while at The Reef, why not grab her and ask for your own autographed copy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our World, Our Island &#8220;First, do no harm&#8221; The Reef was established\u00a0 in 1994 and continues to be run by Cecile, its original owner, always maintaining the core principles of\u00a0 socially-responsible and sustainable community-based tourism. 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