Not much that I know of really discusses the Turks and Caicos Islands and therefore we saw them as simply a staging point to get to Luperon in the Dominican Republic. We came in with a couple of other boats and we all seemed to have the same plan. I had heard that Caicos was primarily a sunny beach with big hotels and nothing for the cruising sailor. We were surprised to hear a net in the morning hosted by the local Marina and even more surprised to hear them call boats by name (us) that were miles away anchored out. Most marinas don't give a hoot about anchored boats either. Simon the Marina manager invited us all over for a potluck barbecue. He even sent a truck out to pick us all up. It was a great event made even better by the musical stylings of Robin from Solveig. He was a folk music aficionado and kept the party going well into the night. Simon and his wife were genuinely gracious and any boat "staging" in Caicos would do well to call Simon. He is trying to make cruisers feel appreciated in Caicos and he did a great job.