. ▁Lu cia ▁and ▁St . ▁Vincent . ▁Be quia ▁is ▁popular ▁among ▁cru ising ▁y ach ts , ▁exp ats ▁and ▁tour ists . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁bus iest ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁is ▁the ▁annual ▁E aster ▁Reg atta . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Hal c row ▁and ▁Part ners ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁UK ▁Transport ▁Development ▁Unit ▁produced ▁a ▁design ▁for ▁a ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 - foot ▁run way ▁at ▁P aget ▁Farm . ▁Studies ▁were ▁undert aken ▁for ▁this ▁report ▁by , ▁among ▁others , ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Meteor ological ▁Institute ▁and ▁Air line ▁Pil ots , ▁with ▁British ▁technical ▁assistance . ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Bank ▁Report ▁on ▁Tour ism , ▁dated ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁stated ▁that ▁“ The ▁Gren ad ines ▁are ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁most ▁tour ism ▁potential ”, ▁stress ing ▁that ▁priority ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁“ certain ▁basic ▁facilities , ▁not ably ▁j ett ies ▁and ▁a irst ri ps ”. ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁European ▁In vest ment ▁Bank ▁approved ▁finan cing ▁for ▁the ▁Be quia ▁Airport ▁Fe as ibility ▁Study . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁final ▁Fe as ibility ▁Study ▁by ▁Wal lace ▁Evans ▁and ▁Part ners ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Commission . ▁This ▁regional ▁project ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁ 1 4 ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁ 1