THE PITONS
ABOUT THE CLUB
The St. Lucia Pitons netball club is a not for profit organization. The club, which is based in Brooklyn New York, was formed in September of 2000, when all the former members of the St. Lucia Foreign Base Netball Team decided to pursue their netball dreams on their own. Thus forming The St. Lucia Pitons Netball Club.
The purpose
of this Organization is to promote the voluntary, mutual assistance,
enjoyment and entertainment of its members, socially, morally and physically.
The objective of Pitons is to unite all St Lucians living in Tri State
area of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. The representative colors
of Pitons are the colors of the St Lucia National Flag (i.e. Blue, gold,
black and white).
The club adopted it's name from one of the Islands most breath taking attractions, the famous twin peak mountains which are of course named Pitons.
MAP OF ST. LUCIA
ABOUT ST. LUCIA
St. Lucia is the sort of island that travelers to the Caribbean dream about, though the island is still unknown to most travelers because of its small size (238 square miles), it is without a doubt the gem of the Caribbean, hence the reason it is known as the Helen of the West Indies. The island is located midway down the Eastern Caribbean chain, between Martinique and St. Vincent, and north of Barbados. Two bodies of water, the Atlantic Ocean kisses its eastern shore, while the beaches of the west coast owe their beauty to the calm Caribbean Sea.
In natural beauty, St. Lucia seems like an island plucked from the South Pacific and set down in the Caribbean. Its dramatic twin coastal peaks, the Pitons, soar 2,000 feet up from the sea, sheltering magnificent rain forests where wild orchids, giant ferns, and birds of paradise flourish. Brilliantly plumed tropical birds abound, including endangered species like the indigenous St. Lucia parrot.
St. Lucia has been inhabited since long before colonial times, and its cultural treasures are a fascinating mélange of its rich past and its many different traditions. The island's people have earned a well-deserved reputation for their warmth and charm, and the island itself is dotted with aged fortresses, small villages, and open-air markets.
There is a broad array of exciting and exotic activities available on St. Lucia. The island's steep coastlines and lovely reefs offer excellent snorkeling and scuba diving. The rainforest preserves of St. Lucia's mountainous interior are one of the Caribbean's finest locales for hiking and bird watching. Of course, the island also possesses excellent facilities for golf, tennis, sailing, and a host of other leisure pursuits. Not to be missed is St. Lucia's dormant volcano, the Sulpher springs is the world's only drive-in volcanic crater.
The Islands people speak English as their main language and Patois, (a dialect of French) is the second language. This is due to the Island changing hands fourteen times between France and Britain. History indicates that the island was first invaded by the British in 1778, after the French had purchased the Island for the French West India Company two years earlier, with Britain finally gaining complete control in 1814.
St. Lucia remained a Commonwealth of Britain until February 22nd 1979 when the island gained it's independence.
