contraband would be loaded in st. martin and then carried at night to sandy hill bay and little harbour on the southern side of the island and occasionally to mead's bay (then maid's bay) on the northern side of the island. the sales were legal in st. martin, and friendly suppliers would open themselves for business at night as a convenience to smugglers. jules petit in particular was a major supplier and owner of an infamous racing boat, the polaris, which led the st. martin contingent to races in anguilla. police efforts in anguilla at the time were concentrated on capturing smugglers, which made them unpopular among the people - on one occasion, police escorting two captured smugglers were assaulted and the smugglers freed. (they were re-arrested the next morning.) many stories and calypsos have been written about the exploits of the smugglers and confrontations with the police and colonial magistrate from st. kitts.