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Birthday at BAMZ
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo 24th May 2018 For my birthday, Maria planned to take me on the bus to be with the animals. And Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) is just the place for that. It has a fine selection of all things, corralled in a small but perfectly...
St George’s Bermuda
From Turbulent to Tame The second half of our sail from Antigua turned out to be way better than the first. The sea state gradually reduced from a fast boil to slow simmer, the wind dropped from 20 plus knots to less than 10. And with one day left to go before...
Bermuda Rectangle
Unidentified Floating Object Our weather router’s suggested course of 340-345 degrees to take us slightly south-west of Bermuda in preparation for lighter winds is scuppered by the sighting of a giant floating object some 130 miles south of the island. This unlit...
A Jolly Busy Time in Antigua’s Jolly Harbour
Back in Jolly Harbour 14th May 2018 After Antigua Classics, we hauled our way back to Jolly Harbour where we have spent the last few weeks getting ready for our pending voyage to Bermuda. Lady Jane is now sporting a somewhat attractive stainless steel pole on her...
Antigua Classics
Antigua Classics 20th - 23rd April 2018 Antigua hosts two famous international yacht racing events on the sailing calendar: Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, and Antigua Sailing Week. So, as we are sailing a Late Classic boat (according to the Antique and Classic Boat...
A Jolly Time in Jolly Harbour
Jolly Jolly Harbour 12th April 2018 In complete contrast to the near-secret location of Montserrat's Customs office, buried away in the depths of Little Bay's dockyard, Antigua's Jolly Harbour Customs building shines like a beacon from afar: A huge yellow Q flag...
Montserrat in 72 hours
Montserrat 9th April 2018 The only port of entry for yachts arriving in Montserrat is Little Bay, so that's where we dropped our anchor feeling battered and knackered after a lively and lumpy sail from Guadeloupe. Although Little Bay (as the name implies) is small,...
Death in Paradise
Wednesday 4th April 2018 Whales Soon after leaving Îles des Saintes, we switched off the engine and enjoyed a peaceful sail most of the way to Deshaies with the wind blowing at a steady angle and speed. This was champagne sailing without the champagne. Only when...
Îles des Saintes
Dominica to Îles des Saintes Our sail from Dominica to Îles des Saintes presented us with uncharacteristically flat seas. The wind also blew in the right direction all the way. This was good news for the 50% of crew with a chronic hangover. The boat didn't roll or...
Dominica
Martinique to Dominica 29th March 2018 The sail to Dominica was superb in even flatter seas than the last time we sailed. In weather like this, it is difficult to imagine the scenes of devastation on 18th September 2017 when hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Dominica. ...
Martinique
St Lucia to Martinique The aroma of freshly baked croissants and the sound of the Marseillaise drifting across the water announced our imminent arrival in Martinique. Then, as we got closer, we could see people on bicycles adorned with stripy jumpers with strings of...
Rodney Bay – St Lucia
A Trip to the Local Shop The journey from Marigot Bay to St Lucia was like a trip to the local shop. And to some extent it was. The journey was short and uneventful, and we spent more than intended. Over the last couple of weeks, we have been steadily emptying our...
Marigot Bay Resort
Holiday in Marigot Bay This sailing malarkey can be hard. Not the actual sailing, that's relatively easy. What's hard is all the work necessary to ensure we continue to sail. Whether it is cleaning or repairing or maintenance, there's always something to do - every...
St Lucia Here We Come
Farewell to Cumberland Bay At 6.30 AM on 25th February, Ratty untied our long line from the tree to which we had been attached for almost a week. And to the sound of Ratty singing ‘When will I see you again’, while waving his arms from the shoreline, we gathered in...
Calm in Cumberland Bay
Mojitos Calabash and Honesty After nearly being flattened by our nemesis, the barge and tug, to say it's a relief to be out of the way of the action is somewhat of an understatement. Safely tied to a tree outside the Mojito restaurant under the watchful gaze of Kenny...
Nearly Crushed in Cumberland Bay
You Have to Move! The shouting started at 10 PM. All was peaceful in the bay before that. Maria and I sat below watching a film when we heard someone outside shouting "Hey!", followed by something illegible, then a pause for a minute or so, then "Hey!" We thought it...
Sailing to St Vincent
Race to the island Two yachts within sight of each other is a race. If the other fella doesn't know that - it's tough. We left Bequia late morning on Friday 16th Feb heading for Keartons Bay, which is midway along St Vincent on the leeward side. The wind direction was...
Bequia Revisited
We aimed for Mustique and missed On a breezy 9th February we upped our anchor and set off towards Mustique. This time the wind was in a better direction and, at last, we could sail rather than punch through the waves under power. Unfortunately, it quickly became clear...
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