Eleven-Mile BeachDecember 7, 2010Gustavia, St Bartholomew (France)Not all things are as they seem. Upon arrival in Low Bay, Barbuda, I was quick to describe it as Paradise. The milky turquoise water, the pink-sand beach, the gentle weathe…
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Antigua Contrast
Sunday, December 5, 2010Between Antigua and BarbudaPos: 17º22.02 N / 061º53.85 WIn my book, Antigua marks the beginning of true Caribbean cruising. Famous for its Antigua Racing Week, Antigua is also the site for the luxury charter yacht show…
Of Leaks, Wind and Anchorage
The Club Med 2 enter Pointe a PitreOf Leaks, Wind and AnchorageNovember 30, 2010Deshaies, Guadeloupe16º18.44 N / 061º47.80 WOnce Fred Marine fixed the leaking (again) side glass of the hydraulic tank (they figured out that we needed a smoother surf…
Vive l’Amitié
November 24, 2010Pointe a Pitre, GuadeloupeLe GosierGroupama against IDEC16°12.17 N / 061°29.69 WIf all our passages have been relatively quiet, it wasn’t the case with our passage from Martinique to Guadeloupe. We learned what it meant to …
Martinique en Famille
Mt PeleeMartinique en Famille Nov. 15, 2001Le Marin, MartiniqueBaie des Cyclones14°27.460 N / 060°52.195 WWhat were the odds? We almost did not go and have lunch at ‘Ti Toque in Le Marin because we had to get back on the boat to try to …
St. Lucia’s Coast
St. Lucia’s PitonsNov. 11, 2010Ste. Anne (Martinique)14º27.460 N / 060º52.195 WFinally, we are moving again. It looks like hurricane season is over. It ended with a bang in the Southeastern Caribbean, with Tomas hitting St. Lucia. …
Beckway no Way
Our little fleet in BequiaBequia (pronounced Beck’way) : No way!November 8, 201013:00.10 N / 61:14.63 W(I took the liberty to change the names of the cruisers involved to protect their identity)0330 on board “Big Blue” Mindy – “Mork, what i…
Good news
November 5, 2010BEQUIA (Grenadines)You can imagine that we were very worried about the status of the Dream Grenadines Catamaran, especially after the reports that it had sank off of St. Lucia. We finally found the cat’s owner and emailed him.&nbs…
HURRICANE TOMAS
November 1, 2010GRENADA (again)If we ever had any doubt as to the value of building SPEED into DOMINO, running away from Hurricane TOMAS clearly demonstrated the advantage of being able to cruise at 20 knots.We had just spent two weeks traveling North …
The Dragon’s Mouth
October 10, 2010CHACACHACARE Inlet (Trinidad)If had had known that Chacacacare was a rendez-vous spot for drug smugglers, I would never had talked JP into going there for the weekend. And a shame it would have been. As it is, we spent a …
