October 8, 2010 – Chaguaramas (Trinidad)PEAKE YACHT SERVICES Boatyard (poor Internet connection, no ability to upload photos… sorry, guys!… just a technical report)Seven weeks on the hard and we’re ready to splash again. And not a …
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Hard on the Hard
September 11, 2010Chaguaramas, TrinidadJust a year ago, we were announcing that DOMINO would fly the US flag. We were still on the hard under the shed at Mariano Roque Alonso, 3 months away from launch. And we’re on the hard again, in Tri…
SPICEMAS Grenada
Spicemas GrenadaAugust 15, 2010Clark Court’s Bay, Woburn (Grenada)12°00 N / 061°44 WIf we categorically shunned Carnival in Brazil yet tested our tolerance for small crowds at the Tobago Heritage Festival, we definitely jumped with both feet into G…
Bond in Tobago
August 1, 2010 Speyside (Tobago)Anse Bateau11:18.36 N / 060.31.71 WFinally, our Bond Girl has found her rightful anchorage. DOMINO belongs here, right in front of Ian Fleming’s house on Goat Island. While diving, not so strang…
Tobago, Man!
Monday, July 26, 2010Pirates’ Bay, Charlotteville (Tobago)11:19.77 N / 060:33.12 W Charlotteville (Tobago)The names say it all: Man of War Bay, Pirates’ Cove – Carribean, man!Our 500-mile passage from Domburg (Suriname) was quite lovel…
Surprising Suriname
July 14, 2010 Domburg (Suriname)05:42.204 N / 055: 04.881 WYesterday, the refrigerator’s water pump died. No problem. We still have the freezer and we can make do without the fridge until Tobago, 450 miles away. JP might have…
Anchored in Mud
July 10, 2010KOUROU (French Guyana)05:08.89 N / 052:38.79 WIn the last six months, we’ve been anchoring in all sorts of places. All along, JP has developed his own anchoring styles for each type of bottom and situation. He sure was prep…
Jailhouse Rock
July 5, 2010Ile Royale (Slavation Islands) – French Guyana 05:17.106 N / 052:35.373 W Ciao Brazil! Hello France! What? France in the middle of South America? Indeed! French Guyana is so French that I was able to in…
Amazon Exit
July 2, 2010 Off of Cabo Norte02:51 N / 048:53 WWe left Sao Sebastian de Boa Vista just after sunrise, making sure to go out with the tide. The beauty of the Rio Para is that the river’s current pushes you to the sea and if you time i…
Amazon’s Reception Committee
June 29, 2010Sao Sebastian de Boa Vista (Amazonia)01:42.91 S / 49:32.00 WOur night at anchor in front of Ponta Negra was incredibly busy. Barges were going up and down all night, shining their floodlights on us. I’m sure glad they didn
