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Private Beach

     Sharon and I got to spend some time south of Black Point Settlement at Little Bay.  Our buddy boat had some matters to take care of at Staniel Cay, so we took a few days to hang out on the beach.  For 3 days Little Ba…

Maxwell Windlass

Again the windlass is leaking oil, this happened on our maiden voyage, leaked gear oil after a few uses.  We called Krogen, they sent us to the Ft. Lauderdale “dealer”.  Maxwell does not cover the remove/refit labour, only the repair.  C…

OK, a storm that never happened

Anchored behind Bonds Cay, the forecast is not very favorable, we call Berry Islands Club, a bit confusing, all the morrings are booked but they have slips available.  OK, we head in, wind is blowing 15-20 G25 kts from the NE.  It’s a struggl…

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-30 08:13:00

OOPS WE DID IT AGAIN  – On the 29th we ventured out at Adderly Cut with a plan to get up to Black Point in hopes of getting Wi-Fi.  It seems our trusty dinghy motor (a 16 year old 15HP Yamaha) decided to break it’s rubber thrust hub…

West End, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, to Jost Van Dyke, BVI

A fabulous day — we all were up early. While Karen and Kerry took a morning dinghy ride, Ron and I were hiking up the extremely steep mountainside, checking out the resident goats  scrambling about on the hillside fields, and taking in the amazi…

USVI to Soper’s Hole, West End, Tortola!

Friday morning we cruised over to the British Virgin Islands in 3’-5’ seas, light easterly winds under sunny skies — what is not to like? We vacillated between anchoring at St. John’s in Cinnamon Bay or going over to the BVI, before deciding to …

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-28 15:20:00

ALL PROVISIONED AND READY TO GO!!!  The run from Emerald Bay to Rat Cay was very nice and we entered the cut only to find some of the most pristine beaches, gorgeous craggy shorelines and that beautiful aquamarine, turquoise water that m…

The Man Made Stuff In The Bahamas

Some of the man made stuff in the BahamasGrotto Not the home but their tiki bar. Cool shot from Black Point Settlement Regatta Point For a few million you might have a chance to own this home! Stone beacon on Adderly Cay indicating salt was available.

Touring Charlotte Amalie with Friends Aboard

Equinox on anchor with all the sailboats in Charlotte Amalie Harbour, St. Thomas, USVIRon and I now have our friends Karen and Kerry from Concrete Idea aboard with us! They arrived late Wednesday evening, and we spent Thursday walking about St. Thomas,…

Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures 2011-01-27 08:51:00

The captain surprised the crew yesterday by deciding to move Broulee back up to the Marina at Emerald Bay to re provision (food, dinghy fuel & libations) before our next adventure.  Looks like we have some good weather ahead so plan …