We cruised from Jost Van Dyke over to the Bight at Norman Island, where we anchored along the northern side of the lovely cove. There were many moorings there, and initially, they were mostly empty, but as the day went on, they filled to capacity…
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Rick, Deb and Izzy Aboard M/V Broulee and other Wild Adventures
CURRENTLY IN STANIEL CAY, PATIENTLY WAITING FOR PARTS!!!! Webster’s dictionary defines Paitently as 1. enduring pain, trouble, etc, without complaining. 2. calmly tolerating delay, confusion, etc. We certainly ar…
Trawler Fest or Trawler Flop
In my last blog I mentioned my excitement in attending our first Trawlerfest. I knew something was going arye when our departure plans changed due to work commitments. Our initial plan was to arrive in Ft. Pierce on Saturday 01/22/11 and&nb…
Music and Fleas
This post is about the Marathon Music Fest and the Big Pine Key Flea Market.The music was great this year (again). And all the logistical issues associated with the first festival last year have been fixed. Many (all?) local Krogen owners were voluntee…
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 …
