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13 April 2019 – Return to Antigua and off to the Azores

By Richard. Posted on April 13th, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

17:04.2N 61:53.1W I returned to Antigua and Escapade on 27 March, a month to the day since returning to England. Our time at home went q...

12 March 2019 – Jolly Harbour and back to Blighty

By Richard. Posted on March 17th, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

On 22 February, we moved a few miles east to anchor between Rabbit and Red Head islands. There are some mooring buoys to the north, off ...

20 Feb 2019 … and chasing chicks in Barbuda

By Richard. Posted on February 22nd, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

17:39N 61:51.4W The following morning we raided the Jolly Harbour supermarket in the hope of finding a few non-essentials and eventually ...

18 Feb 2019 – playing boats in Antigua

By Richard. Posted on February 22nd, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

17:04.4N 61:53.75W On Thursday 7th, we set off north to Antigua. Half a mile out to sea, as Julie filled in the log, she realised that ...

5 Feb 2019 – exploring Guadeloupe

By Richard. Posted on February 22nd, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

16:18.5N 61:47.9W On Monday 4 February, the Askaris joined us to venture ashore early and find a hire car to explore the island – or at ...

3 February 2019 – climbing masts and drinking with hummingbirds

By Richard. Posted on February 22nd, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

16:18.5N 61:47.9W On 29 January, having failed to outwit the phone or internet, we tracked down the Wickhams Cay Riggers (who are Selden...

28 Jan 2019 – Exploring St Croix and an unplanned return to the BVIs

By Richard. Posted on January 31st, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:21.4N 064:34.8W We picked up the generator part on Tuesday morning at St Croix Marine, a small marina facility on the eastern shore o...

22 Jan – St John and on…

By Richard. Posted on January 31st, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

17:45.12N 064:41.75W We spent the night across the Sir Francis Drake Channel at Peter Island and on Thursday sailed west and south to Cr...

18 Jan 2019 – Diving, flying, grinding and filling in the BVIs

By Richard. Posted on January 31st, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:23.86N 064:38.2W On this occasion (11 January) snorkelling at Jost van Dyke proved to be a non-starter due to a strong swell coming d...

9 Jan – revisiting Anegada and the Baths

By Richard. Posted on January 10th, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:27.15N 64:42.8W Saturday was Anna and Matt’s last day so we rose early and sailed down to The Baths, on the north side of Virgin Gord...

4 Jan 2019 – New Year and beyond in the BVIs

By Richard. Posted on January 10th, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:30.45N 64:21.44W Great Harbour, Jost van Dyke The boys turned up as planned on Saturday night and Sunday morning, so by lunchtime on ...

28 Dec 2018 – Christmas in the British Virgin Islands

By Richard. Posted on January 10th, 2019 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:20.85N 64:34.5W At Nanny Cay By the time Anna turned up on Friday 21st, Escapade was ready for Christmas: we offloaded some spare g...

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Caribbean – Leeward Islands

13 April 2019 – Return to Antigua and off to the Azores

12 March 2019 – Jolly Harbour and back to Blighty

20 Feb 2019 … and chasing chicks in Barbuda

18 Feb 2019 – playing boats in Antigua

5 Feb 2019 – exploring Guadeloupe

3 February 2019 – climbing masts and drinking with hummingbirds

28 Jan 2019 – Exploring St Croix and an unplanned return to the BVIs

22 Jan – St John and on…

18 Jan 2019 – Diving, flying, grinding and filling in the BVIs

9 Jan – revisiting Anegada and the Baths

4 Jan 2019 – New Year and beyond in the BVIs

28 Dec 2018 – Christmas in the British Virgin Islands

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