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28 Feb – Dominica: Bonto’s story

By Richard. Posted on March 8th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

15:34.6N 061:27.6W On Wednesday 28 February we were up early and met Bonto at 0700 to cruise up the Indian River in his boat. It’s a Na...

27 Feb – First impressions of Dominica

By Richard. Posted on March 8th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

15:34.6N 061:27.6W Shortly after we were secured off the beach at Portsmouth, Dominica a boat boy named Bonto showed up. ‘Welcome to ou...

27 Feb – Windward to Leeward

By Richard. Posted on March 8th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

14:44.1N 061:10.7W The passage up the west coast of Martinique to St Pierre from Anse d’Arlet was splendid: for the first time for sever...

26 Feb – Breaking out of Marin

By Richard. Posted on March 2nd, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

14:29.3N 061:04.9W Whilst we waited for Jacques to do his wizardry and the nice chaps at North Sails to make a more professional repair o...

22 Feb – Marinading in Martinique

By Richard. Posted on March 2nd, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

14:27.9N 060:52.3W The sail up to Martinique was pretty straightforward, close hauled on starboard tack with a couple of reefs all the w...

16 Feb – St Lucia

By Richard. Posted on February 25th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

14:04.45N 060: 57W St Lucia turned out to be a good place to wait for watermaker parts. Although our first attempt to go by road to the...

12 Feb – Goodby Grenadines, Hello Rodney (Bay)

By Richard. Posted on February 17th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

14:04N 060:57W Port Elizabeth, Admiralty Bay, Bequia, The Grenadines. A good spot. It really is a short sail from Mustique to Port Eliz...

4 Feb – Music in Mustique

By Richard. Posted on February 10th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

12:52.6N 061:11.3W It’s a short sail from Canouan to Mustique, but upwind and across the prevailing currents and Atlantic swell, so you ...

2 Feb – Canouan, the haves and have nots

By Richard. Posted on February 6th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

12:42.45N 061:19.7W So, with the outboard motor fully serviceable, my back easing gently and enough tuna in the fridge to start a small ...

31 January – Union Island Blues

By Richard. Posted on February 5th, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

12:35.7N 061:25W Chatham Bay is on the west side of Union Island and famously inaccessible by land. In recent years, a road has been bu...

25 Jan – Return to Carriacou

By Richard. Posted on January 31st, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

12:36.2N 061:27W Julie’s return was like a second Christmas – in more ways than one! Alongside the Red Cross delivery of tea and chocol...

19 Jan – ‘Just liming’ in Grenada

By Richard. Posted on January 21st, 2018 in Caribbean – Windward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

12:00.4N 061:44.1W With the departure of the Young People, we were in theory ready to head north. We returned to Port Louis Marina and ...

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Caribbean – Windward Islands

28 Feb – Dominica: Bonto’s story

27 Feb – First impressions of Dominica

27 Feb – Windward to Leeward

26 Feb – Breaking out of Marin

22 Feb – Marinading in Martinique

16 Feb – St Lucia

12 Feb – Goodby Grenadines, Hello Rodney (Bay)

4 Feb – Music in Mustique

2 Feb – Canouan, the haves and have nots

31 January – Union Island Blues

25 Jan – Return to Carriacou

19 Jan – ‘Just liming’ in Grenada

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