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19 April – the last Virgins

By Richard. Posted on April 23rd, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:19.13N 065:13.7W On Monday 16 April we moved a few hundred yards along the coast of St John into Cinnamon Bay, where there were a cou...

15 April – a taste of America in the US Virgin Islands

By Richard. Posted on April 23rd, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:19N 064:57.6W We shot out of the west end of Tortola with a fresh breeze behind us and some heavy rain showers to cheer up the chaps ...

10 April – Movin’ on from BVIs

By Richard. Posted on April 14th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:19.3N 064:37.2W On Sunday 8 April we re-entered Sir Francis Drake Channel, heading south towards Norman Island, where our friends And...

7 April – Glorious Anegada

By Richard. Posted on April 14th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:43.6N 064:24.3W We had a fine sail up to Anegada, with the wind just forward of the beam and a gentle swell. Escapade seemed to reli...

5 April – Coopers and Baths in Sir Francis Drake’s Channel

By Richard. Posted on April 14th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:25.9N 064:26.7W We sailed on Thursday afternoon for Cooper Island, renowned for its snorkelling and a rather nice looking beach bar wh...

3 April – Easter in the BVIs

By Richard. Posted on April 14th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:22.4N 064:31.8W Fully victualled, we set off on Easter Day for Salt Island, just a few miles across from Road Town. We spent the res...

1 April – scenes of destruction and reconstruction in the BVIs

By Richard. Posted on April 14th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:24.9N 064:36.8W Around Gorda Sound at the end of March, it was a mixed bag: on the south shore, two 500 tonne support vessels were ha...

28 March – an introduction to the British Virgin Islands

By Richard. Posted on April 14th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:30.5N 064:23.2W 25 March, was designated a ‘maintenance day’ at anchor in Road Bay, Anguilla and we spent a reasonable amount of it i...

25 March – (Doubly Dutch) Sint Maarten and gently British Anguilla

By Richard. Posted on March 28th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:12N 063:05.6W The main mission of our trip to the Dutch side of St Martin was to find a refill for our cooking gas bottle. The shop, ...

24 March – St Martin – split personality?

By Richard. Posted on March 28th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

18:04.2N 063:05.6W We could have stayed longer at Montserrat to do some walking, but we had seen the ‘main attraction’ (the volcano) and...

20 March – discovering Montserrat

By Richard. Posted on March 24th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

16:48.1N 062:12.5W We walked across to Nelson’s Dockyard to complete Customs and Immigration formalities out of Antigua. First thing in...

18 March – Further Escapades in Antigua

By Richard. Posted on March 19th, 2018 in Caribbean – Leeward Islands, North Atlantic 2017 – 2019.

17:04.6N 061:40.3W The expensive corner of Falmouth Harbour, viewed from the top of the mast There are three or four ‘marinas’ in Falmou...

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19 April – the last Virgins

15 April – a taste of America in the US Virgin Islands

10 April – Movin’ on from BVIs

7 April – Glorious Anegada

5 April – Coopers and Baths in Sir Francis Drake’s Channel

3 April – Easter in the BVIs

1 April – scenes of destruction and reconstruction in the BVIs

28 March – an introduction to the British Virgin Islands

25 March – (Doubly Dutch) Sint Maarten and gently British Anguilla

24 March – St Martin – split personality?

20 March – discovering Montserrat

18 March – Further Escapades in Antigua