When most people think of important equipment for cruising sailors, they thinks of sails, hardware, or autopilots. But really, when one thinks of the proportion of time different activities occupy, the most important piece of equipment is the anchor. In fact, as I have said before, cruising should probably be called “anchoring” as most of […]
Guadeloupe to Antigua Passage
It’s hard to describe how amazing it is as I am writing this. Words like epic and spiritual come to mind. Let me see if I can paint the scene for you, the sight, the movement and sounds of a sailboat traveling at night. We are twenty miles offshore, heading towards Antigua. It’s just gone […]
Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Portsmouth. As we turn back north, roughly half way through our year in the Caribbean, four cities with the same name come to mind.
Another Day at the Office
Now we have a good connection, here is a video we made en route from Saba to St Kitts.
Nevis – Sailingkids Review
Nevis is the sister island to St Kitts, but it’s very different. If you want to get away from the crowds and have some relaxing peace and quiet, Nevis is the place to be. We ended up much preferring the laid back atmosphere of Nevis, and spent over a week here. In fact, we chose Nevis […]
Waiting for the Weather in St Kitts
For the first time, it seems we are twirling around on our anchor chain waiting on the “weather window” to make our next passage, to Guadeloupe. It’s about 75 miles to Guadeloupe. With at least 12 hours of sailing, that means we’d have to be sailing overnight to arrive before dark.
