Category: Passages
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Heading North: Grenada to the BVI
Our “best man” Bob Alves joined us in Grenada to help us start heading north toward home. In the two and half weeks he spent on board we covered over 500 miles: from Grenada to the BVIs. We averaged 24 miles per day, so we were on the move, but…
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Grenada & Carriacou
As I write this next post, we have experienced the terribly sad and heartbreaking loss of Billy’s sister Bonnie. Bonnie had been fighting lung cancer for many years and for a while had it under control, but just over a year ago it showed signs of advancing and while she…
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Martinique to Grenada (finally!)
The next island on our journey south was Martinique. We stopped in two beautiful ports – and while our French is not the best, the islanders were lovely and we got by ordering lots of baguettes and croissants! Our first port of call was Saint-Pierre on the north side of…
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Guadeloupe and Dominica = Amazing Eco Tours!
February 19 – March 5th, 2024 We are now making our way south to the Winward Islands which was our goal for this season – to get as far south as Granada. We sailed from Antigua to the lovely little town of Deshaies on Guadeloupe. It’s pronounced “Day-ay” which took…
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Back to Antigua
January 3rd – February 17th, 2024 When we first told our Salty Dawg Sailing Association friends (who are very experienced cruisers) that we were going to head west to the BVI for Christmas, they said we were crazy! It would guarantee having to beat back into the usually strong east winds…
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A Very Merry BVI Christmas
We let the kids decide where to meet for the Christmas holidays and they unanimously picked the British Virgin Islands. We had visited there 10 years ago with our friends the Fillenworth’s and the kids were keen to return. It did not disappoint! With a good weather window Bill and I arrived…
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Antigua to St. Martin
It’s impossible. Absolutely impossible to share all the cool experiences and photos from our first few weeks in the Caribbean and keep it a length you will actually want to read! But, I’ll do my best. Having arrived from Hampton VA to Antigua we settled into Nelsons Dockyard in English…
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The Offshore Passage: Hampton VA to Antigua
We spent the last couple of weeks of October cruising the Chesapeake and getting some key upgrades (new lithium batteries), preparing to go off shore. We visited several lovely harbors including the Solomon Islands (Mill Creek) and Deltaville (Jackson Creek) but spent most of the time at Yankee Point Marina…
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Annapolis, St. Michaels and heading down the Chesapeake
We left Baltimore on Wednesday October 11th and headed south to Annapolis for the sailboat show. In addition to seeking key suppliers regarding boat upgrades, we were really excited to meet the Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) members who were attending the show. We had heard form our friends aboard…
Carried Away 