As we headed further south, and a little west, the sailing and weather continued to improve. The trade winds and waves were no longer on the nose and we had a nice beam reach to St Lucia. After arriving in Rodney Bay, we motored into the lagoon to check it out but decided it would […]
Martinique – Windward Islands With our passage from Dominica to Martinique, we left the Leeward’s and entered the Windward Islands. Martinique is the southern most of the French islands and was our last opportunity to test our recently acquired French (ok four or five words is not much, but it was all we had for […]
Dominca, Leeward Islands It is said that if Christopher Columbus came back to the Caribbean, the only island he would recognize is Dominica. Dominica is the most unspoiled and natural island we have come across during our travels. It is amazingly lush and fertile. Almost anything can grow on the rugged terrain. After a short […]
West Indies After a quick stay in Montserrat, we headed North around the island to clear the volcano exclusion zone and then South for Guadeloupe. Our direction of sail has changed from South East to almost due South, making the passages a little easier with the wind 60 degrees off the bow. As a result, […]
Montserrat, Leeward Islands Despite all the warnings of ash, sulfur smells and a pending eruption, we headed off to Montserrat. As has come to be the norm, the wind was stronger than forecast and we were sailing to weather again. The consensus is that this year has been a windier and cooler winter in the […]
Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe Leeward Islands Once we got cleared out of Guadeloupe, we headed South to “The Saintes”. As has come to be the norm, the wind picked up just as we came to the Southern tip of the island, causing some excitement as we scrambled to reef the sails and get the Berkeley […]
Antigua, St Kitts & Nevis – Jumby Bay Antigua After a restful few days in Barbuda, we headed back to Antigua to see the North side of the island. We anchored off Long Island in Jumby Bay. Long Island has a very nice resort (Jumby Bay) and some very exclusive homes. Rumor has it Robin […]
Barbuda, West Indies With the wind just forward of the beam, we sailed about 25 miles North to Barbuda (Bar-bew-da) Unlike most of the islands in this area of the Caribbean, that are tall volcanoes, Barbuda is a low coral atoll. The highest point on the island is less than 200 feet. We anchored off […]
Deep Bay, Antigua As the weather moderated we left English Harbor for Jolly Harbor (on the northwest side of Antigua). About halfway there, we changed our minds and decided to go to Deep Bay, a secluded anchorage a few miles further north. Deep Bay was a nice quite anchorage with a just a few sailboats. […]
English Harbor, Antigua While we were in English Harbor, some of the Atlantic Rowing Challenge boats arrived. These 24-foot boats are rowed by 1, 2 or 4 people across the Atlantic Ocean! Everyone in English Harbor got into the celebration with horns and flares as a boat would arrive. Crowds lined the docks and it […]
