Author Archives: steve

Anchored off Petite Martinique?

Posted on June 12, 2009 by steve

We received a call from Andy of In Stitches to say he stayed up last night to finish the stitching on our head sail. That meant I was able to bring it back and the two of us put it … Continue reading →

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Still in Tyrell Bay

Posted on June 12, 2009 by steve

We haven’t left Tyrell Bay yet. The work on our headsail is taking longer than expected. While the cloth is largely fine, a lot of the stitching has deteriorated in the sun. This was work we were planning to have … Continue reading →

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Dinghy’s New Coat

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steve

The dinghy received it’s new coat yesterday. I turned up at ‘In Stitches’, the local sail loft / general stitching outfit at 3pm for the one hour fitting. This involved screwing on a number of eyes onto which the cover … Continue reading →

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One that got away. One that didn’t (not for the squeamish)

Posted on June 9, 2009 by steve

We had a lovely peaceful night anchored off Ronde Island (or Isle de Ronde depending on which chart you’re examining). We use our time yesterday afternoon to clean the barnacles off of Dignity’s hulls. Earlier in the afternoon I had … Continue reading →

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Lazy, Rainy Day

Posted on June 7, 2009 by steve

Yes – it’s the rainy season and yes – it rains. Quite a lot today. Good job we nothing more planned than moving the boat outside the Lagoon for fresher air/water. We’ve been mainly reading today interspersed with opening and … Continue reading →

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