Category Archives: At Sea

Better planning required

It’s all a learning experience. The forecasts I read yesterday all suggested we’d have winds between NE to E around 15-20 knots. Except for the first 2-3 hours, what we’ve been seeing is 10-15 from the SE – right behind … Continue reading

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Margarita -> Tortuga

Early to bed and early to rise and we were off to Tortuga just after 3am. We motored out of the immediate anchorage but soon put up main and head sail and started sailing in the dark. The wind was … Continue reading

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Enroute from Los Testigos to Margarita

We woke at 3am this morning in the pitch dark. The moon had not yet risen and was only due to be a sliver. Off on the Venezuelan coast thunderstorms flashed every few seconds. Where we were the winds were … Continue reading

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Left Grenada – Breakfast with dolphins

All went very well. With a lot of help from Mike we cleared customs, picked up our gear, got it aboard Dignity (two dinghy trips) and filled our propane tanks. One last goodbye to Jim, a final provisioning and we … Continue reading

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Last Day in Trini, First Day in Grenada

Needless to say, during our last day in Trini the humidity was again 100% and it rained, heavily at times. I had until 9:30 in the morning to drop off the rental car so I used it to pop round … Continue reading

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