Yearly Archives: 2015

August 2, St. George’s, Grenada We saw the Green Flash! We be real sailors now, boy-o. The Green Flash, for you land lubbers, is the brief arc of green light that comes up over the horizon the second after the sun drops behind it. And yes, it is green. We […]

The Green Flash

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  August 1, St. Georges, Grenada We made it! We reached mainland Grenada. We sailed down the island chain and reached our destination. This is big for us newbies! It was a very pleasant day sail from Cariacou to Grenada. Of course we set out at 9:55 a.m., five whole […]

Terminus Grenada!

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July 29, Soufrière, St. Lucia Ahhhh. An hour’s chill out before we leave St. Lucia on a night sail to Cariacou, Grenada. Tonight we sleep little. Somehow we’ve been here for 10 days. St. Lucia has been naturally beautiful — with tall green mountains jetting out of clear, dark blue […]

Leaving St. Lucia

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July 25, Soufrière, St Lucia. The poverty seems to increase the farther south you go in the Caribbean. And the independent islands seem to fare a bit worse economically than the ones benefitting from European tax payers.   From an outsider’s perspective, Guadeloupe and Martinique, two French islands, appear to […]

Soufrière, St. Lucia

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July 24, Anse Cochon, St. Lucia. Infrastructure is something I find myself looking for these days. Are towns and villages connected? Are people able to have a decent home and get to work? Does work provide enough income to support the household? From Rodney Bay to Marigot, to Anse Cochon, […]

Anse Cochon, St Lucia

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Martinique market
July 18, Fort-de-France, Martinique We rushed off of Dominica yesterday at the news of an approaching tropical storm. It was days away, but they can develop into hurricanes, so we didn’t lay about. We had been planning to leave that morning anyway, but the news put some fire under the […]

Heading South

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July 12, Douglas Bay, Dominica We said good-bye to The Saints yesterday morning after filling our water tanks at the ferry dock. The sail was fine, but a bit nauseatingly roll-y at first.  Eighteen nm brought us to a mental milestone: Dominica! This is the last of the leeward islands. […]

Beautiful Dominica

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The Saints Written July 9, 2015 I’ve come to the conclusion that my favourite part of sailing is the moment just after the anchor is set. This is the moment I breathe a sigh of relief; we made it; we’re here. This is the case after every passage, even short […]

The Joy of Arriving

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