We have ‘signed off’ our cruise with another great sail. F5 on the beam making 7-8 knots all day – big seas - great stuff! John has become the perfect crew member, Happy to steer all day, knows where everything is and how it works, needing very little prompting when decisions are required - brilliant... Continue Reading →

The passage north has taken us from the Windward Islands to the Leeward Islands and, unfortunately the only discernible difference is that, on this occasion, we have had rain and I mean heavy, relentless rain with absolutely no wind. We ended up motoring up the West coast of Guadeloupe, close inshore for the best possible... Continue Reading →

Being moored to a mooring buoy (especially when you have given it a big tug to be sure),  gives one a more relaxed night’s sleep. No worries about dragging the anchor or other yachts dragging, you can sleep worry free! So it was a leisurely start to the day with a dinghy ashore for me... Continue Reading →

From Martinique, we headed for Dominica which is an independent country but the ex-British influence does at least mean that they drive on the left! We decided to put a ‘day in hand’ and head straight for Portsmouth at the North end of the island. This was a wonderful anchorage with the large bay providing... Continue Reading →

It is feature of the Caribbean islands that many are derived from volcanoes, rising out of the sea and, as a result, the depths immediately offshore tend to plummet. In some places this makes anchoring something of a challenge as, in an offshore wind (where we tend to anchor) it is possible to drag quickly... Continue Reading →