Today posed another “first” challenge for us: anchoring & exiting a very crowded anchorage. We also got a lesson on “if you think you should reef, it’s already too late.” The plan was to spend...
Today posed another “first” challenge for us: anchoring & exiting a very crowded anchorage. We also got a lesson on “if you think you should reef, it’s already too late.” The plan was to spend...
Today was the second longest sail of the trip. We sailed close to 30nm mostly downwind from the Bitter End to Great Harbor in Jost Van Dyke. We woke up early and Yolanda and I had the boat ready to...
We really have no idea where the name Bitter End comes from. There is really nothing bitter about this place. The “Heavenly End” would be more appropriate. 🙂 Day 5 was another mostly uneventful and...
Our fourth day was completely uneventful, which is sailor speak for “heavenly”. Our itinerary today would take us from Marina Cay to Gorda Baths and then (finally) to the North Sound. We heard...
NORMAN ISLAND TO NORTH SOUND MARINA CAY. It was just a matter of time before the silly rookie mistakes began to accumulate. The first one was as scary as it was embarrassing. We woke up before sunset...
Our crew of 6 arrived to Tortola via St Thomas aboard the last “fast ferry” of the day. The transfer from the airport to the ferry was fast, thanks to not having any checked baggage to wait around...
Final day! Our final day of sailing had us motoring out of the port of Miami into heavy seas (I got lucky again and was at the helm!). We then turned north towards Fort Lauderdale. We had south...