2014 Feb Blog

Dominica…..

February 23rd – 28th, 2014 (-4 on UTC) Dear F&F, Yet again, we had a lovely 32 mile sail on a close (just forward of the beam) reach to the island of Rainbow\’s and Rivers – Dominica. The French call it Dominique. Dominica was formerly French, now independent. Interestingly, English is far more spoken than …

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Martinique…..

February 17th – 23rd, 2014 (-4 on UTC) Dear F&F, Yet another blustery 25 mile sail was at hand! A close reach with reefed main and (mostly) genoa. Martinique would be our first French island of the season as well. We pulled into Marin Bay at the southwest side of the island and picked up …

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St. Lucia…..

February 9th-17th, 2014 (-4 on UTC) Dear F&F, We departed Chateaubelair, the northern most anchorage of St. Vincent for the VERY BLUSTERY 25 mile sail to St. Lucia. We actually had two reefs up for the first half of our very close reach. The Caribbean continues to be a bit of a boaters freeway as …

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St. Vincent…..

February 4th – 8th, 2014 (-4 on UTC) NOTE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ON OUR \”POSITION REPORTS\” NOTIFICATION LIST (WHICH HAVE A SHORT UPDATE AND ARE SENT AS WE MOVE THE BOAT FROM PLACE TO PLACE), LET ME KNOW VIA EMAIL AND I WILL INCLUDE YOU. IF YOU ARE ALREADY ON THEM, YOU …

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Bequia to Bequia via a loop of the Grenadines…..

January 27th – February 3rd, 2014 (-4 on UTC) Bequia to Bequia via a loop of the Grenadines….. The Grenadines are a part of the nation of St. Vincent and The Grenadines. The Grenadines are a group of 23 islands which run north and south. They are as a group, north of Grenada by only …

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