2014 March Blog

St. Barth\’s…..

March 26th – 31st, 2014 (-4 on UTC) (Same as New York on Daylight Savings time) Dear F&F, After sailing by our \”competition\” from St. Kitt\’s, arriving at the French island of St. Barth\’s was wild and entertaining. We saw several \”mega yachts\” sailing around looking like they were practicing for a race. Indeed they …

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Montserrat…..

March 20th March 23rd 2014 (-4 on UTC) Dear F&F, The sail from Jolly Harbour, Antigua to the north end of Montserrat was remarkable. With full main and genoa set, we averaged 9.3 knots, it took less than 2 1/2 hours. Antigua and Montserrat were geologically linked in their distant past as the water depth …

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Antigua & Barbuda…..

March 7th – March 19th, 2014 (-4 on UTC) Dear F&F, We were holed up in Deshaies (Guadeloupe) for a couple of days waiting for a suitable weather window to go over to Antigua. The gusty winds finally subsided on the morning of the 7th giving us a great sail (and angle) for the 40nm …

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Les Saintes & Guadeloupe…..

February 28th – March 7th, 2014 (-4 on UTC) Dear F&F, The sail from Dominica to Iles Les Saintes had a bit less wind than our previous inter island sails,(which was fine with us!), yet another Caribbean gem and only 20 miles. We found upon arrival that the 70 moorings were all full and anchored …

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