The BVIs has often been described as ‘the Disney World of sailing’. I can see why now. There are lovely anchorages and beaches all an hours sail apart, meaning you can have lunch at one anchorage than dinner at the next. You can also pick and choose between busy touristy areas […]
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All the anchorages in the British Virgin Islands are a quick ‘hop’ away. We decided to try to take our company to another island. GREAT CAMANOE ISLAND – LEE BAY Although they are not into ‘sailing’, the short trip to Lee Bay was pleasant. The sallow sand of the bay meant 4 […]
Company is coming and we need to make our way North to the British Virgin Islands to pick them up. But before we go we need to say goodbye to many friends we made along the way. With all that settled we headed off for the overnight trip to the BVIs […]
The Dutch/French divided island of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin is duty-free in the hopes of attracting tourism and the yachting trade. This has been very successful for them. The Lagoon is full of super yachts from everywhere. The humans were ‘holding out’ until we got to the States to fit more solar […]
It is time to leave our lovely anchorage in St.Barts and continue our journey North. The next island we planned to visit was Sint Maarten/Saint Martin. This small Caribbean Island is divided between the Dutch, in the South and the French, in the North. Before we go to a new island […]
It was a rolly down wind slog, and we were very happy to see St.Barts with the dawn. If you get really, really sick of rolly about on the hook here. Just a few miles north is a much more protected anchorage. We have […]