I was glad to finally leave Georgetown. While Richard was at the helm slaloming around the boats anchored in front of the marina, I quickly set the course on the chart plotter, activated the Spot homepage, and sent the first “Ok” message. A large Russian yatch passed on our port side but nothing else. We … Continue reading Georgetown to Turks and Caicos (Part II)
It took me again a while to post an update about the last passage but here it goes, the first of the new year. I m writing from Same, a small town in the north coast of Ecuador, where I usually spend Christmas and New Years Eve. I came here from Turks and Caicos after … Continue reading Georgetown to Turks and Caicos (Part I)
Antares has been in Georgetown Exumas for too long. My daughters and I arrived there in late August 2016 and the plan was to go to Cuba in early November. It didn’t happen. I had to extend my cruising permit instead and it expires at the end of this year. I don’t have the choice, … Continue reading It seems we will be moving again; Turks and Caicos !
Again, a long hiatus in this Blog. It is not that I have lost the motivation or that the plans have changed fundamentally, it is just difficult to alternate between family, work, and the sailing project. Cruising full time is not an option for me, not yet. The alternative, iterating between Antares and my home … Continue reading Problems with Customs and some Maintenance Work
I am about to go back to Georgetown Exumas. It has been already two and a half months since Natalia and I were there during Thanksgiving. It was a short, relaxing, and uneventful trip other than for the loss of the Antares' swimming ladder and, almost, a boat hook and the inflatable. While in Spanish … Continue reading Going Back to Georgetown for Maintenance Work
It has taken me a long time to post the blog below. It is about the last part of our sailing vacation over the summer. As it turns out, Natalia and I came back for Thanksgiving and we are now anchored in the North West end of Stocking Island. I'll write more about it, but … Continue reading From Spanish Wells to George Town Exumas. Last Part
Both Chris Parker and Predict Wind forecasts indicated we would have winds from the South-East at 15Kt, gusting to 20. We were expecting a relatively easy, and short, passage to Conch Cut with the wind on the beam. Sailing in Exumas Sound, though, is more akin to open water sailing; this small portion of the … Continue reading From Spanish Wells to Georgetown Exumas. Part 3: the crossing from Eleuthera and the first cays
One year ago I was at home in Washington DC writing about our failed Labor Day weekend sailing trip, in the Chesapeake Bay; Antare's engine would not start. This year I am again writing from home. We didn't go sailing either but for a different, this time good, reason. Antares is not around; she is waiting … Continue reading From Spanish Wells to Georgetown Exumas – Part I: preparations
I m writing from Antares' navigation table while at anchor at Meeks Patch. It is, indeed, a small patch at the north west end of Eleuthera, our final destination. We have prevailing winds blowing from the east so we dropped the hook on the west side, right off the beach. We won't be able to … Continue reading From Marsh Harbor to Eleuthera
Sailing to the Pacific 