We departed Bermuda, headed for Hampton, Virginia, on June 23, 2026. Stephanie and Sean kept their watches and again made a long journey so much better. Our first day-plus was motoring on flat-calm water. The decision to leave when we did came down to: go now and motor for a couple days or be stuck…
From St Eustatia, we sailed to the Dutch side of the island known as Sint Maarten (Saint Martin is the French side). We kept the boat on the French side last year but the Dutch side is much nicer and safer (in our opinion), if more rolly. From either side you can enter the massive…
The above image is looking north along St Kitts (St Christopher) to Statia (St Eustatia), the big volcano in the distance. Colloquially known as St Kitts and Statia, Saint Kitts and Nevis are one country and Saint Eustatia is another, though they are quite close to each other. The officials in Nevis didn’t bat an…
At the end of March (2026), we sailed north to Antigua, checking into the country in English Harbor. In the glory days of the European empires, this place was a unicorn. It is an extremely well protected (360° thanks to a dogleg entrance) deep water anchorage with immediate access to the trade winds literally just…
From Dominica we crossed northeast to the large island of Marie-Galante, a part of the nation of Guadeloupe. The trip was more against the wind than planned (always is) and therefore a bit rough but it was over soon and we anchored in the bay in the town of Saint Louis on March 14, 2026….
A very fast sail north from Martinique brought us to the paradise of Dominica. This British commonwealth nation is extremely tropical and has a very small population thanks to its non-stop volcanic peaks that leave little room for towns or any significant agriculture. It has the highest concentration of live volcanoes anywhere in the worlds,…
But first a little catching up and how we even got to Martinique… After our Barbados trip, we returned to Grenada and quickly set out for St Vincent and the Grenadines, the large group of islands to the north. Having been there several times now, we sought out some new spots such as Saline Beach…
Several islands ago, we heard that Fort de France, Martinique has one of the biggest Mardi Gras parties in the Caribbean so of course we made sure to be there. Anchoring at Anse Mitan, across the huge bay from the capital city, meant we had to take the ferry. Fortunately, it was running non-stop everyday…
While we were stateside and ostensibly helping Theresa’s father recuperate from a bad fall while in the hospital for an unrelated matter, John couldn’t let Carlo have all the sympathy and attention. He had several skin cancers removed and celebrated a birthday. We stayed through Christmas and New Years and Tess spent a couple days…
Returning from our summer sojourn to Grenada meant lighting a fire under the boat yard to finish all the projects we had planned. We knew from experience that no matter how clear the plans, little gets done if you’re not around to make it happen. So, John sweated many trips from our room on-site to…
