Ocean Cruising ClubWhen you cross an Ocean and meet fellow "yachties" who are prepared to risk their reputation and support your application, you can apply...
The Chesapeake"85ft/26meters" - thats the clearance I calculated we needed to get under bridges. Number one problem today the bridge across the...
A great southern USA welcome!Zlippp – a kind of swishing sound caused us to focus immediately on the bow of the boat. The jib was whizzing down the tack and into...
Bahamas - going SoloThe day Emma and Brent departed these guys must have reckoned I need company - they camped next to my boat for the next few days. Having...
The Bahama ShallowsEverything you read on line about sailing in the Bahamas is; – don’t bring a 8ft draft boat to sail in the Bahamas. Needing to visit...
Can we go to Cuba Mum?Umm – After some googling – “no” was my initial reaction. Three weeks later and a lot of research we were heading to Puerto de Vita in...
Puerto Rico & Spanish VI - colour and charmWe were stamped into the USA! After the busy anchorages of the BVI the US Virgin Islands, especially St John, were a surprising & welcome...
Friends and fresh windsPoor chipolata, (our dinghy) was being squished by the ferry. Road town ferry dock is the designated customs and immigration on Tortola...
French or Dutch? Brithday and Super-yachts“You don’t want to go into Simpson bay”, - “a catamaran hit a sunken wreck only last week!” ( Advice from a yachtie in the customs queue...
Antigua - learning to chill with 0.2m under the keel.Antigua was a learning ground for operating in shallow waters, trusting your eyesight not the GPS and being thankful to the many ships...