The British Virgin Islands, located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles are a group of islands consisting of approximately 50 islands and Cays. Situated in the Caribbean Sea, the BVI has a tropical climate with North Atlantic trade winds. It is these trade winds that make for a wonderful sailing experience. The BVI… Continue reading Sailing the British Virgin Islands
Located 15 miles north of Virgin Gorda, Anegada is the second largest of the British Virgin Islands. Unlike it's mountainous neighbouring islands being of volcanic origin, Anegada is unique in that it is formed from coral and limestone and was the cause of a tectonic plate shift. The island is extremely flat and low and… Continue reading Anegada
After a wonderful summer sailing around the Southern Caribbean islands we arrived safely back in the BVI. It has been a busy couple of months, from renewing work permits, taking care of Léna who has now found her feet and is running all over the place, working back to back charters, catching up with friends… Continue reading Back in the BVI
I have always been a great lover of drinking rum. Whether it be a rum on the rocks or enjoying a Cuba Libre as I watch the sun set from my balcony, it is one of my favourite alcoholic beverages. When I met Gavin we started a ritual where we would go for a sunset… Continue reading The Rum Diary
We woke up in the early hours of Saturday morning, hoisted the sails and were on our way to St Lucia by 3am. Watching the sunrise in the middle of the sea is one heck of a sight with nothing obstructing your view and the peaceful sound of the waves lapping on the side of… Continue reading St. Lucia
It was only a 2 hour sail and 10NM from Carriacou to Clifton on Union Island. On our way to the Grenadines we caught a tuna which I managed to reel in underway. Gavin then gutted and filleted the fish and stored it away for dinner at a later date. We were about a mile… Continue reading Grenadines
We hoisted our sails as we said our goodbyes to Grenada. We had a wonderful few weeks exploring the island, but it was time to slowly start making our way back up the island chain and home to the BVI. Our first stop was only 30 miles away to the small island of Carriacou. We… Continue reading Carriacou
After a 56 hour sail from the BVI to Grenada we arrived in St. George and anchored off Grand Anse beach. The ground below was flat coral shell and difficult to find sand, but once anchored it was good holding. We stayed in this spot for a week to get to know our surroundings, catch… Continue reading Latitude 12° North – Avoiding potential hurricanes in Grenada
The time had finally come and our summer adventure was about to begin... Once the boat, 'Secret Oasis' our Voyage 58 Cat was back in from its last charter of the season, she needed to be cleaned and maintained before we left the dock. It had taken Gavin and I three days to get the… Continue reading Open water crossing
Gavin's UK visa had run out and the closest embassy to get a renewal was Barbados. We only really needed a couple of days down there to get all the documentation dealt with, but we decided to make a little holiday out of the trip. We stayed in the Dover Beach Hotel on St. Lawrence… Continue reading A Visa run to Barbados
