Month: April 2024
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St Kitts and Nevis
After the rolly nights in Gustavia, St. Barths we were ready to move on, so we set sail for St. Kitts on February 24th. The weather models were all showing light winds in the 8 knot range, but we had great wind of 18 to 20 knots most of the way. Finally the wind was…
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The French Island Dream in St. Barths
Despite the beautiful scenery in Ile Fourchue, we left anchor before noon on February 17th. We set off for Gustavia on the main island of St. Barths, in hopes of a quieter night. The trip was only 5 nautical miles and we got to motor past a lot of amazing super yachts. Once we arrived…
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Sint Maarten to Ille Fourchue
Once we returned to Sint Maarten from Saba, Doug’s sister Lea met us on February 11th. Unable to find room in a marina there, we anchored in the bay and made many trips back and forth with our dingy as we didn’t all fit! We hadn’t thought of the trouble with small dinghies when we…