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Andrew M
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Atlantic Crossing Eastward - Day 6: Going Banana's
The crew bought these bananas 7 days ago, they are still as green as the day they were bought. Tuesday 6th May The wind continued...
Andrew M
19 hours ago1 min read
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Atlantic Crossing Eastward - Day 4 & 5: Steady as she goes
Sunday 4th May In the afternoon the wind dropped to 7 or 8 knots, in order to catch the wind we had to turn on the motor and motor sail....
Andrew M
19 hours ago2 min read
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Atlantic Crossing Eastward - Day 4: Uneventful and we like it
After yesterdays high drama today was all quiet. Our wind died around 10am and we reluctantly had to start the engine. With one engine on...
Andrew M
3 days ago1 min read
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Atlantic Crossing Eastward - Day 3: Nobody said it was going to be easy
Position: N 23 25. W 64 05 SOG 6.6 knots Heading 012 Magnetic We continue inspite of a minor setback! At 1.00am last night I was at the...
Andrew M
4 days ago2 min read
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Atlantic Crossing Eastward - Day 2: A Great Start
In our first 24 hours we managed to knock off 165 nautical miles. This included a coupe of Man Over Board practices (only practice), no...
Andrew M
5 days ago1 min read
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Atlantic Crossing Eastward Day 1: Anchors Away
We are provisioned up and the boat and crew are ready. The current forecast has us heading north toward Bermuda. Winds are forecast to be...
Andrew M
6 days ago2 min read
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Belated Caribbean Update
We’ve been in the Caribbean for four months now. I know it’s been a while since I posted anything—sorry! I’m just not that interested in...
Andrew M
Apr 303 min read
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Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Immigration on a Sailboat
Antigua and Barbuda use SailClear We checked in at English Harbour. Dingy can be taken to the dock by the yacht club and then it is a...
Andrew M
Feb 271 min read
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Dominica - Customs & immigration Clearance on a Sailboat
Complete Sailclear pre clearance Go to customs- At the large commercial dock, there is a spot on the left. It is 6 Euro to leave the...
Andrew M
Feb 171 min read
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Martinique - January 10th - Feb 17th
After returning to Canada for Christmas and new years we are back on the boat in Martinique. We plan to stay here until we get all of the...
Andrew M
Feb 152 min read
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Martinique - "L’Échappée Belle" or “The Beautiful Escape”
THANK YOU, Neo Marine and Nautitech We were excited to take part in the 2025 L’Échappée Belle , the Nautitech Owners Gathering in...
Andrew M
Feb 101 min read
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Martinique - Customs & immigration Clearance on a Sailboat
The French Antilies have made the process easy The forms need to be completed online here . If you are ataying for less than 5 days and...
Andrew M
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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St Lucia - Customs & immigration Clearance on a Sailboat
St Lucia Clearance Process 2024 The British have departed St Lucia, but they left their bloated bureaucracy behind! So if you are a...
Andrew M
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Touchdown - Saint Lucia
We have arrived last night at 10.30 PM. With much joy and some relief on my part. We made it accross in a very respectable time with the...
Andrew M
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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ARC Day 17: Yea, it's official we are cruisers
When we last talked, the winds were dropping as night fell. As forecasted, the winds continued to fade, and we had to start an engine....
Andrew M
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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ARC Day 16: Last Call for Wind..
We are still under sail, however the wind has dropped to 11 knots. We expect to continue to sail (slowly) overnight and tomorrow morning....
Andrew M
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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ARC Day 15: All is quiet
If nothing changes between now and when I finish typing this update, today has been a quiet and relaxing day! I better type fast. The...
Andrew M
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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ARC Day 14: Jibe Ho - Finally.....
You might recall our jibe five days ago did not end well—not because of anything we did wrong. The crew executed a perfect controlled...
Andrew M
Dec 8, 20243 min read
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ARC Day 13: Planing reentry - "Houston we have a problem"
We are about 5 days from splash down in Rodney Bay Marina in St Lucia. At this point we start route planning for the final decent. Do we...
Andrew M
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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