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...

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...

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...

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...

THANK YOU, Neo Marine and Nautitech We were excited to take part in the 2025 L’Échappée Belle , the Nautitech Owners Gathering in...

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...

St Lucia Clearance Process 2024 The British have departed St Lucia, but they left their bloated bureaucracy behind! So if you are a...

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...

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....

We are still under sail, however the wind has dropped to 11 knots. We expect to continue to sail (slowly) overnight and tomorrow morning....

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...

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...

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...

Not So, Stay Vigilant! This evening, I started to write today’s blog post with the title “Finally, a Nice Boring Day.”  We had a lovely...

The straight-line distance between Las Palmas in the Canary Islands and St. Lucia in the Caribbean is about 2,700 nautical miles (5,000...

After loosing a big one yesterday Byron was not going to let this one get away.

We had an uneventful 9th day, moving along nicely and holding on to the #1 position in the Cruising Catamarans Group. What could go...

The skippers of each boat receive a daily status update email from ARC control. On December 2nd, this was the content of the message:...

We had another good day, racking up 191 nautical miles in 24 hours (8am - 8 am). The wind picked up so we are now flying the Main and the...

Our first full 24 hours of “proper sailing,” and we’re doing well, catching up with the boats that motored more aggressively than we did...