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Pompeii of the Caribbean
After an uneventful five-hour passage from Iles Des Saintes, Guadeloupe, we arrived at St. Pierre, our first anchorage in Martinique....
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Food, Glorious Food!
The galley of our boat is in many ways the heart of our cruising life, in the same way that our kitchen was the center of living at home....
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Sunset Rituals
Sunsets are an important time in our life on the boat. Over time, as we have developed our cruising routine, taking time to stop and...
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Did The Engine Just Blow Up?
Having rounded the northern end of St. Martin, we had nice wind for close reach to St. Barths where we headed for Gustavia harbor to...
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A Very Verdant Christmas
It was important for us to have our kids help us celebrate our first Christmas on the boat, so they joined us in the US Virgin Islands....
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From Go-Go-Go to Laid-back
After Mike’s passage with his three dedicated and skilled crewmembers from Hampton, VA to the British Virgin Islands, I joined him in St....