Bequia

Position: 13°00’30.4″N 61°14’27.6″W Heading north out of Grenada we paused at Carriacou and cleared into St. Vincent & The Grenadines on Union Island. Mustique is a private island smack in the middle of the Grenadines. Long an exclusive destination for …

Sun Screams

Position: The Tropics “Tropical sun – it will burn the skin off your nose and the butter off your toast.” – Boris Spinovsky As the months slide by down here 12 degrees north of the equator, the Sun makes its …

Local Customs

Position: 12°02’40″N 61°44’57″W “Knock and Then Enter”, the photocopied sign said. I rap my knuckles on a cheap, hollow door that doesn’t fit its warped frame. The door takes a little extra foot shove at the bottom to release. It …

Hard Times

Position: 12°01’27″N 61°40’42″W Aleta is on the hard here in Grenada getting a few repairs. Boats need hauling now and again. Nestled in the lift’s slings Aleta sailed gracefully skywards. Then she made her precarious way across the yard to …

Video: Hauling Aleta

POSITION: 12°01’27″N 61°40’42″W It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Originally, we came down to Grenada for a few days with the idea of gunkholing around the Grenadines for a week. After that we’d head north, back to St. Lucia, …

Touché Turtles

Patrick – aka ‘Shademan’ – crackled over the VHF. “We’re going to see the turtles on Thursday,” he said, “I have seven passengers, so if you’re interested, now’s the time to sign up!” Carol and I looked at each other …

Photos: Hand Grenada

Engine trouble in St. Lucia kept us there about a week longer than we expected. Having cleared out a raw-water cooling hose one evening, we ran the engine for an hour or so. The next morning a routine inspection revealed …