Monthly Archives: December 2016

We took it easy for Christmas. Now we are doing our let shopping for the next trip, the up wind leg to Tortola, BVI.  It is not that far, but can take quite some time. Wind are not going to … Continue reading →

Went into the marina to get the dieseltank cleaned. That included adding an inspection hole.  Waiting for a cap to be fabricated. Installed a new radar reflector this morning. 

Left right after a rain shower when all was calm.  Sails went up smoothly, winds were a bit too light for the small Yankee sail. But as the night went on this turned to be the right choice because this … Continue reading →

After a weekend of unsuccessfull outboard repairs and given the fact that you can’t get Honda parts on the island I bit the bullet and bought a new outboard yesterday. The dingy also needed some patching, I hope that my … Continue reading →

All morning… Also known as rain.

Arrived Saturday night, climbed the fence to get in, and on board we were. Smell indicated something with the brown water tank was amiss. Engine wouldn’t start because the only thing the starter motor did was give a simple click … Continue reading →