June 30, 2022 We checked into St. Maarten with the assistance of an agent. He submitted our personal and boat documentation, along with our negative COVID tests, to Customs and Immigration and we headed to Simpson Bay Marina, our home for the next three weeks. We visited many familiar restaurants and beaches and enjoyed being …
May 28, 2022 Who would have imagined that a vacation on St. Maarten twelve years ago would lead to where we are today? This all began with our introduction to Garth Steyn and the St. Maarten Sailing School (now the Maritime School of the West Indies). Forty hours of classroom time and forty hours of …
May 22, 2022 The two weeks that we spent in St. John were magical. We hiked, snorkeled and just enjoyed the solitude. The water was crystal clear, the sea creatures were abundant and relatively unafraid. Because the majority of the island is National Park, anchoring is very limited as a step to protect the coral …
May 12, 2022and a Bright and early on Sunday, May 8, we left “party cove” after two loud nights. Our goal for this day was the island of St. Thomas, a part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a passage of only 22 miles. Under normal conditions this would take about four hours, but with …
May 9, 2022 We hurried on to Almodovar, our next anchorage on Culebra. This turned out to be a quiet little anchorage with a mooring ball to secure Slow Dancer for the night. We had a quiet and calm night. Bright and early the next morning, Friday, May 6, we dropped our lines on the …
May 5, 2022 With an entire day ahead of us, we decided to explore Culebra and check out the restaurant scene. We had read that the town was divided by a canal with a bridge, so we jumped in the dinghy and headed toward the canal to investigate. We met up with some friends that …
April 23, 2022 After our 10 day stay, we left Salinas at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, April 22. We needed to leave early to beat the sea breeze that begins around 9:00 a.m. Our goal was Patillas, a small fishing village approximately 22 miles away. We arrived at 11:00 a.m. after a rainy, squally passage. …
April 22, 2022 We arrived in Salinas after a four hour sail from Isla Caja de Muertos. We left early to take advantage of the island lee that gave us calmer winds and seas in the morning. Salinas is a very protected anchorage and we knew that it was just what we needed with the …
April 17, 2022 Dateline: April 5, 2022 6:00am We were prepared to leave the security of the marina and head across the south coast of Puerto Rico. We read many guidebooks that talked about the best ways to tackle this coast and they all recommended making the passage in small increments…and much of it in …
March 31, 2022 On the morning of March 28, 2022, we motored into Marina Pescaderia in Puerto Real. This is a small fishing town that sits on a large bay with cruising boats sharing space with commercial and sport fishing boats. The morning was calm and we carefully docked Slow Dancer in our slip on …