SAILING YACHT PERSEPHONE

Jamie arrived in Antigua for Christmas and we immediately headed for Guadeloupe. We were thrilled that he decided to stay for an extra couple of days, so we were able to get a little further. He had to work some of the time, but at least he got to do it in beautiful places! We

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It’s amazing how a 6 hour sail can take you to not just a different country, but a different world! We sailed over to Guadeloupe in fairly bouncy conditions, hitting a few squalls along the way, and came into Deshaies (pronounced “Day-ay”) at the northern end of the island. We were delighted to see that

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From the west and south coasts of Antigua you can generally see Montserrat, and certainly we’d spent a fair amount of time gazing out at it; however, we’d never been there. Soufriere Hills Volcano erupted between 1995 and 2010, destroying the main town of Plymouth and filling in the only real protected harbour. Since then,

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Our time in Antigua has been a bit of a blur! Since we arrived, we’ve been getting the boat into cruising mode, working on a few boat projects, spending time with the Salty Dawgs, exploring the island a little, and fitting in some downtime here and there. We spent about 10 days in Nelson’s Dockyard

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By the morning of November 12 we were still managing to sail in light winds, and staying ahead of a giant calm patch forming behind us. This is most uncharacteristic for the Trade Winds! While running out of fuel was still a worry, it was beginning to feel as though we were going to make

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We’re not there yet, but people have been asking how we are getting on, so here’s how the passage is going so far! We left Hampton on a chilly morning on November 4 with the rest of the Salty Dawgs pack. Crewing with us on this trip are Tim Guy, who owns a similar sized

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