SAILING YACHT PERSEPHONE

We left Jolly Harbour around 11:30 on May 10, with 928 miles to Bermuda. It was an emotional moment saying goodbye to the Caribbean Islands, where we’ve enjoyed such a wonderful winter. We had a great sail up the back of Barbuda, passing about 5 miles from the island but still barely able to see

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We moved to a slip in Jolly Harbor for final preparations before leaving for Bermuda. Winds were light and it was very hot, not ideal for the hard work we had to do. My cousin Tom arrived as a crew member for the delivery — he’s previously done long passages on the Pacific and Indian

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We set off for Antigua in some of the most perfect sailing conditions we’ve had on this trip – about 15 knots a little south of east. However, we still had to motor sail, since we needed to charge our batteries and we didn’t want to take the center awning down because of the intense

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Next stop after Dominica was Guadeloupe, starting with the Saintes. We motored up in a continued flat calm. Last time we were there, the moorings were packed, with people sending in advance parties to search for spots first thing in the morning; however this time there was plenty of room. We had lunch in the

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It was time to start working North. We left Bequia in the early morning in light breeze and motor sailed past St Vincent, on up to Marigot Bay in St Lucia. Jeremy cleared us in and we enjoyed a beautiful sunset from Chateau Mygo. Next day we took a taxi tour to the Pitons area.

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Friends Jack and Dru flew out to join us in Bequia, and we did a farewell tour of the Grenadines! First we visited Mustique. We explored a little on shore, swam off the beach, and enjoyed cocktails and an excellent dinner at Basil’s Bar. Memo to self: The rum punch at Basil’s is extremely strong

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