Author: KatieBloxham
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May 16 – 19: First impressions of Bermuda
We arrived in Bermuda on May 16 after a slow night where we were never quite able to sail. Tom pointed out that we hadn’t actually steered the boat ourselves since leaving Antigua, and grabbed the wheel for the last few miles. It was exciting to see Bermuda, first as a few specs on the…
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May 15: Passage Day 5
We continued to switch between motoring and sailing as the wind went up and down around big storm clouds. As we get closer to Bermuda we are aware of being on somewhat of a highway of yachts moving north. We can generally only see them when they are within 5 miles, and pick them up…
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May 14: Passage Day 4
The weather has tormented us over the past 24 hours! Huge squalls appeared in the distance but never quite reached us. The wind built to a whopping 10 knots, so we hoisted sails, only to have it drop below 5 again almost immediately. We’ve spent much of the last day changing between sailing and motoring…
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May 13: Passage Day 3
In late afternoon on the 12th we hoisted the sails, and of course immediately caught a fish – in this case a nice tuna. Props to Tom for reeling it in, Jeremy for gutting it and preparing it, and Katie for finding everything! After a delicious meal of fresh ceviche, we got into night time…
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May 12: Passage Day 2
Amazing how different our passage north is from the passage south! The wind has turned light, and with a fully-functioning autopilot there isn’t a great deal to do. In the afternoon we were able to hoist our Code Zero sail, and powered along at 6.3 knots in only 8 knots of breeze. To avoid complications…
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May 11: Passage Day 1
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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May 5 – 9: Jolly Harbor, Antigua – preparing for passage
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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May 1 – 5: Final days in Falmouth Harbor, Antigua
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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April 27 – May 1: Guadeloupe: Iles des Saintes and Deshaies
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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April 22 – 27: Heading North – St Lucia, Martinique and Dominica
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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