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POSTS ABOUT BEING OFFSHORE
Today is Sunday and it is a lazy day for me so far. I just love seeing this monster sail up. This photo was taken by laying down on the…
I hoped you have enjoyed reading about Trinidad and Carnival as much as I had seeing it all. When Carnival was over I needed to sail north about 200 miles…
At the beginning of February I did a 75 mile open water crossing at night by myself. I sailed from the south side of Grenada to Store Bay on the…
After exploring St Kitts and Nevis I had a good weather window to make the 260 mile sail to Bequia in the Grenadines. I had a couple aboard that wanted…
I had an absolutely fantastic time in Trinidad & Tobago and I did not get to see everything I want to see in Trinidad, but I will have to come…
I have Greg and Susan talking about their first experience with blue water sailing, which they did with me as we sailed overnight from Trinidad to Grenada. They are very…
In this episode of The Cruising Life you will go offshore sailing with Capt Shane and his father as they sail Guiding Light from Grenada to Puerto Rico. The 430…
When I planned to make the sail straight from Grenada to Puerto Rico the only thing to worry about (geographically speaking) was a tiny sandbar of an island called Aves…
Last week my dad joined me for another adventure (our last one was a month riding the Trans-Siberian Train) as we sailed across the Caribbean Sea. Geographically the Caribbean is…
I hope you have enjoyed reading about Dominica as much I had experiencing and sharing it with you, but I had a friend joining me in St Lucia in three…
The answer is you bet…..a huge difference. This year my Anegada passage continued to be delayed. First, I had to rebuild my dinghy engine. Next, deal with some leaking hoses…
Hello everyone! I am Captain Shane’s brother, Vance. Since Shane’s charters are in the Virgin Islands I had the unique opportunity to visit St Maarten as I was asked to…
This week I thought I would let Bluie Foster (the mom of the family who is sailing with me this week and next) provide a recap of our activities. Hey! …
On Sunday we all milled around until noon. At that time Mark said his goodbyes and we headed offshore for an overnight to Charleston. We started with 20-25 knots from…
We left the BVI on Tuesday morning and are now north of Jamaica. We have averaged over 5.5 knots. The weather has been great (I have had some great moon…