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On route to Grand Anse d’Arlet we sailed between Diamond Rock - aka HMS Diamond Rock from Napoleonic times - and Pointe du Diamont; an exciting little passage!   We are now on an EU provided free mooring in Grand Anse bay and enjoying the delights of swimming with turtles.  This is a lovely spot – […]

The prime reason to stop off in St Lucia was to refill a gas bottle.  It ran out on arrival in Martinique and we haven’t been able to find anywhere to refill it despite sending the bottle to Grenada on the ferry in the care of the purser!   Total relief to find that ‘Suds’ (the […]

At last we have our wind generator and it’s been well worth the wait. Trevor and Manny at Carriacou Marine have been brilliant and the bill has not caused us palpitations! What’s more, during the fitting, Claire had the added bonus of being superfluous on the boat and was allowed to escape to the beach […]

Flat out meaning more laid back than laid back!    Nothing happens at speed here and our attempt to fit a wind generator to Ocean Rainbow is a prime example!   Although we have been alongside the jetty for two days we are still waiting to have the measurements taken for the mast .... perhaps tomorrow?   […]

We were going to give you all a rest from blogs but today the unbelievable has happened!  James has caught a fish – honest! - and it is big enough to eat!!  We can hardly believe it ourselves!   What is more we have had the most sparkling sail from Bequia to Carriacou with wonderful winds […]

If you are wondering about the photo – it’s the view you get of Bequia at the Jazz Festival after 2 rum punches.  We love this island!  We have met new folk, caught up with folk from previous anchorages and been made to feel totally welcome by the locals and by those fortunate enough to […]

The overnight sail from St Anne’s, Martinique to Port Elizabeth, Bequia was 90nm and in normal circumstances would be a beam reach, but this being us we found ourselves sailing close to the wind for the majority of the trip!  We sailed past St Lucia; then the next morning off St Vincent we picked up […]

We may only have moved 2nm from Le Marin but what a difference!  St Anne has no chandleries, fewer yachts, a few restaurants and a few shops all centred around the town square and the church.   We actually managed to make it ashore for the morning service at the Catholic church on Sunday and thoroughly […]

Yachts are very small places but with James’ Houdini skills nowhere is beyond his reach as these pictures demonstrate!   The antics in the anchor locker were to re-secure the wiring for the windlass in case you’re wondering!   The other pictures demonstrate that James really can service Victor Volvo on his own (perhaps not quite completely […]

Le Marin is really only a small village but the marina is very large and the bay is just jam packed with yachts.  As a result there are lots of chandleries and yachtie type things, several restaurants, but not a lot else.   However this weekend has been the Yole Festival which has meant music, BBQs […]