Wednesday, March 18 to Thursday, March 19 Miles Traveled: 149.0 nm Wednesday, March 18 We checked with Chris Parker on the best day to leave for our 48 hour, 248nm journery from Boqueron, PR to Luperon, DR. We checked with Walkabout and they agreed that today was the best time to leave. They would leave […]
Category Archives: 2015
Sunday March 15. Distance traveled 13.2 NM We got going early and rowed the dingy over the the mangroves and a creek Bob told us about. The entrance was narrow with mangrove roots hanging down for us to posh through. Once past the entrance we managed to keep going by using the ors as paddles. […]
Saturday March 14. Distance traveled 39.3 NM We listened to Chris Parker’s weather before we got going. We put up the main as a better downwind sail, started the engine and pulled the anchor at 6:52AM and decided to tow the dinghy. By 7:09 we were motor sailing along the south coast of Puerto […]
Thursday February 19 to Friday, February 20 Miles Traveled: 81.6 nm Overnight to Virgin Gorda We had moved Changes out of the lagoon at St Martin on the 2:30 bridge and anchored off the beach. Once again following the 8 coordinates we wrote down after a cruisers Net, we saw water 5.8ft under the keel […]
Saturday, February 14 French side, St. Martin We started out the day listening to Chris Parker weather then Mike from Shrimpys Cruisers Net which starts at 730am channel 10. Phil likes to start his projects early so after a quick breakfast, we left at 930am to go to the Ace Hardware store. You dock at […]
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Miles Traveled – 47.1 NM We have been in Jolly Harbor, Antigua for a couple days, but we have our weather window and it’s time now to leave this beautiful place and sail to Nevis. We released our mooring ball @ 631am with Walkabout bringing up our rear as we exit […]
Thursday, February 5, 2015 After breakfast, we quickly got the dinghy in the water and the outboard on the dinghy. It’s about a mile away to the Ferry dock and town. I want to do some grocery shopping and we are also walking to the natural Hot Springs with Bob and Jeanne. First thing though, […]
Monday, February 16 St. Martin West Indies Hi everyone. Sorry that I haven’t posted lately. It’s NOT because I’m feeling bad or because I’m not enjoying the trip. Actually it’s been a better trip as we have been buddy boating with Walkabout and Vision Quest who just left early this morning for the BVI’s to […]
Sunday February 1 We have been med moored in Nelson’s Dock Yard for the last ten days. It has been one of our favorite stops with all the very large sailboats, which means over a 100 foot plus and the 3 day superyacht regatta. But it’s time to go so yesterday afternoon we got ready […]
Sunday, January 18 Miles traveled: This morning we left Les Saintes at a little after 7am. It was a motorsailing day with winds less than 10 kts which means the waves were <1 feet. That means it was a VERY comfortable sail which I loved. We traveled 23.4nm to get to Pigeon Island in the […]
Travels with the Dolsens 