After a very unsuccessful free dive off the Tobago Cays swimming into 2 knots of current, we lifted our anchor, navigated the reefs, and set off on the short sail to Union, Chathum Bay. We had considered stopping off at palm island, and island off the east coast of Union, however due to the swell […] More
We left Mayreau early as we weren’t sure what to expect in the Cays. Although it is late in the season the Tobago Cays is an extremely popular anchorage with every person we have met telling us it’s an absolute must. With all the hype around it, we were super excited to see what the […] More
After a fun time exploring the old whaling station in Petit Nevis, we pulled out our genoa and set sail for Mayreau. It felt good to be lazy sailing, with the wind behind us and only our genoa out life was easy. As you head south it can be hard to figure out which island […] More
We had a nice beam reach to Bequia from St. Vincent with a consistent force 5 blowing. Just before we rounded the northern point the swells got a bit choppy and steep, but this was short lived. Unfortunately, due to our genoa being fairly old and stretched (with many hand sewn repair jobs!), furling it […] More
After deciding not to stick around in St. Lucia for a variety of reasons we had an early start leaving at 3am to set sail for St. Vincent. We were both excited and a bit apprehensive about what to expect in St. Vincent after reading very mixed reviews online(although taking advise from online sources can […] More
After 10 long days of working on Sampanena in Marin, we finally set sail South to St. Lucia. We were pretty stoked to be sailing on a good beam reach after weeks of bashing into wind and rain, at points the wind was even pushing on our stern… how we miss downwind cruising! We decided […] More
Marin is the place to go to if you need to stock up and get some jobs done. So after a couple of months cursing around we had an ever growing list of jobs to get done. After leaving Montserrat we had a pretty hard sail beating into wind and swell, so making the decision […] More
Marin is the place to go to if you need to stock up and get some jobs done. So after a couple of months cursing around we had an ever growing list of jobs to get done. After leaving Montserrat we had a pretty hard sail beating into wind and swell, so making the decision […] More
So much has changed on Sampanena from big things such as a new engine to small things like the addition of a bottle opener on the bulk head (definitely the most essential change for me!). Here are a few of the things we’ve done on the boat in the past few months…. Chart Plotter The […] More