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  • Tobago Cays – The Iconic Caribbean

    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

  • A Small Island With Big Hearts – Mayreau

    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

  • A short stop in Bequia.

    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

  • St. Vincent – A Hidden Gem

    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

  • Heading South (Martinique to St.Lucia)

    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

  • Getting The Jobs Done! (Martinique, Marin)

    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

  • Getting The Jobs Done! (Martinique, Marin)

    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