At the time, we were less than two months away from the 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season. Our hull insurance coverage requires us to be north of Cape Hatteras by June 1st. It’s about 500 or 700 NM all the…
Back to the USA – among the COVID-19 pandemic!
For most of our three week stay in the Dominican Republic, we were trying to figure out where to go or at least how to reach the US coasts. Most of the surrounding Caribbean nations were already in lockdown or…
British Virgin Islands
Approaching Tortola island, BVI (February 29, 2020) While hanging the fenders and attaching the mooring lines at the bow in preparation to enter Road Town, I noticed that my genoa had gotten some damage at…
Saint Martin
Photo left: On approach to Saint Martin. View of the Great Bay on the northern tip of the Dutch part of the island, Sint Maarten. We arrived in Saint Martin on Fat Tuesday so rightfully, we…
Île Fourchue
“Île Fourchue, also known as Île Fourche is an island between Saint-Barthélemy and Saint Martin, belonging to the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy. The island’s inside is privately owned. It is located about 3 NM north-west of the island of Saint…
Statia/Sint Eustatius
Statia is a former Dutch colony in the Caribbean which is now a part of the Caribbean Netherlands and Dutch Overseas region. It’s probably the least interesting place we encountered in our passage North through the Caribbean towards the US.…
Saint Kitts and Nevis
We got a nice weather passage to the island of Nevis from Antigua. Pretty soon, we had Nevis in our view. We arrived to Charlestown, Nevis’ main city and…
Îles des Saintes and Guadeloupe
Îles des Saintes The passage from Dominica to Îles des Saintes is short. After just a few hours, we could spot the islands with the island of Guadeloupe in the background. Îles des Saintes is a group of small…