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Those interested in hearing about the cruise of SV Madness to the Caribbean.
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Back Home
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Boy, the trip back home is a lot easier when you take a jet. We spent our last day touring on foot and by bus around Bequia. If you ever get there, be sure to investigate Industry beach. It is a beatiful spot, as pretty as any I have found in the Caribbean so far, with lots of nice looking villas on the hillside, some of them for... more »
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Bequia music festival
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We are back in Bequa for the last dayof the Bequia muic festval, and to stage ourselves for or return to StVincent. and on to Boston by air. We left Clifton harbor for a short sail over to Chatham Harbor (still on Union Island). Chatham is a very quiet spot in the lee of the island with a few local beach bars and one development by outsiders.... more »
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Clifton, Union Island
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For pictures, go to Dawn's blog: [link] We had a good, quick sail over to Union island, with strong winds well behind the beam. We had the lines out, but no bites. Union Island is a wonderful spot. I had misgivings when I got here with regard to the kiting, but they were unfounded. It has blown 20... more »
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Clifton Harbor, Union Island
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The Swedes were around for a couple of great sessions yesterday at Salt Whistle, I was sunburned and exhausted by10:30 AM. We had 20 kts of breeze and waist high kickers inside the reef, and chest high over the reef. I re-acquinted myself with backrolls and jumping on relatively flat water. We headed off to a nice little restaurant on the hill for a nice lunch... more »
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SaltWhistle Bay, Mayreau
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We woke up to a pretty windy frontal system passing through. It was blowing about 25 knots and raining, and I had to be restrained from heading to the beach for some kiting. There was some excitement in the morning when a charter boat dragged anchor and ended up on the rocks. She was holed and taking on water.... more »
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Tobago Cays
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Tobago keys After fixing the mechanical challenge on Unabated, we had our dinner of Bigeye tuna, salad, rice and pigeon peas and retired contented. The next morning, we headed out to check out the kiting spot and the local reefs, When I say local, I mean that they were right there next to the boat. The snorkelling was very good, with sightings of a white eel, cow... more »
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I was told
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Sorry for the delay, but we didn’t have the connectivity I though, so I am writing this not knowing when you will receive it. Sooooo….. God Damn them all, I was told We’d cruise the seas for American gold We’d fire no guns Shed no tears Now I’m a broken man on a Halifax pier The last of Barrett’s privateers... more »
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At sea again!
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I have been silent for months, because this blog is not about shore- based activities. Dana and I are visiting our cruising friends Dawn and Lauri Corbett on Cat Tails in the St Vincent Grenadines. Cat Tails is a Fountaine Pajot 35 catamaran (it is obligatory to have a feline reference in your name if you have a cat; one of my favorites is Feline Good. I don't know... more »
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No matter where you go, there you are
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Some people have asked "Do you recommend cruising? As a fun thing to do for weeks or months, YES. No doubt. See my last post. As a longer term lifestyle it is more complicated. A few years back there was an attempt at a cult movie named something along the lines of Buckaroo Bonsai. As I recall, no cult formed. But Buckaroo Bonsai was fond of this... more »
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Are you glad you did it?
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A number of people have written to remind me that the adventure is never over, and a few have pointed out that they would/do not expect life lessons from a trip like this, it is just something fun to do. This is at least partially true, but when you spend seven months away from your normal mode of living I think it only natural that some observations about your way of... more »
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