Monthly Archives: April 2022

When visiting San Salvador, Bahamas, Karen fell in love with the marina’s fuel truck. “Rusted out” is a polite description. Purchased second hand, it began life delivering Aviation Gasoline at an airport, somewhere. Built “sometime in the 1970’s”, it has … Continue reading →

We arrived at the harbor in Culebra this morning without further drama. It’s been about 4 years (and one major hurricane!) since we were last here. From the water, the town looks pretty much as we last saw it. Most … Continue reading →

Current Location: 20 25.7N 66 17.8W Distance from San Salvador: 507 NM. Distance from Culebra: 142 NM Local time: 11:28 Weather: Sunny, Wind 15ENE, Seas 8 feet We were frustrated in our hunt for the weather buoy. We know it … Continue reading →

Current Location: 24 19.41N 68 33.20W Distance from San Salvador: 328 NM. Distance from Culebra: 407NM Local time: 12:30 Weather: Overcast, widely scattered showers, Wind 4NNW, Seas 2 feet About dusk last night we lost our race against the patch … Continue reading →

Current Location: 25 37.74N 70 44.84W Distance from San Salvador: 227 NM. Distance from Culebra: 536NM Local time: 09:34 Weather: Partly cloudy, Wind 17SSE, Seas 5-6 feet About 24 hours after the forecast predicted the wind FINALLY switched to the … Continue reading →

Current Location: 25 09.3N 73 04.7W Distance from San Salvador: 103 NM. Distance from Culebra: 600NM Local time: 08:39 Weather: Cloudy, Wind 18E, Seas 5-6 feet I believe I talked bout how we were going to have a pretty easy … Continue reading →

The route due east from Florida to the leeward islands of the Caribbean has long been known to sailors as the “Thorny Path.” The reason is that it is mostly straight into the tradewinds that (more or less) blow straight … Continue reading →

Cooking on a boat is just like cooking at home… except it is not. Space is very limited. Storage space for dry goods, Cold storage, Stove top, and Oven space are all at a premium. If you are cruising to … Continue reading →