Category Archives: Underway

Sint Maarten/Saint Martin

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Bill Kinney

The commercial hub of the northeast Caribbean is the unusual divided island of Saint Martin. 60% is an overseas Department of France, and the reminder is a country under the Dutch Crown, and called “Sint Maarten”. Similar in status to … Continue reading →

Posted in Underway | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Clearing Out of the USA.

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Bill Kinney

Important: All the procedures described in here are valid for USA flagged boats, with all crew members holding US passports. Other situations might very well have different requirements. Most countries in the world keep track of who crosses their borders, … Continue reading →

Posted in Underway | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Strangest of Stars

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Bill Kinney

Karen is really good at spotting them during her night watches. What looks like a very bright star to a casual glance, until you notice it “twinkles” in a strange way. Then you get the binoculars and you can see … Continue reading →

Posted in Underway | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The big truck that can!

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Bill Kinney

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 →

Posted in Underway | 1 Comment

Arrived!

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Bill Kinney

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 →

Posted in Underway | Leave a comment

Hide and seek

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Bill Kinney

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 →

Posted in Underway | 2 Comments

Race Lost

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Bill Kinney

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 →

Posted in Underway | 1 Comment

When..

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Bill Kinney

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 →

Posted in Underway | Leave a comment

If…

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Bill Kinney

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 →

Posted in Underway | Leave a comment

In–and Out–of San Salvador

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Bill Kinney

San Salvador is generally considered to be the island where Columbus first landed in the New World, although there is a never ending dispute about it. It rises with sheer walls out of the deep ocean, the dropoff to water … Continue reading →

Posted in Underway | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment