Tag Archives: Caribbean

Sailing from Bermuda to Martinique: An Easy Passage.

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Bill Kinney

Last night we dropped anchor off Sainte Anne in Martinique after a long, but relatively uneventful trip. No gales, no pounding close hauled sailing. In 7 1/2 days we covered 1158 nautical miles at an average speed of 6.5 knots. … Continue reading →

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Making Easting

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Bill Kinney

The route we are on is frequently called “Route-65” because you head east from the cost of the US and then when you get to 65W longitude, you turn south. On average, that puts you on a comfortable track. There … Continue reading →

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Sailing from Brunswick to Martinique: Our Next Adventure Begins

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Bill Kinney

We are in the final few minutes of policing the boat to make sure she is ready for our next adventure, and will be dropping lines within a few hours. We will be leaving from Brunswick, GA and making one … Continue reading →

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North in January?

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Bill Kinney

What ARE they thinking? OK, sometimes our decisions seem a little odd… For example we were in warn and comfy Miami, ready to cross to the Bahamas, and instead we end up in Brunswick Georgia? Where they had real snow … Continue reading →

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The Deepest Blue

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Bill Kinney

We are sailing to the northwest off the northwest corner of Puerto Rico, crossing the Puerto Rico Trench. Over five miles deep, it is the second deepest place on the world’s oceans. At the end of the afternoon it is … Continue reading →

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Great Inagua Island

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Bill Kinney

450 miles southeast of Miami, just 45 miles from the eastern-most tip of Cuba is the most southern of the islands of the Bahamas, Great Inagua. It is the place we checked in first with Customs and Immigration to get … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Bill Kinney

Some of our friends and readers are in warm places, some are struggling with (or maybe even enjoying?) an unusually cold and snowy holiday. No matter what your weather, stay safe and enjoy! No matter if Santa comes down your … Continue reading →

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Food and Farms on Grenada

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Bill Kinney

Food in Grenada There is a lot to learn about food here in Grenada from one exchange Karen had in the grocery store. She commented that it had been days since they had any ginger root at all. The local … Continue reading →

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And Back Again…

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Bill Kinney

We have arrived back in Grenada. The primary reason for our side trip to Barbados was to get my (Bill’s) passport renewed at the US Embassy there. Although there is an embassy in Grenada, it seems to carry minimal staffing … Continue reading →

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Docking With the Big Boys

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Bill Kinney

Barbados is the most densely populated of any island in the eastern Caribbean, but for cruising sailors it is distinctly off the beaten path. There are two major reasons for that. First is that it is literally 100 miles off … Continue reading →

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