Tag Archives: S/V Harmonie

Miles under the keel…

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Bill Kinney

It hasn’t been fast sailing, but mostly quite steady. In 32 hours we have covered 212 miles. Only about 1350 miles and 12 days to go! The weather was pretty much as predicted, except for before dawn this morning when … Continue reading →

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A Short Detour…

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Bill Kinney

Continuing on our delivery voyage, we cut in off our planned route to anchor in Boqueron Bay on the west side of Puerto Rico to handle a minor repair that wasn’t easily done under way. That’s been handled, we grabbed … Continue reading →

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Leader of the Pack.

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Bill Kinney

https://saillogger.com/monitor/451 We sailed down the Chesapeake over night taking advantage of mostly favorable winds, and arrived at the mouth of the bay at about 6AM. We are continuing to sail at a good pace with favorable winds out along Virginia … 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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Other People’s Boats

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Bill Kinney

Sometimes people have a boat located at Point A that they need at Point B and do not have the time themselves to do the move. People purchase a boat in one place and need it to be in another, … Continue reading →

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And your duty is…

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Bill Kinney

As we navigate the oceans of the world, we sometime find that it is more complex navigating the local officialdom than the high seas. In the case of Grenada, we have pretty much worked out what we need to do … Continue reading →

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