Tag: bequia

  • Bequia to St. Vincent to Barbados

    Up before the sun. Tidied up the ropes, and we were off into the Bequia channel by 0650 (after bathing Mum in vinegar because she ran in to some jellyfish on her morning swim). The channel was rougher than the leg down, but nowhere near as rough as weโ€™ve seen it before, so it was…

  • Bequia Redux

    Up at 06:00. Hot night, even with the windscoop. Came up on deck to find us pointing to the west, which is even more unusual than pointing to the south. Some small entertainment on the โ€˜Sailingโ€™ channel โ€“ a charter yacht arrived around 06:10, dropped anchor, lifted anchor, moved, dropped anchor, lifted anchor, moved and…

  • Tobago Cays to Bequia

    Not the best of nights; one squall and awake several times to investigate non-rhythmic noises.  Got up relatively late, 06:45. Yacht is prepped, we leave for Bequia soon.  Sailing in the morning light is cooler, itโ€™s easier to see the reef to the west of the Cays, and the sun isnโ€™t as strong on the…