And finally, the trip was over. We woke up in the morning and motored for a few hours upwind toward the marina to return the boat and clean up. We […]
Category: Vacations
A Private Island, Yes Please!
After a great night out the evening before at Foxys, today was going to be a couple of hours of sailing to get us to Garden Bay. About an hour […]
Virgin Gorda to Jost Van Dyke
Today was a longer sail, about 5 hours, taking us from a quiet anchorage in Virgin Gorda to the island of Jost Van Dyke. Along the way, we passed Necker […]
The Baths, Saba Rock and Virgin Gorda
This was a big day! Our day started with a couple of hours sail to one of the British Islands’ hot spots, “The Baths.” The Baths are a national park, […]
Next Stop, Cooper Island!
Our plan for the day was to make our way to Cooper Island. But before leaving for a long day of upwind sailing, we made a couple of stops. First […]
First day on the water and off to Normand Island!
We started the day with our boat briefing, and then it was out to sea! This trip was planned to be part vacation, but also a lot of sailing instruction […]
First day on the boat!
After a stopover in the US Virgin Islands, the next day was a ferry ride to the British Virgin Islands for about an hour, and then meeting up with the […]
Sailing in the Virgin Islands
I’ve been at this sailing thing for a little over 2 years now, and one of my goals was to complete a series of classes that would allow me to […]
San Juan Island (and Canada) Sailing – Part 2
The second half of the trip took us to Sidney Spit (where we had a beach party with the whole group, Victoria BC (staying in a slip right in front […]
San Juan Islands Sailing – Part 1
So this last month, I’ve done way too much playing! After getting back from Europe, I had a week at home, then headed out on a 10 day trip sailing […]