And so our initial thoughts of optimism and excitement on Antigua would not be let down.  On our sail to Falmouth Harbor we stumbled across a two parallel 2-mile long reefs, half a mile offshore.  We anchored in between the two reefs, stopped for lunch, and enjoyed one of the best snorkeling stops of the month.  This was the typical serendipitous lunch-stop down here in the islands. 

We then made our way to Falmouth Harbor for Saturday night festivities.  With four social men onboard it wa...

After a restless night sleeping under the stars, I awoke the others on the first shift at 2 am.  While Henry prepared breakfast, el Capitán and I pulled up anchor by 2:30 am.  The full moon was only days away, and as the moon set toward the horizon it began to peek out from the scattered clouds. 

As we sailed out past all obstacles of land toward the open ocean, the moon finally set.  Although dawn approached, it got darker first.  We sailed all by feel.  Every once in a while the waves w...

Prehistoric Volcano - Nevis – Sunshine’s and the Infamous Bone – Waxing Moon and 13 hours to Antigua –

And so we left St. Barth’s in a state of awe.  Some of us still reeling with joy, some of us still recovering.  As we neared the oft-overlooked Dutch island of Statia, we sailed into a large pod of breaching tuna. We altered our heading slightly to get a better look and try and get a bite. At first we saw a few, as we sailed closer we saw dozens.  Unfortunately the cold stre...

Post-Heineken Regatta – Prior’s Arrival – Setting off from St. Martin – Passage to St. Barth's – Ile Fourchue – Vaval – The Riviera of the Caribbean

After extensive provisioning and late night parties, with a large tab at the local Budget Marine to boot, our new crew pulled Polaris’ anchor from St. Martin’s safe albeit busy harbor, the Simpson Bay Lagoon, and set off for Marigot to clear customs.  We zipped to shore in the Little Dipper’s new and improved, sexy 15 h...