Category Archives: Peter

Safe and snug in Grenada

Posted on October 4, 2017 by symahia

Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve done a blog post!  We’ve settled very quickly into ‘hurricane season in Grenada’ mode, joining hundreds of other cruisers who sit the season out on the south coast of the island.  Life … Continue reading →

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‘Hurricane’ Harvey

Posted on August 20, 2017 by symahia

We arrived at Salt Whistle Bay in the evening, hoping our booking would work. The AirBnB email system had a delay, and I hadn’t heard confirmation before we had to break wifi contact. It had been two days prior, but … Continue reading →

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Chased out of Martinique.

Posted on August 7, 2017 by symahia

Pete: As the sun came up at 0530 the sea was for a little while flat and glassy. I had to take the sails mostly in, and motored as Mount Pelee, Martinique, loomed above, blocking the morning sun. A hundred … Continue reading →

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Antigua – English Harbour and Tom’s Birthday

Posted on July 28, 2017 by symahia

Weather seemed in our favour to have a smooth sail to Antigua without too much sailing with the wind on our nose, or so we thought!  With Montserrat looming to our right, and Antigua still a bit of a slog … Continue reading →

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St Martin to St Barths

Posted on July 25, 2017 by symahia

“Everything made of fibreglass works, all else not working”. This what the advert should have said. But i knew what i was getting. My last of more than 100 items is down to 20, and seems to be stuck there.

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The Dreaded Mona Passage

Posted on June 7, 2017 by symahia

The Mona passage lies between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, maybe 70 miles of open sea, with a bad reputation. It is interesting because the Atlantic Ocean is 8 Km (8000m) deep at this point, the Puerto Rican Trench, … Continue reading →

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Trying to get to Puerto Rico

Posted on June 4, 2017 by symahia

Before i left Australia, there was a podcast I enjoyed listening to – it was called Preppers Podcast. It was aimed at the American phenomenon called preppers. These are people preparing for the end of the world, or rather, the … Continue reading →

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Dominican Republic

Posted on May 5, 2017 by symahia

The Caicos Banks were uncomfortable with SE winds and chop, so we put the engine on and went as briskly as possible. Great Sandy Cay was a very peaceful place to stop. Because we planned to leave midday, we had … Continue reading →

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Its not all plain sailing

Posted on April 16, 2017 by symahia

The two things that have the potential to spoil this year of ‘sailing bliss’ are my accumulating list of injuries and the kids behaviour. During the few days of skiing with the kids I hit a tree hard following Max … Continue reading →

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