Thursday, November 24, 2011

Tobago Bequia and return.

The sail cruise with Robin, Rob, Rhino and Anibal.

The triple RRR arrived Tobago Nov. 9th. for a two weeks sail adventure.
Anibal from Venezuela join in for 3 days the 10th.
After doing Immigration and Custom at Scarborough Tobago, we sett took off for the
north of Tobago. One stop at Englishman harbour, and then Charlotteville.
Anibal had to leave us there. But we had a great time together.  Talking about
old days skydiving and common friends.
My 3 British friends took thousands of pictures, and they will mail it to me ( not all I hope) when they are home. I did manage to download pictures from Robin, so here they are.

Rhino checking his camera.


Robin enjoying the sun.




And Rob also.





We sailed directly from Charlotteville Tobago to Grenada an St. George.
After 13 hours sailing during the night, we arrived Port Louis marina in down town
St. George at 06.30 in the morning the 14th. of Nov.
Port Louis I have been before, and it is an exclusive marina with
fantastic shower facilities, and swimming pool with bar and restaurant.

From Grenada we sailed out the day after towards Carriacou island just north
of Grenada. The trip took a little longer than expected, so we arrived at 8.30 pm at night.
In total darkness we motored slalom between about 250 boats. All the way to the inside at the beach,
were we anchored. Jude from UK lives here, so we had planned to have supper at her house.
We got Internet connection at the anchorage, so we mailed her and said we didn't dear
to leave the boat right away because of the tight anchorage.
So we agreed on brunch next day at 10 am.

Jude in front of her house


After an fantastic English brunch we headed for Union Island and Clifton.
Checked out of Immigration and Custom at Carriacou, and in at Clifton.
(Lot's of in and out checking here in the Caribbean)
Stayed one night there, went to Happy Island for rum punch before we went
to Tobago Cays only 4 miles north. (Tobago Cays has nothing to do with Tobago except the name)

Rob at the wheel.


Spent one night at Tobago Cays, Snorkeled at the turtle farm, and we all saw turtles and colour full fishes. At night we went for the Lobster BBQ at the beach. GREAT as the other times I been there.
Next morning we took the dingy out to the outside reef to snorkel.
This is a national park, and it is fantastic beautiful under and above water.
We dicided to sail back to Carriacou for a Friday Steel Pan Band Concert which Jude had told us about.
Only 12 miles, so we got there in 2,5 hours.
The band was very good, and with alot of other yachties we had a great time.
Pictures comes later. Lot's of pictures.

Next day we sailed directly to Bequia, about 30 miles, witch we made in 6 hours.
The party had been good, so we needed a rest.



But not Robin. He was high and low.



I promise to get back with more pictures when I receive it.

The guys went back home yesterday. To the cold, the cold rain and possible snow.
Poor guys.

My friend Ludvig is coming in tomorrow for 3 weeks sailing, so up north again Zephyr goes.





Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Trinidad Tobago

Some picture from Zephyr on the hard.
Here are some picture from when I got the underside sanded down to gelcoat, and fixing the sikaflex around all cabin windows.

This is Lorenze doing the sanding.


Zephyr on the 'hard'


Pascal doing the windows.




I will tell you more after we all get going.

Zephyr leaving Trinidad.

Finally I got the ropes on board and headed for Tobago.
70 sea miles north. We made it  in 11 hours with the help of the motor.
Going north from Trinidad means you are going against the current, which can be 1-4 knots, and the wind, and the sea coming from north east.
So, me and a friend with name David took off Saturday from the marina in Chaguaramas and motored out to Scotland Bay one hour.

We anchored there, and started next morning at 05.00 am.
We had a wonderful sail up the coast of Trinidad, to the very north, and then crossed over to south Tobago Store Bay.
This is were the airport is, so it is very convenient to meet Rob, Robin and Rhino from UK here Wednesday Nov. 9th.
Anibal from Venezuela is arriving the day after, and then we head north to Charlotteville the very north of Tobago.
We are all skydiving friends from WAY BACK, so it will be a lot to talk about, and enjoy the sailing in the Caribbean.
Anibal will only stay 3 days, before he fly back to Caracas.
The RRR are staying with me for 2 weeks.


(David has bought a 51 feet Jeanneau in Chaguaramas, and are working on it to get it ready to sail to Houston Texas. He has been on the dusty yard for two months, so he just wanted to get out sailing for a couple days.)

David at the wheel.


I will tell you more after we all get going.