…of Saint Martin! After our fun time in Anguilla, we headed out bright and early to brisk winds and light, choppy seas. An easy run back! We cleared into Marigot Bay on the French side…and remembered belatedly that they charge for anchoring in Mari…
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Diving the OosterDiep!
Barracuda along the side of the wreckRon and I went out divingtoday with Dougie (Douglas) Carty, the owner and operator of “Special D” Diving & Charters, which is the dive operation here at Sandy Ground. A native Anguillan, Dougie ha…
Ten Reasons We Love Anguilla!
Members of the Anguilla Youth Sailing Club racing just before sunsetWe love Anguilla. Why? Here are our ten reasons!10) The island islow-key and relatively undeveloped.9) No cruise ships. And, no cruiseship-oriented stores full …
Landfall: Anguilla!
We cruised to Anguilla after we cleared out of Sint Maarten — we had good weather, and thought we’d explore a new island! We had a very easy passage from St. Maarten — Anguilla is only 6 miles away — but we had to go a bit farther than that, aroun…
Adventures in Med-Mooring!
Ok, justso you know…we are neophytes in the apparently international standard of marina “mediterranean mooring”, where the boat is stern-to the dock, without finger piers or pilings to tie off the bow. Instead, you use your anchor to secure the boat …
Le Bateau Ivre!
Ofcourse, all boat work and no play makes Equinox a dull ship! So, we went out inthe dinghy and found a great little restaurant and waterfront bar in PortoCupecoy in which to dine, drink and celebrate all our repairs: Le Bateau Ivre — which means ”T…
All Work and No Play
The pastfew days have been blustery, rainy and gray…obviously perfect for interior boatprojects! We’ve been busy, indeed! Ron changed the oil, filters and impeller onthe 12kW genset while I dusted, vacuumed, shined and cleaned every cabin and inter…
How Deep Is Your Love?
Today was another glorious day and since the seas were so calm, off we went to do some scuba diving! We had a map of dive sites, of sorts — no coordinates or any specifics, but a map with rough, general estimates of the different sites. We used the d…
Lolos & Lounging!
The beach at Grand Case, looking northOne of the many lolos in Grand CaseAfter a few days of boat work, we took the weekend off! Saturday we spent in the dingy, cruising up the northwest coast along the French side, snorkeling and beach-combing. I’d fo…
Marine Services
Good technical marine service exist here in St. Maarten, so happily, right away on Wednesday we had Gordon from FKG aboard checking into the davit’s “no boom down” issue. Seems we might have it diagnosed; the valve assembly is working properly, as is t…
