We made a night passage from St. Croix to Sint Maarten last night, taking advantage of the light night winds and the current conditions of long easterly swells for a fairly decent crossing. It was a quiet night; there was nothing out there but a couple…
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Just Rewards
Strainer Queen for a day…that’s me! Cruising has amazing rewards indeed: from seeing new places to meeting new friends, having new experiences, and gaining new perspectives on life and what one “needs”… we realize that it’s a blessing that we are…
Familiar faces!
You might not guess it, but in some ways, cruising can feel rather isolated. When you are aboard and out cruising, often the goal is to explore new territory, experience new things and see new sights. It’s delightful to share that with your beloved par…
Good Eats!!
As we’ve said before, one of our favorite things to do on island is to sample the local fare. We always ask for recommendations before we walk about town, or simply just stop in at places that strike our fancy. You never know exactly what local foods a…
History Lessons
Enough of being troubled by troubles, Ron and I had a productive and fun day! In the morning, we played around with our stern anchor. During our travels we’ve found that there are many island anchorages that have swells which cause Equinox to roll (som…
Landfall: St. Croix!
Christiansted, St. Croix above Gallows BayWeare in St. Croix! And the crew is happy to be here! Equinox endured a long 12-hour crossing from Puerto Rico in rough, jolting conditions, encounteringintense squalls with lightning, head-on steep swells…
Rough Seas
Oh, how quickly things change…in one day!! And unfortunately, not in a good way. I only posted this morning, and tonight we rounded the Dominican Republic and went south through the Mona Passage. Even going through it,and not just across it, was unpl…
Following The Equator: Voyages of Equinox 2011-10-25 08:20:00
Where the sky meets the water, where the wind is my song.Where the sun is my brother,That’s where I belong.~Alan JacksonTheseas and the wind are still being kind, can you believe it? We are making goodtime along the north coast of the Dominican Re…
Good Day, Mate!
After my amazing night watch and the breath-taking breaking of the dawn across the seas to the east ahead…the remainder of our day was just as delightful! As I said, we’ve enjoyed conditions beyond our wildest hopes! (Actually, I did hope…
What day is it? Where are we, anyway?
Oneday is blurring into another here…night follows day, sleep follows watch, seafollows sky. The weather has been favorable, so we just keep on moving south! We’ve simply been in transit, and not stopped anywhere, so the only common denominator each …
