After my reasonably successful kite surfing endeavors, it is time to head back to Grenada. On Thursday morning I get JACE ready, make one more quick run ashore for another block of ice (how I have been keeping some base level of refrigeration), and then it is time to weigh anchor. By now I have…
Month: December 2023
Kite Surfing
Kite Surfing is one of those things I have been wanting to try for a long time. I see a lot of it in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the bay or out on the coast when I bike there. It looks so fun! But the local water is just way too cold for…
I swear it’s a test
Thanks to all the encouragement I received I am feeling a lot better and am ready to move on. On Saturday I leave Tyrrel Bay, once again headed for Union Island’s Clifton Harbor. At first I plan on just motoring the two hours, charging the batteries in the process and running the water maker. But…
Motivational low point
Boats are said to need constant attention as things break frequently. The combination of many complex systems aboard, humidity, sea water, and constant motion is hard on them. Everything I ever read or heard repeated the mantra of “always something to fix” and so far my own experience confirms that. And that is not a…
Four days with Matt
I have a fast and mostly uneventful downwind sail from Bequia to Carriacou’s Tyrrel bay with an overnight and customs clearance at Union Island. “Mostly” because I manage to fall asleep while on autopilot and wake up from the shouts of a closely passing catamaran. From the looks of it I didn’t honor their right…