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Well the DR a hard place to only have a short blog on – onne could write a 100 page essay!  Here it is in a semi-short version: Getting ready to hit the road in our jeeps The crossing from San Juan went well, sea state and sailing wise.  We had a bit of a […]
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Josh and Connor – the surfer dudes We had another nice sail from St Thomas to the Spanish Virgin Islands, except for the fact that where the main sheet block is attached to the deck snapped in two so we had a bit of excitement for a few minutes.  The good news about steel boats […]
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That’s one way not to get your shirt wet We had a nice sail through the Anagada Passage.  Winds were on the beam about 18-20 knots, seas running 5-7, also on the beam.  Not too bad for that particular passage.  We went straight to Jost Van Dyke to clear in and then of course had […]
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Cath’s birthday sail to Saba Having sundowners hanging over the ocean at Shearwater We had a great sail from St Martin to Saba – and even better it was Cath’s birthday (notice, we did not specify which birthday it was!)     This was our second trip to Saba, and it is one of our favorite […]
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Christmas morning We were weathered in for about 3 weeks in St Martin, but we found lots to do!  We spent a great Christmas with our cruising friends.  We kept up with the Schuneman tradition of having mimosas in the morning with some fun gift exchanges.  Later in the afternoon, we had a potluck with friends on […]
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