We’re cruising our way through three months in the Caribbean. We’d spent eight days on Basse Terre, the main island of Guadeloupe, and had just two nights in Îles des Saintes, also known as Les Saintes. Looking back, Les Saintes was one of our highlights in the Caribbean, and we wish we’d spent more time…
About Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is a region of France in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. While it’s commonly referred to as having one main island, there’s actually two big islands (Basse-Terre to the west and Grande-Terre to the east), plus La Désirade, Marie-Galante, and the Îles des Saintes. Guadeloupe gets a bit confusing; Basse-Tere is the island, the district,…
We arrived in Antigua December 20th, after 26 hours at sea from St Martin. As you can see, we aimed NE and then made our turn towards Antigua. We arrived to pick up our family and go sailing in Antigua for a week About Antigua Antigua is an island in the nation of Antigua &…
For as rough of a time as our last week was in the USVI, we were super productive in St Martin! Our passage over was all motor sailing, close-hauled, but the waves weren’t too bad. It took us about 22 hours to get from St Thomas to Marigot Bay, arriving December 16th. About Saint Martin Saint…
David and I talk about the fun to suck ratio a lot. The USVI was a strong mix, heavier on the suck than we would like it to be. But we enjoyed some amazing bays and great times with friends. Clearing out of the BVIs After leaving Nanny Cay Friday afternoon, we went straight to…
The British Virgin Islands was the start of three months of cruising the Caribbean on our boat, Starry Horizons. We’d been to the British Virgin Islands before – in 2011 while chartering a Leopard 38 catamaran. While it can be crowded with charter boats, the British Virgin Island’s beauty makes up for it. I highly…
We arrived in the British Virgin Island on November 10th, after a hard five days at sea from Bermuda! This was the start of the 2015-2016 cruising season, and the British Virgin Islands was the first stop in three months cruising the Caribbean. Ten days is pretty quick to move through the British Virgin Islands…
About Gunboats Gunboat was started in 2002 with an aim to produce a high-performance cruising catamaran. They are beautiful, fast boats outfitted with many of life’s luxuries. Of course, that means they also come with a hefty price tag. We’ve had the chance to meet two Gunboats and their full-time crew. The boats are beautifully…