Author Archives: TW-Matt

Light winds and no squalls continue today, so perhaps we are in the doldrums? Although I really expected more squalls. Regardless, we motor a lot, sail a little, and make progress south and east. The event of the day yesterday … Continue reading →

Our first squall-less day so far. Mosty sunny with a few puffy clouds, but no squalls all day, and a temperature of 92. The winds have been light, too, just 5-10 knots, with very flat seas. This has made for … Continue reading →

A slow progress day. We knew this would be a tough spot, as the equatorial current can run very strong to the northwest here, as much as 4 knots offshore. Which is why we stayed very close to the coast … Continue reading →

After passing Grenada last night on approach to Trinidad and Tobago, we got out of the Caribbean trades and into a whole different kind of wind and sea. Its actually been very pleasant, with easy breezes and relatively calm seas, … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s email, we continued along at much the same pace until 4:30am (when else?) when the jib halyard chafed through.  It really just supports the furler, so it seems a very odd thing. But the result was that the … Continue reading →

We’re sailing! We departed about 2:30pm yesterday, and the sea trial went well, with everything working as it was supposed to, so we kept going. A little after 3pm we had the sails up, the motor off, and were in … Continue reading →

I think we are ready ! We’ve been working all morning on much of the last minute stuff, and although the masthead work didn’t go as smoothly as I would have liked, we made it work, and hope it will … Continue reading →

Steve and Marianne have arrived!  Now I have friends aboard to share the trials and triumphs of preparing the boat for (hopefully) tomorrow’s departure. I picked them up at the airport at noon, then took them grocery shopping. They were … Continue reading →

Its amazing how all those little  things that need to be done take every minute of a very long day. Besides installing some new gear, and relocating some old gear, and running all the wires everywhere to try and hide … Continue reading →

Well, there’s progress. I got the boat today form the maintenance marina, and am now parked on the main Moorings dock, watching all the charterers come and go. The weather has been sunny and hot, and I am currently munching … Continue reading →