Yacht Aditi

Remember when you were young granny always said that you should stay on the path. Well we had no idea what she was banging on about for all these years…until now. Yes, she was unknowingly talking about Union Island. On a late, dark, windy night to one side of the path you have the harbour. To the other side you have the yacht club pond in which there is, nailed to a small palm, a sign that reads No Swimming – Sharks. A nice little joke on the fish pond! There are a few fins milling around but were still

This is a really tight anchorage if you are deep draft. The channels are about 150m wide and the wind whips in straight across the Atlantic so it’s blowing a F5 all the time at least. The harbour depth is deep when not shallow (if you have a cat there’s plenty of choice). By the time we have run out 50-60m of chain the reef behind, complete with a wreck, is only a few moments of drift or drag behind. And I never feel that’s enough chain! But it’s a nice place although check-in with the officials is a bit

As we headed north we were overtaken by the 100ft yacht Zanzibar.                         We shared dinner with Heike and Michael of Fantasea at The Lazy Turtle.                                       and Paradise Island

Just as on land when you try to photograph some fantastic city landmark or statue pidgeons get in the way of the lens. Well the same thing happens under water! We took a detour to the underwater statue park. Initially we found the statues impossible to find but upon asking a dive boat we were told we were in the wrong bay. In fact the bay is so small it is not identifiable on a chart. The fish in the area are friendly and won’t leave you alone. They don’t scoot off as they usually do but come right up

Heading north we are parked off St George’s in a wonderful onshore swell that has been pushing us around all day. The anchorage has become busier and spread down Grand Anse beach. We went shopping at Food Fayre and they have a dedicated dinghy dock about 50 yards from the supermarket door. They also have a special racked trolley which they use to pack your large shop and wheel it to the edge of your tender – very smart. Looking down Grand Anse beach

Gylfi & Jomo invited us to film them play so we got stuck right in with two cameras running. It’s a bit dark for filming in the bar so Paul from Talulah Ruby held one of the hanging lamps over Gylfi. That made a great impact so next outcame the dinghy lights in red and white.  

It is well known that the most dangerous part of sailing is not the ocean crossing but the dinghy ride particularly in cold water and on fast flowing rivers. But unfortunately a tender was found on Saturday on the rocks, engine in gear with no fuel in the tank. 48 hours later the body of a man from Quebec was recovered from the bay. We think it is our anchor neighbour who is missing. We watched him arrive alone and very competently lay down his anchor. A few days later and we look out every evening and morning to see

A short movie down the Carenage, Grenada. Taken from The Balcony, also known as The Schnitzel Haus.

A couple of weeks ago Last Dance, a catamaran at anchor in Prickly Bay, had everything stolen. By that we mean everything except the kitchen sink; pumps, solar controllers, electronics. We don’t have a complete list but the poor owner was looking for toilet spares just to get them working again. And yes they even took the saloon table…it’s very disappointing to hear of such an event in this bay.

Last time we were in St George’s we brought you pictures of the world’s largest private motor yacht. This time we came across the largest sailing yacht EOS owned by a guy who has a normal day job……Diller was “the highest-paid executive [of 2005 fiscal year] according to a report by The New York Times with a total compensation package in excess of $295 million. So that’s the two largest yachts now done and from here on it’s downhill…               EOS is 305ft LOA.