Category: 2014 – Caribbean Islands – Trinidad to Florida Voyage – Position

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/20 15:27
LATITUDE: 14-35.93N
LONGITUDE: 061-04.13W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 20
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 65%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1014.4
AIR_TEMP: 28.3C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Fort-du-France, Martinique

A very blustry crossing of the bay, lots of rain last night. We\’ve move here to check into a hire car (It\’s the Capitol!)
Generator oil pressure switch may have gone out, I\’ll change it later when the engine cools off. Standby, internet seems good
so we may get some more blogs and some photos up while here.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/19 21:12
LATITUDE: 14-30.23N
LONGITUDE: 061-05.41W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 17
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1011.6
AIR_TEMP: 30.0C
COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Grande Anse, Martinique

We were en route to Fort-du-France and stopped here as it was getting dark. LOTS of boats, perhaps 75, but the new moorings which are free are well spaced. A lovely breeze. We posted a new blog today and I put two photos in the blog of January 25th. I\’ll post more if this new internet system works well enough.

KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/17 19:48
LATITUDE: 14-28.01N
LONGITUDE: 060-52.02W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: NE
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1011.7
AIR_TEMP: 28.9C
COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Marin Harbor, St. Anne – Martinique

We arrived around 1500 after a lovely sail from Rodney Bay….\”Tres Francaise\”!…
Checked in via computer!, got the lay of the land. Having a bit of a tough time getting on the internet and
we\’ll sort it out tomorrow!
Cheers,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/11 17:28
LATITUDE: 14-04.58N
LONGITUDE: 060-56.91W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 90%
VISIBILITY: 10
BARO: 1012.8
AIR_TEMP: 28.3C
COMMENT: Beach House – DOCKED – Rodney Bay, St. Lucia

Marigot Bay was nice for a day and a night, but we decided to move to the north end of the island at the bustling
Rodney Bay Marina. It\’s \”mega yacht\” and smaller yacht heaven in here. US Prices, etc. Looks nice so far and we can turn the
A/C on here at the dock with US 220V/50amp power. Nice as it\’s raining quite a bit. I think the Southern Caribbean is getting more
rain this time of year than usual due to the very cold temperatures in the Mid West and Eastern Seaboards.

We\’ll be here for a few days and try and update the blog and maybe even get some photos in if the internet allows!
May do some touring from here as well.

KIT,
Scott and Nikki from windy and rainy St. Lucia

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/11 17:28
LATITUDE: 14-04.58N
LONGITUDE: 060-56.91W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 90%
VISIBILITY: 10
BARO: 1012.8
AIR_TEMP: 28.3C
COMMENT: Beach House – DOCKED – Rodney Bay, St. Lucia

Marigot Bay was nice for a day and a night, but we decided to move to the north end of the island at the bustling
Rodney Bay Marina. It\’s \”mega yacht\” and smaller yacht heaven in here. US Prices, etc. Looks nice so far and we can turn the
A/C on here at the dock with US 220V/50amp power. Nice as it\’s raining quite a bit. I think the Southern Caribbean is getting more
rain this time of year than usual due to the very cold temperatures in the Mid West and Eastern Seaboards.

We\’ll be here for a few days and try and update the blog and maybe even get some photos in if the internet allows!
May do some touring from here as well.

KIT,
Scott and Nikki from windy and rainy St. Lucia

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/10 15:37
LATITUDE: 13-57.96N
LONGITUDE: 061-01.47W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 40%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1013.4
AIR_TEMP: 31.1C
COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Marigot Bay, Inner Harbor – St. Lucia

We were enjoying our anchorage yesterday despite the \”party hard\” boats. The scenery lovely.
In town, a bit of a non stop, \”do you wanna\’ buy\”, etc. This is a two tiered society. There are truly
haves and have darn little\’s here. Marigot Bay was a short motor up the coast and is very quaint. It reminded us
of a micro version of English Harbor in Antigua that we visited by air last year. An eclectic mix of local flavor and
up market amenities.

KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/09 17:54
LATITUDE: 13-50.83N
LONGITUDE: 061-03.83W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 14
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 85%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1011.6
AIR_TEMP: 29.4C
COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Soufriere Bay, Petite Piton – St. Lucia

We left at 0830 this morning and with several other boats made the blustery sail from St. Vincent to St. Lucia.
It was 35 miles, took about 4 hours and overall was our nicest sail this season. A bit bumpy at first, but it settled down a few
miles north of the top of St. Vincent. 2 reefs and a staysail to start; we shook the second reef out mid channel.
This is a very dramatic and lovely spot between the main bay and the Petite Piton. \”Tres Dramatique\” …as the French might say…:-)
Everyone so far speaks English.
We\’ll update the blog soon!
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/08 16:42
LATITUDE: 13-18.06N
LONGITUDE: 061-14.07W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 14
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 85%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1013.4
AIR_TEMP: 29.4C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Chateaubelair, St. Vincent

We had a nice dinner last night at the Rock Side Cafe. We dinghed over to Walliabou in the next bay where
Pirates of the Caribbean (2&3) were filmed in 2005. There is a small museum, etc. We then motored up here where we
can check out to head to St. Lucia. We don\’t know yet if we\’ll go tomorrow or the next day….as usual; \”weather depending\”…:-)
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/07 18:48
LATITUDE: 13-14.68N
LONGITUDE: 061-16.52W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 8
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1012.4
AIR_TEMP: 29.4C
COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Kearton\’s Bay(Indian Gallows), just south of Walliabou. St. Vincent

We went on the Volcano hike yesterday from Langley Park near Georgetown. It was quite difficult and 4 hours round trip. My
shoes literally disintegrated and I ended up doing the last part essentially barefoot! Photos soon.

We went for breakfast in Kingston and have now moved the boat to Kearton\’s Bay where we are moored bow and stern.
We\’ll have dinner at the Rock Side Cafe tonight with Rosie and Olin? as our hosts. We\’ll most likely check out of St. Vincent from here
as there is a customs office. We\’ll wait for a bit less wind for the close reach to St. Lucia.

KIT, Scott and Nikki

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YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/07 18:48
LATITUDE: 13-14.68N
LONGITUDE: 061-16.52W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 8
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 15
BARO: 1012.4
AIR_TEMP: 29.4C
COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Kearton\’s Bay(Indian Gallows), just south of Walliabou. St. Vincent

We went on the Volcano hike yesterday from Langley Park near Georgetown. It was quite difficult and 4 hours round trip. My
shoes literally disintegrated and I ended up doing the last part essentially barefoot! Photos soon.

We went for breakfast in Kingston and have now moved the boat to Kearton\’s Bay where we are moored bow and stern.
We\’ll have dinner at the Rock Side Cafe tonight with Rosie and Olin? as our hosts. We\’ll most likely check out of St. Vincent from here
as there is a customs office. We\’ll wait for a bit less wind for the close reach to St. Lucia.

KIT, Scott and Nikki

IF YOU ARE ON THE DIRECT VERSION OF THIS POSITION REPORT AND DO NOT WISH TO BE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I\’LL DROP YOU OFF IT.