Category: 2014 Feb Positions

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/28 19:45
LATITUDE: 15-51.97N
LONGITUDE: 061-35.45W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 18
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 50%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1013.1
AIR_TEMP: 30.6C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – Iles Les Sainte, Guadeloupe

A blustery sail. Started with full main and genoa and went to one reef and staysail!
Came through the narrow Passe des Dames and are now anchored with a zillion other boats (no moorings available till tomorrow?)
We\’ll try to check in before the witching hour of 5pm.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/23 21:02
LATITUDE: 15-17.44N
LONGITUDE: 061-22.82W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 70%
VISIBILITY: 30
BARO: 1012.9
AIR_TEMP: 31.1C
COMMENT: Beach House – MOORED – Roseau, Dominique

We got a late start as we weren\’t sure if we were going to stay one more night in Martinique. On a whim, Nikki said, \”let\’s go\”, so we did!
A very blustery sail with the wind at about 55-65 degrees off the starboard bow; one reef and the staysail. We made good time and have a
mooring from \”Pancho\” who we were told to ask for when we arrived by another friend on a cat who has been here many times.
It seems to be Carnival season here, the music on the beach is LOUD. Standby, if I can get internet (not so far), I\’ll update the blog.

Of note….there are SEVEN dormant (sleeping, but still active!) volcanos here.
KIT,
Scott and Nikki

YOTREPS: YES
TIME: 2014/02/22 20:21
LATITUDE: 14-44.59N
LONGITUDE: 061-10.63W
MARINE: NO
WIND_SPEED: 10
WIND_DIR: ENE
CLOUDS: 60%
VISIBILITY: 20
BARO: 1011.9
AIR_TEMP: 30.6C
COMMENT: Beach House – ANCHORED – St. Pierre, Martinique

Lots of boats here. We\’ve checked out and will head to Rosseau, Dominque either tomorrow or Monday.
This city was completely destroyed in 1902 by the Volcano (Mt. Pelee) which is only a few miles to our east.
29,000 people were lost and there were only two survivors including 12 ships which burned and sank.
I suspect it is the city on which the 1960\’s (original disaster film), \”The Devil at 4 O\’clock\” may have been based on
with Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra.

KIT,
More soon,
Scott and Nikki

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