Smiths Sail South: SailBlogs

Water, water

Lisa — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:17:45 -0600

Please visit our photo gallery. I hope to caption soon so you will know what you are looking at. (Continued...)

Super Yacht Cup

Greg — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:17:15 -0600

Just when you think you have a pretty big sailboat, someone comes along with one just a little bigger. If this sort of thing bothers you, then you should avoid Nelson's Dockyard during the Superyacht Cup. For this sailboat race, the minimum length is 100 ft. (Continued...)

Nelson slept here

Greg — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:11:41 -0600

Admiral Nelson apparently didn't enjoy his tour of duty at the dockyard that now bears his name. When he was here in the 1700's, there were few amenities and the ever present mosquitoes carried yellow fever, killing off more of his sailors than the French or Spanish ever did. He was an unpopular ruler at the time, prohibiting the local Antiguans from selling sugar cane and rum to those pesky Americans. After a few years here, he went home sick and lived on half pay for a few years back in England until called to duty, and eventual fame, as the British fought the Spanish and French yet again over issues now long forgotten. C:\PersonalGreg\boat\Chasseur\carib1500photos\2010_01_23 (Continued...)