http://www.sailblogs.com/member/leopard Copyright 2009 SailBlogs.com Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:16:25 -0500 720 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:16:25 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en support@sailblogs.com support@sailblogs.com http://www.sailblogs.com/images/sb_rss_icon.gif http://www.sailblogs.com/ 88 31 Weblogs for Sailors and Sailing http://www.sailblogs.com/member/leopard?xjMsgID=44487 Hi All,  (Continued...) Shaun Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:43:39 -0600 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/leopard?xjMsgID=44487 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/leopard?xjMsgID=44270 We are back! Wow what an experience but home is home and it really feels great to be back. (Continued...) Shaun Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:05:57 -0600 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/leopard?xjMsgID=44270 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/leopard?xjMsgID=44148 Well we finally arrived in Tortola on Xmas day. After what was supposed to be a brief stop in St. Martin to load up some gear we set off for our final leg leaving just before dark. It was important that we got out of St. Martin before dark as the harbour entrance/exit is a very hairy channel to negotiate. We had been lucky to have had computer based charts when we arrived the night before as I am sure that we would have got stuck in the shallows or the rocky parts. We loaded up a lot of gear in St. Martin, I have never seen so many towels in my life. In fact the value of the towels and a few of the other goods we loaded up there was nearly US$17k! We also met up with Owen who is also a yachtie and a radio ham from Norway. Owen who is still a young man had been cruising for many years and more fascinating to me, he had been doing so on a shoe string. This means that he lives very simply and finds odd jobs where ever he may find himself. He is currently working to save up for some sails as his boat is out of the water and requires sails and rigging before he can go on. He expects to have enough cash to carry out the required repairs within the next 6 months. After all of this we said good-bye to all and set off just before sunset. (Continued...) Shaun Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:32:14 -0600 http://www.sailblogs.com/member/leopard?xjMsgID=44148