The Voyages of s/v Lucky Bird: SailBlogs

The Grenadines

Bob, still no rain — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:53:12 -0500

Today we are leaving the island of Canouan heading for the Tobagos. There is a chance of some very strong winds late Sunday or Monday so we might have to move elsewhere such as Mystique for a little more protection. Everyone speaks so highly of the Tobagos that we can't wait to drop the hook and go exploring. (Continued...)

Bequia - Bek-way

Bob/ It Rained Yesterday!!! Hurray — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:14:30 -0500

From the Pitons of St. Lucia to Bequia what a sail. Winds were ESE at 16 knots, seas were 5 - 6 feet and, with a slight reef in our repaired, batten-less main and a reef in the jib we flew along only occasionally dropping below 8 knots. Waves were flying over the boat and we were laughing at the waves as we read and observed tucked snugly in our cockpit enclosure. A couple of biggies went right over the top of the enclosure, wow. I can't image how wet we would have been without it. It would have been a foul-weather gear trip. Instead with the autopilot steering, we read, watched for porpuses, whales, birds, turtles and other boats. A really great sail. Lucky Bird's bottom is clean, the prop works, the watermaker is putting out 8 gallons per hour and the wind generator and solar panels are helping run the fridg. Ah, back to normal. (Continued...)

Parked Petween the Pitons

Bob — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:10:45 -0600

We finally pulled out of Rodney Bay this morning after clearing out of customs. Our main sail is back, our prop is back and our charge controller is doing its thing. All is well on Lucky Bird. (Continued...)