Yacht Larus
A slow circumnavigation
| Vessel Name: | Larus |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Slipper 42 |
| Hailing Port: | Southampton |
| Crew: | Tim Chapman and Nancy Martiniuk |
| About: | Sailing together since 1988 |
| Home Page: | Http://www.sailblogs.com/member/yachtlarus |
18 June 2016
Blog is moving
There is no perfect blog site for those of us who have almost permanent internet challenges, however we're moving from Sailblogs now to a new blog site. The posts here will remain but all future posts will be at;
21 February 2016
Every cloud has a silver lining
It came to light during the Boat show that the boat's insurers were insisting that the delivery skipper had an Ocean endorsement on their Yachtmaster ticket. Tim doesn't have this. He's had his Yachtmaster for over 20 years and in those days Yachtmaster Offshore was the highest level of certification. [...]
03 December 2015 | Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVI
Blog 78 - Cruising once again
Having just reread our last blog, I'm pleasantly surprised to find that it was pretty much spot on.
03 June 2015 | Antigua
Work, Work and more work.
It is an awfully long time since our last blog and we really haven't been doing much other than working.
27 October 2014
On the hard Chaguaramas and crusing in Tobago
Spring this year, April to July, found us working pretty hard. Summer found us spending our hard earned gains treating Larus and ourselves to some TLC. While Tim and I visited friends and family in Canada and the UK, we left Larus on the hard in Coral Cove Marina, Chaguaramas, Trinidad in the care [...]
19 October 2014 | Trinidad
New paint job
Couldn't resist painting the boat at Trinidad prices. Looking gorgeous in a slightly warmer shade of white. Also rolled on 4 more coats of Coppercoat for good measure.
04 July 2014 | Bequia
We’re still here!
And by ‘here’ I mean, Guadeloupe, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Marten and the British Virgin Islands. We have been working quite a lot over the last few months, and are currently in the Grenadines doing nothing but looking after Larus and pleasing ourselves.
02 March 2014 | Chaguaramas, Trinidad
The Run Up to Carnival
Trinidad is obsessed with Carnival. I've read that between Carnivals, the Trini's are either reminiscing about the previous Carnival or planning for the next.
24 January 2014 | Bequia
Charters and Bequia
Both Tim and I have been out on charter. I worked for two weeks in Guadeloupe on a 70' Flagship catamaran while Tim got called out to a short notice charter in the BVI.
Best laid plans and all that.
We have been busier than expected of the Holiday period and, pretty much right up to now.
We really enjoyed our first visit to the US Virgin Islands. The whole of St Johns is Marine Park and because of that the snorkeling was very good. You do have to use (and pay for) mooring balls daily as there is no anchoring, which can damage the sea bed, but it really does make a difference, as does being lucky enough not to get major storm damage.
We will be going back there in the near future. There is a Kmart in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas as well as a good supermarket by the Harbour, up to four cruise ships and their thousands of passengers and quite a few more places we didn't get a chance to visit.
Once back in Tortola, we spent some very enjoyable time with Tim's brother Rupert and wife Elena who were bareboat chartering in the week before Christmas. We only had a short time with them before we were back at base to work.
Though not expecting to, I ended up working three charters as 1st Mate and deckhand. Tim did double duty by running the base and working in the office when I wasn't there to help the Office Manager, Denise, which was most of the time.
While all this was going on, a plan was forming to between Tim and HQ to deliver a new catamaran, Te Vai, from Miami to Tahiti. That plan is pretty much complete now and on Sunday, the 7th of February, we will start making our way, via St Martin, to the Miami Boat Show. Tim's brother Jon, will join us there and will sail to the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. It is also looking very good for friends from England, Ian and Jackie, to join us for the Panama to Tahiti leg of the journey. It is all very exciting, and will put our US East Coast cruise back another year.
Tim has started a blog specifically for this journey, http://catamarantevai@blogspot.com.
Te Vai Blog
For the sake of continuity, and to add photos to the text only posts we'll make while on passage, the plan is to update this blog when we have internet.
Right now, we're busy with getting Larus ready to come out of the water in here on Tortola, where once again she will wait patiently for our return.
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