Freebird Atlantic
| Vessel Name: | Freebird |
| Vessel Make/Model: | X-Yachts - XC 50 |
| Crew: | William and Sarah Maltby, Henry Faire, James Axtell |
09 March 2019 | Southern Grenada
Gone native
Freebird is now safely out of the water and has been left in a yard where a steel frame will be built around her to protect from a hurricane (which we hope is unlikely).
05 March 2019 | Grenada
How to acquire a new burgee stick
Grenada is a stunning island, much of it a tropical rain forest with exotic flowers, lush foliage, colossal bamboos, and many of the spices growing in abundance (nutmeg, cinnamon, ...) hence it’s name The Spice Island.
05 March 2019 | Antigua and Grenada
Cricket mania
I will now confess to the real purpose of the Skipper plotting to cross the Atlantic, and imposing the high seas on his wife... test matches in the West Indies. Since last posting a blog, we have been following England cricket team on their tour of the West Indies, with mixed success but fun all the [...]
29 January 2019 | Barbuda
Barbuda
The wind continued but we decided to head north to Barbuda which is reputed to have the best beaches in the Caribbean. After quite a lumpy sail we arrived in paradise, having taken care to avoid all the reefs. The beaches are completely exquisite, just miles and miles of pinky white sand, with not [...]
How to acquire a new burgee stick
We did much exploring and walking, sometimes with a guide who would explain all. He had never before been asked to cut down 2 large bamboos so his clients could make a new burgee stick.
Photo is of William and Stephen Foot in a contented state after Warren had used his machete to cut each of them a large bamboo to make a new burgee stick. Little things please little minds....
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