Sapphire Sailing Adventures
| Vessel Name: | Sapphire |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Bristol 41 |
| Hailing Port: | Rochester, NY |
| Crew: | Moby & Caroline Burton |
17 April 2019 | Laying out 200' of chain on deck
Haul Out Day
"I always feel like The Ghost from Christmas Past when we do this exercise of hauling the heavy chain out on our side deck to rinse it and let it dry." On our primary alone, we have 200' of chain and 120' of rope. Then our secondary anchor has 200' of rope and 30' of chain.
16 April 2019 | Prickly Bay, Grenada
Getting Ready to be Hauled Out
We enjoyed a lovely leisurely couple of days sailing down to Grenada from Bequia, arriving on Palm Sunday.
16 April 2019 | Prickly Bay, Grenada
Grenada's Cruiser's Net
The cruiser’s net in Grenada is always very lively. On Safety and Security this morning we heard that a sailboat coming up from Trinidad had a boatful of eight ‘Venezuelan looking’ men trying to overtake them. The sailboat was able to get away,. but the hull is riddled with bullet holes. They [...]
13 April 2019 | Tyrell Bay, Carriacou
New Way to Clear into Customs
How do you clear in to Customs, when you arrive at a port and don’t feel like blowing up your dinghy?
12 April 2019 | Admiralty Bay, teaching William about reading music
Teaching William some Notes
I realized that if I set up my piano early in the morning, then I can play before there is too much sun in the cockpit.
11 April 2019 | Admiralty Bay, Bequia
Paddling around Bequia
As my buddy Joan Dwyer would say, “the goal in paddle boarding is to avoid looking like a little old lady pushing a Wegman’s cart.” Actually, I’ll be doing that soon enough as we are heading home in a week.
Earning our Nap
It is a really steep hike to the top of Margaret Hill and then on down the other side of the trail to Caneel Bay. But, it is one of our rituals and we have hiked just about every trail on St John for the last 6 years. Last year had been a little tougher since I had just had my hip replaced, but this year was no piece of cake.
“We may have to find a spot to camp out for the night” Moby quipped.
In our first year of cruising, Moby was anti-walking. He hated walking. So I started to refer to our onshore excursions as “hikes” instead.
He was ok with that. After all, you have to find some way to get some exercise when you are sitting on a boat all day.
“Maybe you can try out your new scuba gear this afternoon.” I suggested.
“I was thinking a nap was more in order” he replied.
At home we never give in to naps, but after a 2 1/2 hour hike, boy did that hit the spot.
I guess that’s one of the benefits of aging. Naps are allowed, even encouraged.
(By the way, the little speck that you of blue that you see in the water is a birdseye view of Sapphire, moored off of Honeymoon Beach)
