Log of Taiga
29 April 2014 | 14 05'N:060 57.7'E, Rodney Bay, St Lucia
27 April 2014 | 16 18.5'N:061 47.9'E, Deshaies, Guadeloupe
27 April 2014 | 17 09.1'N:062 37.9'E, Island of Nevis
27 April 2014 | 17 15'N:062 39.6'E, Island of St. Christopher
27 April 2014 | 17 55.5'N:062 52.2'E, Island of St. Barthelemy
07 April 2014 | 18 03'N:063 05.9'E, Island of St. Martin
07 April 2014 | 18 29.9'N:064 23.2'E, Norman Island to North Gorda Sound
07 April 2014 | 18 19.1'N:064 37.1'E, Soper's Hole, then Norman Island
05 April 2014 | 18 20.6'N:064 40.7'E, Round Bay, St. Johns, USVI
05 April 2014 | 18 20'N:064 58'E, St. Thomas, USVI
05 April 2014 | 18 18.4'N:065 17.8'E, Culebra Island, PR
05 April 2014 | 18 8.1'N:065 18'E, Bahia Salinas del Sur, Vieques
05 April 2014 | 18 5.5'N:065 28.2'E, Esperanza, Vieques
05 April 2014 | 17 57.5'N:066 17.5'E, Salinas, Puerto Rico
05 April 2014 | 17 53.2'N:066 31.8'E, Isla Caja de Muertos
05 April 2014 | 17 56.7'N:066 52.4'E, Bahia Guanica, P.R.
05 April 2014 | 18 04.5'N:067 11.3'E, Puerto Real, P.R.
08 March 2014 | 18 04.5'N:067 11.3'E, Puerto Real, P.R.
08 March 2014 | 19 17.2'N:069 19.8'E, Puerto del Valle
27 February 2014 | 19 24'N:069 45'E, Luperon to Puerto del Valle
Passage to USVI
05 April 2014 | 18 20'N:064 58'E, St. Thomas, USVI
Jack
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Passage to St. Thomas, USVI 18d, 20m N; 64d, 58m W
Early morning departure saw us out the channel of Ensenada Honda for the 20 miles to St. Thomas, USVI. We had about 15knots of wind at 30 degrees apparent, so we raised the main and ran the engines: e.g. we motorsailed, the raised main adding about one knot to the speed we'd have made on engines alone, up to 7 knots. We chose to go into Lindbergh Bay, right beside the St. Thomas International Airport and a mile and a half from the shopping of Charlotte Amalie, the capitol of USVI.
We anchored off a lovely public beach with a Best Western resort at one end, among four other cruising boats. Our mission was to get to a Radio Shack for some computer items, then to a grocery store. Mission accomplished we taxied back to the beach, unlocked the kayak from it's tree on the beach and paddled back to Taiga and Toby, who was glad to have us back aboard.
It was hot, so we took a swim in the lovely, warm water, then relaxed in the sunset.
Early morning departure saw us out the channel of Ensenada Honda for the 20 miles to St. Thomas, USVI. We had about 15knots of wind at 30 degrees apparent, so we raised the main and ran the engines: e.g. we motorsailed, the raised main adding about one knot to the speed we'd have made on engines alone, up to 7 knots. We chose to go into Lindbergh Bay, right beside the St. Thomas International Airport and a mile and a half from the shopping of Charlotte Amalie, the capitol of USVI.
We anchored off a lovely public beach with a Best Western resort at one end, among four other cruising boats. Our mission was to get to a Radio Shack for some computer items, then to a grocery store. Mission accomplished we taxied back to the beach, unlocked the kayak from it's tree on the beach and paddled back to Taiga and Toby, who was glad to have us back aboard.
It was hot, so we took a swim in the lovely, warm water, then relaxed in the sunset.
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| Vessel Name: | Taiga |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Catana 44 |
| Hailing Port: | Eagle River, Alaska |
| Crew: | Jack and Sherri Hayden |
| About: | Taiga is a 1997 Catana 44 catamaran. We bought her in November, 2010 in Hampton, Virginia. This is our second sailboat and we love it. It is fast and comfortable. |
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Crew of Taiga
Who: Jack and Sherri Hayden
Port: Eagle River, Alaska