In the 1800s the primary business on Key West was wrecking and salvaging. Many of its first western immigrants were shipwrecked off the coast of Key West and settled there. In light of this historical tidbit and the rather pale chart indicating shallow waters and reefs all round, we decided it would be a good [...]
Archive for February, 2011
A novel way to clean your hull
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Key West and the sad demise of Squiddly Diddly
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I have such rose tinted glasses about Key West – this is my third visit there. I’m sure it can’t all have been cocktails and sunsets and also I have a vague recollection of it being excruciatingly hot and humid on one of those occasions, but my memory gladly smooths over any rough edges and [...]
Dominican Republic to Key West
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Day 1 – Day of the Whale We left the Dominican Republic bright and early on Sunday morning and despite all of our protestations that we were going to have another swim in the pool before leaving, none of us were up early enough of course. We’d done a little shopping in the local town [...]
The epic dinghy adventure
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A big hello to all our avid readers, yes both of you! Katharine has asked me, her younger brother, to write a blog. She told me that I had to do it because my last blogs were very funny. I think she is rather exaggerating my comedy ability and hasn’t realised the extreme pressure a [...]
Bravissimo!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Once clear of the islands surrounding Tortola the wind increased to 15 knots, the sun was shining and the sea had a gentle swell. We unfurled the genoa, hoisted the blooper and raised the mizzen. We were tracking along at 7.5 knots in what I can only describe as the perfect day for sailing. As [...]
