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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 14:38
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

no the only cruising couple i know who have a bowman 40 in falmouth are "fiddlers green"? ann hammick and her partner who write the atlantic cruising guides
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 14:12
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

is guy uk/aussie and mary asian?
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 13:51
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

better keep him well fed and with plenty of grog!
are you guys hand steering or have an auto pilot?
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 12:53
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

lots of mud around here!
and if it is the same guy "tino",who owns the lovely green stich and glue carvel gaffer,i had to rescue him the other year when he got stuck between tides here in the creek....
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 12:30
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

yes i think i have met him on Gleaner,we are part of that muddy beach crowd of boat builders and liveaboards,notable among the community are luke powell,spike davies,leo goulden of the youtube samson...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 11:51
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

just incidentally here in penryn,where i live on one of my boats i'm surrounded by wooden luggers and pilot cutters.
probably know some of the same people if you have ever been to falmouth:smile:
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 11:18
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

not sue if you can watch youtube,but here is a good video from a cruisers forum member IMPI in 2014 of their time in man of war bay after crossing from south africa
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Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 24-11-2019, 10:49
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

holding there is good in sand of about 10m, wind is generally steady from ne -ene ,but can be gusty sometimes.

some boats use a kedge as well if there is a bit of swell curving round into the bay...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 22-11-2019, 10:56
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

good list there!
probably the best guide you could get for you is one of the early ones by don streets,who describes sailing in to many anchorages in the cariibean engineless .

big problem you...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 21-11-2019, 13:12
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

the square sail will come in handy if going to tobago from the cape verdes with ENE winds,run the sheets back to the tiller and the boat should steer herself:smile:
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 21-11-2019, 12:50
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

you should aim to be in antigua for classics week!
lots of free stuff for wooden boat enthusiasts/owners even if not racing
1-7 april 2020
Home - Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 21-11-2019, 12:23
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

grenada,st lucia and antigua all have good flight connections to the uk with BA.
prickly bay would be the closest to the airport by taxi 15-20 mins
antigua about 40 mins from falmouth harbour
st...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 21-11-2019, 11:16
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

as an alternate or after tobago my choice would be prickly bay in grenada.
easy to sail into and out of without an engine,customs are also,just up from the dinghy dock, as are a small super market...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 21-11-2019, 10:50
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Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

man of war bay,tobago
idyllic jungle and peaks,customs and immigration just back from the dinghy jetty.
can easily sail on and off your anchor in the large protected bay.
can be slightly rolly,but...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 21-11-2019, 10:06
Replies: 86
Views: 11,009
Posted By atoll
Re: Landfall in the Caribbean

from what i have heard you need to go on the customs dock on arrival,and loud music carries on till the early hours

https://www.noonsite.com/place/barbados/formalities/
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