Makai

Virgin Islands (U.S. & British)
4/19/08 to 5/25/08
After departing Charlotte Amalie we headed to Tortola, BVI for our long awaited rendezvous with Dan, Carla, Tristan & Tessa (S/V Alegria). After a wonderful, albeit brief reunion, we motored around the corner to Nanny Cay to get our refrigeration unit repaired. Unfortunately after 3 days of monitoring & [...]

4/17/08 to 4/19/08
Together with Dawn Dancer, we set out the next morning bound for St. Thomas encountering large, almost breaking seas as we rounded the northern point of Culebrita. Although the seas moderated with time, the winds increased making for slow progress towards our destination of Charlotte Amalie. After spending months in small anchorages [...]

4/15/08 to 4/16/08
We were disappointed that our plans to explore the southern coast & bioluminescent bays of Vieques were nixed due to the building southeasterly winds & seas. With no relief from the weather & a newly discovered refrigeration problem, we continued eastward towards the islands of Culebra & Culebrita. Culebra & the surrounding [...]

4/12/08 to 4/14/08
With Fred back on board & the boat chores completed, we resumed our eastward journey. Although a small craft warning was issued, we motored 7 miles into building winds & seas reaching Isla Caja de Muertos (aka: Coffin Island) in 2 ½ hours. Again, I don’t know where they come up [...]