We are going to post our offshore updates here in future, rather than sending out emails via our offshore emailman Hayden.
Meantime, here's a photo of Larking About reefed down off Bequia in March 2010.
JFK
At anchor, Great St James, USVI 8 April 2011
Larking About has just completed a one week Virgin Island and Spanish Virgin Island tour with crew members Hayden and Radeen. Arriving in St Thomas the team was picked up via dinghy at the airport where they were quickly boarded and sailed over to Honeymoon Bay. The following days were spent exploring the Spanish Virgin Islands and the private location of one of the best snorkeling locations in the Spanish Virgins. You will simply have to find this secret location on your own; our log book is locked up! After exploiting the fine dining of Susie’s in Dewey on the Island of Culebra, we sailed back to the USVI for reef explorations and swimming off Waterlemon Cay, St. Johns. From St. Johns we were presented with a bold opportunity to sail Larking About into a strong 30 knot east wind as we worked the crew through the paces of reefing, upwind sailing, tacking and full broad reaching at 8.3 knots of boat speed. Larking About is a fine sailing machine and she easily handled the 30 knot breeze with comfort and speed. After sailing these strong winds we returned to St. Johns for a trail hike and one more beautiful Caribbean sunset. The one week adventure was completed with a private anchorage location in Christmas Cove where the team snorkeled the rocky island and discovered many new tropical fish not seen in these waters before. No trip to the USVI would be completed without a quick shopping tour of St. Thomas and a delicious lunch at “The Green House” overlooking the harbor. The crew was safely returned to the beach for a quick hike up the hill to the St. Thomas airport. Now it is time to head Larking About west to Puerto Rico as we prepare her for her upcoming Trans-Atlantic Crossing!
