New York
New York and sailing Last time I wrote that we urgently need to make up our urban deficit before we get to Europe. A few days in New York were just what we needed. Not really to do …
Preparing a vessel for stormy times
Hurricane season preparation “Hope for the best prepare for the worst”. Thats the perfect hurricane season motto. The first tropical wave of the season made its way to the Windward Islands. On an unusual straight east-west course, the …
Hurricane Holes
Marigot Bay St Lucia What to do in Hurricane Season? Where to put the boat? For the period from July to November, all owners staying in the Caribbean are looking for a solution for their vessel – so …
St. Lucia
The season finale and anchor buoy experience Sailing is more fun the more time you have. Then you can just wait out unpleasant weather and only sail on when conditions are good. At the weekend, such unpleasant weather …
Martinique
Beautiful Martinique – not welcoming Martinique It was much too short, our stay in Dominica. At sunrise at 5:30 a.m. we left Prince Rupert Bay with a glassy sea. Our 55 nm route to Martinique took us 22 …
Dominica
Dominica, the lush island Our friends Moni and Tilman were our last visitors for this season. They flew to Guadeloupe and joined us in Les Saintes. We treated them to a few more days in Les Saintes, on …
Guadeloupe: swimming, snorkelling, diving
Under water for days Our battered mood after our arrival in Guadeloupe improved amazingly quickly. It’s impressing how the change from a hostile to a friendly nature affects the human psyche. The first night we were still very …
Nevis and Montserrat
Strange things have happened to us Our journey continues. From St. Barth we wanted to go to St. Kitts & Nevis (55nm), to Montserrat (35 nm) and finally to Guadeloupe (55nnm). Each stretch a day trip. So we …
St. Barth
How the Ukraine War affects St. Barth We arrived for the last time in Gustavia, the capital of St. Barth. Anchoring is never pleasant here, it is too crowded in the anchorage and even more unprotected from wind …
Sailing with kids
Three weeks with five people on board A few days before the return trip to Germany, Henri and Hannah sat at the stern of the Rivercafe and made plans how they could manage to stay on board with …