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Leeward Islands '09-'10: December 21, 2009-April 20, 2010
Last Updated:  2200 AST / August 12, 2011
 

 
12-21-09
Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, BVI - Simpson Bay, St. Martin
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1630 - underway
18°27.377'N, 64°26.531'W
0853/12-22-09 - anchored in Simpson Bay waiting for 1115 bridge opening 18°01.990'N, 63°05.797'W
1153 - anchored at Simpson Bay Lagoon 18°02.458'N, 63°05.605'W
Total time: 16 hours 23 minutes, Total dist: 87.13 nm
1-06-10
Simpson Bay Lagoon, St. Martin - Simpson Bay, St. Martin
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1040 - underway
18°02.517'N, 63°05.629'W
1120 - anchored in Simpson Bay 18°02.078'N, 63°06.089'W
Total time: 40 minutes, Total dist: 1.283 nm
1-6-10: Moved the boat out of the lagoon at the 11:15 bridge opening. It's rolly, but we're just waiting for a 4:00 p.m. departure for Antigua.
1-06-10
Simpson Bay, St. Martin - Jolly Harbor, Antigua
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1600 - underway
18°02.077'N, 63°06.086'W
0925/1-7-10 - docked at Jolly Harbor customs dock 17°04.177'N, 61°53.051'W
1030/1-7-10 - moored at Jolly Harbor 17°04.361'N, 61°53.276'W
Total time: 17 hours 25 minutes (not including customs stop), Total dist: 91.82 nm
1-09-10
Jolly Harbor - Five Island Harbor, Antigua
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1105 - underway
17°04.361'N, 61°53.276'W
1250 - anchored at Five Island Harbor 17°05.982'N, 61°53.654'W
Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes, Total dist: 4.652 nm
1-11-10
Five Island Harbor - Falmouth Harbor, Antigua
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0840 - underway
17°05.987'N, 61°53.652'W
1420 - moored at Falmouth Harbor 17°00.824'N, 61°46.430'W
Total time: 5 hours 40 minutes, Total dist: 23.07 nm
1-11-10:  We took the scenic route today so Gregg could do some work on the head while we were underway.
1-16-10
Falmouth Harbor - Nonsuch Bay, Antigua
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1005 - underway
17°00.828'N, 61°46.431'W
1350 - anchored at Nanny Island, Nonsuch Bay 17°04.070'N, 61°41.374'W
Total time: 3 hours 34 minutes, Total dist: 13.9 nm (includes fuel stop at English Harbor)
1-19-10
Nanny Island, Nonsuch Bay - Green Island, Antigua
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0935 - underway
17°04.049'N, 61°41.376'W
1022 - anchored at Green Island, Nonsuch Bay 17°04.530'N, 61°40.356'W
Total time: 48 minutes, Total dist: 1.245 nm
1-19-10: Beautiful spot just inside a barrier reef.
1-20-10
Green Island - Falmouth Harbor, Antigua
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0945 - underway
17°04.536'N, 61°40.362'W
1202 - moored at Falmouth Harbor 17°00.805'N, 61°46.392'W
Total time: 2 hours 17 minutes, Total dist: 14.24 nm
1-20-10: Took the scenic route again today to do a little fishing and to try to shake loose the port holding tank.
1-29-10
Falmouth Harbor, Antigua - Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0749 - underway
17°00.788'N, 61°46.400'W
1409 - anchored at Deshaies 16°18.313'N, 61°47.958'W
Total time: 6 hours 40 minutes, Total dist: 44.14 nm
1-29-10: A brisk and uncomfortable ride with beamy seas today. We averaged around 7.5 knots.  We're anchored in 30 ft of water with 30 knots gusts of wind.
2-4-10
Deshaies - Pigeon Pointe, Guadeloupe
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0840 - underway
16°18.338'N, 61°47.956'W
1100 - anchored at Pigeon Pointe 16°10.385'N, 61°46.844'W
Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes, Total dist: 10.6 nm
2-5-10
Pigeon Pointe, Guadeloupe - Pain de Sucre, Îles des Saintes
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0757 - underway
16°10.390'N, 61°46.844'W
1404 - anchored at Pain de Sucre 15°51.633'N, 61°46.114'W
Total time: 6 hours 7 minutes, Total dist: 27.69 nm (includes over an hour of looking for a place to anchor)
2-10-10
Pain de Sucre, Îles des Saintes - Point À Pitre, Guadeloupe
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0743 - underway
15°51.632'N, 61°36.114'W
1330 - anchored at Point À Pitre 16°13.681'N, 61°32.110'W
Total time: 5 hours 48 minutes, Total dist: 24.52 nm (includes over an hour of looking for a place to anchor)
2-12-10
Point À Pitre, Guadeloupe
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1150 - underway
16°13.685'N, 61°32.102'W
1235 - med-moored at Marina Bas du Fort 16°13.268'N, 61°31.770'W
Total time: 45 minutes, Total dist: .746 nm
2-18-10
Point À Pitre, Guadeloupe - Pain de Sucre, Îles des Saintes
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1100 - underway
16°13.262'N, 61°31.781'W
1600 - anchored at Pain de Sucre 15°51.733'N, 61°36.086'W
Total time: 5 hours, Total dist: 23.44 nm
2-19-10
Pain de Sucre, Îles des Saintes - Bequia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0705 - underway
15°51.734'N, 61°36.084'W
0700/2-20-10 13°26.744'N, 61°24.781'W
1147 - moored at Admiralty Bay, Bequia 13°00.506'N, 61°14.329'W
Total time: 28 hours 42 minutes, Total dist: 175.5 nm
Windward Islands - February 20-April 14, 2010
4-16-10
Roseau, Dominica
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1410 - underway
15°16.778'N, 61°22.548'W
1425 - moored w/ Sea Cat 15°17.250'N, 61°22.651'W
Total time: 15 minutes, Total dist: .25 nm
4-16-10
Roseau - Portsmouth, Dominica
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0842 - underway
15°17.226'N, 61°22.661'W
1200 - moored at Portsmouth 15°34.842'N, 61°27.793'W
Total time: 3 hours 18 minutes, Total dist: 19.66 nm
4-18-10
Portsmouth, Dominica - Basse Terre, Guadeloupe
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0840 - underway
15°34.839'N, 61°27.792'W
1328 - anchored at Basse Terre 15°58.711'N, 61°42.932'W
Total time: 4 hours 48 minutes, Total dist: 30.17 nm
4-20-10
Basse Terre - Deshaies, Guadeloupe
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0906 - underway
15°58.715'N, 61°42.943'W
1330 - anchored at Deshaies 16°18.328'N, 61°47.867'W
Total time: 4 hours 24 minutes, Total dist: 22.72 nm
4-23-10
Deshaies, Guadeloupe - Falmouth Harbor, Antigua
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0722 - underway
16°18.354'N, 61°47.879'W
1420 - moored at Falmouth Harbor 17°00.879'N, 61°46.484'W
Total time: 6 hours 58 minutes, Total dist: 44.74 nm (includes stop in English Harbor for fuel)
4-26-10
Falmouth Harbor, Antigua - Virgin Gorda, BVI
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0530 - underway
16°18.354'N, 61°47.879'W
0600/4-27-10 18°12.523'N, 64°07.267'W
1003 - moored at Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, BVI 18°27.305'N, 64°26.495'W

 

 

 

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