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Windward Bound - Karen W

We are a family of four and a friend, newbie sailors, who are heading from Grenada to St. Lucia on April 1st, 2009. This is our 2nd cruise with the same charter company we were with last March when we dismasted in the Aneganda passage.
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Happy Easter to all from Wallilabou Bay, the set from Dead Mans Chest, Pirates of the Carribean. The pirates are still here. Now they are called boat boys. Five of them managed to cause great confusion when we were trying to get the boat moored. Then they layed out their jewerly on the pontoons of the boat and got somewhat pushy about us buying stuff. Jesse bought Shauna a necklace of a young boy and the other men got rather upset. We sailed here yesterday from Bequia, a 2 hour sail, where we spent 2 great days in Port Elizabeth. There [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 12th 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=389992]


On april 4 we have a great snorkel in Dragon Bay then headed to Gouyave Bay with Shauna at the helm. Went to the street party where there were many street vendors selling a variety of fish and other traditional meals, The family from the other boat joined us and jesse and chris 12 yrs) got along great. 9:30 the next morning we headed out thru some squalls to sandy island off Carriacou our top speed was 9.9 knots, the average 7.8. At 10:30 Harald spotted whales. He wanted to call out" Killer Whales" but thought it impossible for them to [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 6th 2009 | 44 Views | [diary=388224]


We arrived yesterday morning on time and without incident. At home our cat, Tigger, went into hiding when he realized we were going away. From previous experience we knew he would be hiding under our bed. We managed to peel him off the carpet. Imagen the combined strenght of cat claws and velcro! Althought Shauna is a seasoned taveller, she had a novel experience at YYZ. A random body search, including the security officer running her rubber gloved hands thru Shauna's hair. The sleeping comfort of the airport in Trinidad was 7 on a scale of 10. The seats were pretty [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 2nd 2009 | 63 Views | [diary=387028]


By Windward Bound
March 25th 2009
photos North America » Canada » Ontario
Just checking out how to add photos. [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 25th 2009 | 32 Views | [diary=384755]


By Windward Bound
March 12th 2009
Countdown North America » Canada » Ontario
We are counting the days until our flight to Grenada and the begin of our cruise. There have already been some changes in our plans. Our sailing buddy Dave will be jumping ship on April 16th as he has Greenpeace business he must tend to. We are hoping that Shauna's friend, Tyler, will be joining us in St. Lucia on the 14th to enjoy some snorkelling in the shadow of the Pitons and then head up to Marigot Bay, the end point of our cruise. Then we are off to Coconut Bay Resort for a few days of all-inclusive laying about [View Full Entry]

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