Virgin Gorda is the third-largest (after Tortola and Anegada) and second most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Located at approximately 18 degrees, 48 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area of about 8 square miles (21 km²). Christopher Columbus is said to have named the island "The Fat Virgin", because its silhouette resembles a rotund woman lying on her back. The main town is Spanish Town on the southwestern part of the island. An unusual geologic formation known as "The Baths" located on the southern end of the island makes Virgin Gorda one of [View Full Entry]

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Virgin Gorda is the third-largest (after Tortola and Anegada) and second most populous of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Located at approximately 18 degrees, 48 minutes North, and 64 degrees, 30 minutes West, it covers an area of about 8 square miles (21 km²). Christopher Columbus is said to have named the island "The Fat Virgin", because its silhouette resembles a rotund woman lying on her back. The main town is Spanish Town on the southwestern part of the island. An unusual geologic formation known as "The Baths" located on the southern end of the island makes Virgin Gorda one of [View Full Entry]

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Anegada is the northernmost of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands which form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Virgin Gorda. Anegada is the only inhabited one of the British Virgin Islands formed from coral and limestone, rather than being of volcanic origin. While the other islands are mountainous, Anegada is flat and low. Its highest point is only about 28 feet (8.5 m) above sea level, earning it the name which translates as “the drowned land.” At about 15 square miles (38 square kilometers), Anegada i [View Full Entry]

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We finally escaped St Martin. We had some good news. Our auto pilot could be fixed without having to wait for parts from the States. It is amazing what you can achieve when they want the dock space. After about 10 trips to the supermarket and a lot of hair pulling trying to work out where to put every thing, we were all provisioned ready to go. We said goodbye to our friends knowing that we would catch-up in a week or so. The first stop was Friars bay on the west side of St Maarten (French Side). We wanted too [View Full Entry]

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Every summer for 13 years now, I’ve spent at Centauri Summer Arts Camp, in some capacity or another. There is a family who lives in Tortola (British Virgin Islands) and sent their two boys to camp for about 5 years, though it’s been I think 4 years since they’ve been there. The boys used to joke with me about me coming to visit them in Tortola. It was a nice little fantasy that I never really thought would happen. But now, here I am, sailing on the Liberty where one of our ports of call is Tortola! Thanks to the magic [View Full Entry]

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The time has come to say goodbye. After 6 months of travelling the Caribbean on Ocean Star, I now have a few months off to travel back to England, see my family, hang out with Mrs Mott, and generally enjoy some rest and relaxation! I hope you have had fun hearing about my adventures and finding out a little bit more about the weird and wonderful sights of the Caribbean, whether it was learning about the islands of the Lesser Antilles or seeing photos of the strange marine worms that live on coral reefs. Have a great Easter! Kirsty [View Full Entry]

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Happy 2008 to you all! The Fox family set sail in the Caribbean for a 10-day adventure that proved to be a true vacation and some quality family time. We left Denver the day after Christmas leaving behind a foot of snow and setting our sights to San Juan, Puerto Rico. We only had one full day to really enjoy Puerto Rico, so we woke up early to walk the streets of Old San Juan. Even though we were sill in America, we noted that the cultural differences abounded. We did not know it yet, but we were settling into “island [View Full Entry]

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The pace in Hampton was a tad more frantic than Deltaville. The boats for the 1500 were arriving every day and each no doubt had many things to accomplish. We arranged for our inspection for Monday morning as we wanted as much time as possible to rectify any shortcomings. Rick showed up bright and early the next morning and we went through the list point by point. Well it seems the frantic activity over the past 7 weeks paid off because except for a few minor points, we were ready to go. One thing he didn’t check though and I guess [View Full Entry]

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This is the last week of our current trip around the Caribbean, on Sunday all the students fly home and it will be a time for maintenance, training and rest aboard Ocean Star. To round up the end of the marine science courses, the shipmates spent this morning at a local school in the British Virgin Islands teaching the children about strange marine creatures and their ways of living and surviving in the sea. After a short lesson we split the group up into three and each section learnt about a different endangered species - turtles, whale sharks and Elkhorn coral. [View Full Entry]

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Latitude 30 deg 20 min N, 70 deg 20 min W; 400 miles SE of Cape Hatteras, 200 miles SW of Bermuda and 700 miles from BVI; wind NE 30 to 35 kts; seas 12 ft; 3 reefs in the main; 70 % of our small jib; surfing 9 to 10 kts. We have come through several squalls tonight and there is lightning all around; its 5 AM; black; the wind is fairly steady, the seas are building. At our last radio check the previous night at 7, several boats had reported waterspouts and all had reported squalls and lightning. However [View Full Entry]

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