Blogs from Scarborough , Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago, Central America Caribbean

Tobago Blog 17th January 2020 The island of Tobago is part of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the most southerly and our next port of call after our extended stay in Bridgetown, Barbados. Sailing overnight we arrived for a short stay on this idyllic island. Tobago has had a chequered history since being discovered by Christopher Columbus, after much fighting mainly between the Dutch and French the island was eventually ceded to Britain in 1814. In 1888 Tobago was joined by its larger island of Trinidad and independence was achieved and in 1962 the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago was borne. Tourism is the islands main income and this is apparent in the capital city of Scarborough where we berthed. There was a lot of competition for our custom at the port gates whether to ... read more

19th February - 4thMarch – Fernando to Tobago This passage started ok, wing and wing, sunny, good sailing, even made a banana cake that turned out perfectly. Then however it all went downhill. Very squally, lightning, so much rain, waves over the side into the cockpit and no sun for nearly a week. Flying fish in cockpit and on deck nearly did my head in! No wonder it's called the doldrums. We all nearly got the doldrums. Rather than having no wind (which we all admit would've been worse) we've had very unsettled weather. One day after a particularly rough and very unpleasant night, John from Boomerang got on the radio sked and gave a very strong report on how unimpressed he was with the conditions overnight. We were all laughing as we were all thinking ... read more