COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_top
Cruise ship pier Fredericksted
A Change of Plans
February 12th 2014 Years ago we heard the phrase, “Cruising plans are made of Jello”. How true!
We never made it to Coral Bay last week, instead, we sailed 32 miles south to St. Croix. And what a nice sail it was. Winds were mainly less than 20 knots, and on the beam. For non-sailors, winds that are perpendicular to the boat are ‘on the beam’. For Whisper, and most boats, it’s the best point of sail. We w
... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the ... ... read more 
