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Month / March 2016

Bahamian Rhapsody

10.03.16 Long Island Clarence Town was to be as far North as we went on this trip.  Another front came through and the windsurfing was great.  We explored ashore a bit, found that there is a famous ‘blue hole’ where free divers compete every year, so we had a dip in that.  200m deep but […]

Islands In The Stream

Another Voyage So we sailed away from the Dominican Republic, past the Caicos Bank to arrive on the southern shore of Mayaguana, the easternmost outpost of the Bahamas.  The trip was about 200 miles and Escapade just ate them up.  The winds were light, so we hoisted the full mainsail and unfurled the big red […]

Hispaniola

We made a quick detour to the Dutch island of Curacao, crashed into the biggest Mardi Gras carnival in the region, failed to find a blue cocktail , stocked up on fruit and veg, then sailed 400 miles North.   Dominican Republic I was last here on a windsurf trip 25 years ago. I have […]