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Jan 12
Paradise Revisited
It was almost 30 years ago that one of my earliest sailing dreams was realised – to sail in the Caribbean. Together with another Royal Naval Sailing Association member, we chartered a yacht and spent 2 weeks cruising in the Virgin Islands. At the time it was seen as a “once in a lifetime” experience. Never for one moment did I dream that one day I would return – let alone sail there in my own yacht.
It was therefore with a certain amount of trepidation that we set sail from St Martin bound fo .....
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Jan 12
A different world
It may have only been a short 80 mile hop from St Kitts to St Martin, but if felt like we had sailed into a different world. As we closed in towards the anchorage at Simson Baai, we left the normal Caribbean far behind us and entered a fantasy world populated by those more commonly seen gracing the covers of the world’s glamour magazines.
Joining a long queue of super yachts at the anchorage waiting to pass under the lifting bridge, we were left to ponder the conundrum that whilst the rest .....
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Jan 12
2011 – A vintage year
The 2011 season may have started late – Cosmic Dancer was still in the shed at the end of May long after most yachts had been re launched – but we still managed to cram an awful lot into the remaining 7 months.
As we toasted in the New Year we were able to look back on what has been a vintage sailing season. Our log shows us having covered 6,360 miles, during the course of which we completed 2-handed crossings of the North Sea, English Channel, Bay of Biscay, and the Atlantic. 4 new cruising .....
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