We’ll never tell I’m a little speechless this last night of the trip. 10 days of kiting, 10 days of wind, 10 days of some of the finest locations I’ve ever ridden or seen. Add to that the riding caliber Shannon Best and Clinton Bolton bring to the table and I can’t imagine it getting…
Breakfast on arrival We left Jumby Bay, Antigua at 0430 Wednesday morning after a failed attempt to do some filming under sail with Discovery. Shannon Best was finally onboard after squaring his nightmare visa problems and almost getting arrested on the flight from Miami for playing video games. The wind was too light at launch,…
Remoteness Friday morning I was scrambling around fixing things, buying parts and spares, always with the dark cloud of provisioning for another 10 days hanging over my head when I got a call from Jody that Nicolas (Nico) had arrived on the docks with gear in hand. We’d posted all over the net and through…
Hard work and a lot of partying and plenty of entertainment in between as we cruise up the windward isles in the Caribbean
The Pitons, St. Lucia, Day 3, first Adventure. What a difference a group makes. After 5 frantic days of repairs, provisioning, getting Clinton back from Florida and Joaquin Hubbard, our good friend from Seattle down to help fill the departed chef’s shoes it’s been all laughs. These guys are wild! I met Cory, his wife…
Rodney Bay, St Lucia. 6 days between trips sounds like a decent amount of time to prepare, but this week has been crazy. A number of inevitable boat projects, provisioning, cleaning and cleaning and cleaning… Trisha, our new chef had to return home to be with her father who is struggling with cancer. A bad…