we got back to palapa and got under way for st martin. it took me several beers to get over my caviar depression and for a while i told aimee i was going on a hunger strike until i could eat 2 euro caviar and bagget. this lasted until about noon when she made me a delicious wrap. so much for principal. we got into simpson bay at around noon and this time i had decided we would check in to...
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well he day started out perfectly. i got us under way just before sunrise for a 70 nm run to st barts. if you recall the last st barts event was quite expensive so i had planed this one to arrive at sunset then then aimee was to go in and stock up on the subsidized 2 euro caviar and baguette and be under way by 8am. all went according to plan initially. we made great time with the polled out...
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we left early for barbuda as it was a 30nm sail and i wanted to make sure we got to sail even if it meant going 4 kits in very light winds we have been seeing. alas after the first hour we had 10 to 15 kts n the beem in flat sees and where blasting along at 7.5 kts. aimee of course got the lines out and of course in quick succession we had 3 hits. the first was a beautiful Dorado but under 2...
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so yesterday we finally left our perfect island and headed back to jolly harbor as our visas where expiring today and we had paperwork to pick up. we left a bit behind schedule but had an amazing sail over. i wanted to make sure we got in before customs closed so we could leave first thing in the am. alas this was not to be we arrived at 315pm but by the time aimee got over to check out at...
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well we where enjoying a “final” “relaxing” day at our favorite island in preparation for the americas cup final, alas this was not exactly what was to be! we did another beach day and relaxed in the foot deep water on perfect sand. i had a few beers while aimee worked on her water yoga routine. we had so much fun we had to send aimee on a supply run to bring back the...
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