Or More Antigua Passage Notes. Decades ago, during one of my very first offshore passages, slogging down the east coast of New England, a familiar Old Salt in a nearby sailing vessel often used the term rock and roll to describe our condition over the radio. He'd say with a twangy drawl, We loooove rock …
Author: CapnChris
Orion The Hunter
More passage notes. Some readers might recall that Orion The Hunter was an 80's rock band. Barry Goudreau's distorted lead guitar sound is quite distinctive, sounding much like when he was in the group Boston. Barry would use studio magic to artfully mix several distorted guitar tracks, creating a signature sound. Barry Goudreau's Orion The …
Bermuda We Love You, But…
...We're ready to go. How many rum swizzles does it take!? After an unplanned arrival in darkness through a treacherous coral entrance nine days ago, we are making preparations for the departure from Bermuda by an easier route. This time we'll pass outward through the reefed gateway during daylight, and it will be on our …
What Are You Waiting For?!
There are worse places to be than Bermuda in late November. Much to explore, warm (shorts) weather and people. We didn’t intend to be here, but it really is quite nice. Upon arrival we knew we’d be here for several days, and so started to make the best of a good situation. Sailor Kelly with …
Antigua Will Wait
We arrived last night at St George’s, Bermuda customs dock, cleared-in and secured (more like scored) a cozy spot against an ancient concrete quay. We are lucky to have this spot, literally tied to a cannon, considering the weather (get to that in a minute), as we just squeezed-in between the pilot boat St David …
SV Fayaway 