The promised update on the loss of Helen Mary Gee
We were waiting for a good forecast to sail the 120 odd miles from BVI to St Kitts. We cleared out of Customs and Immigration at Sopers Hole on Wednesday 1st April, with a forecast of NE 14 to 18 knots. That translates to anything up [...]
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The last days of Helen Mary Gee
Posted in Uncategorized on 15 May, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Antigua – April 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on 10 April, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, following on from the last update we stayed in the British Virgin Islands for a further week or so, waiting for a suitable weather window for our trip down the islands to St Kitts. It never really arrived but when the forecast was for gentle east – north east winds we decided to head [...]
Norman Island – Sunday March 15th
Posted in Uncategorized on 19 March, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sorry for the long delay in updating. We have not had the benefit of internet connections which will be evident as you read on. Yes we are still alive and well and enjoying our time in the Caribbean although the weather is proving problematic in some ways. They still refer to the high winds that [...]
BVI – 20th February, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on 20 February, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My how the weeks are passing. We have been in the BVI for over three weeks now. Today is Friday 20th February and as you can always expect from us we have more stories to tell.
You may recall that I mentioned in my last update something big swimming around the boat whilst we were at [...]
BVI – February 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on 5 February, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings to you all from the British Virgin Islands. It is nice to receive comments from you our friends, mainly that you enjoy reading our exploits. Long may it continue.
Today we have enjoyed beautiful warm (well hot really) sunshine, blue skies and crystal blue seas, so clear that you can see the fishes swimming around [...]
St Maarten – 20th January 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on 21 January, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it is almost two weeks since my last tale. We are still well and warm and enjoying life. We are still in the Lagoon at St Maarten (on the dutch side, hence the spelling). The island is split into two, not literally, one half being French territory and the other belonging to the Netherlands. [...]
Antigua and North – 8th January 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on 8 January, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well a very happy new year to you all. The Christmas festivities are over for another year and I must say that as much as I miss Christmas at home with the family, it has been a nice change not to be running around like a headless chicken for days before, just in case something [...]
Martinique and on – 9th December 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on 21 December, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We left Marin on Tuesday morning to head further north. We enjoyed our stay. We met a nice American couple sailing on a Catamaran named El Gecco. Neal is a South African who is famous for being the first black single hander to race around the world. He has many stories to tell, but the [...]
Saint Lucia – 8th December 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on 8 December, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You know by now that wherever Helen Mary Gee goes, some mystery or excitement follows us. You’ll be pleased to know that this is no exception. We had decided to head off to Martinique on Friday. Thursday morning we were doing some odd jobs on the boat when a man and a girl walked past [...]
Bequia and onto St Lucia
Posted in Uncategorized on 1 December, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Having arrived in Bequia Paul did the usual and checked in at customs and we had a little walk along the main street surrounding Admiralty Bay. Nothing much had changed since our last visit at New Year, save that there seemed to be less of a friendly atmosphere around the place.
That evening we went for [...]
