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Martinique

Sailing from Dominica to Martinique was fast. The winds blew in our favor so we could even take us further south on the island than we originally planned. At Anse d’Arlet, we hoisted the Q flag, anchored and cleared in to the country. Martinique belongs to France and is part of the EU. Every island is a new country, so there is a lot of hoisting and hauling of courtesy flags + the yellow Q ...

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Dominica
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Dominica

From Saint Martin we had a good 24-hour sail south towards Dominica. The wind came almost directly from the east, but around the islands it became incredibly erratic, as did the waves. We had to change sails and often sheet in or out 😊. We passed west of the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis and Montserrat. As we sailed past Montserrat, we could clearly see the traces of the lava flows from the va ...

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Saint Martin/Sint Maarten
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Saint Martin/Sint Maarten

Saint Martin is a small island that is divided between a French part, Saint-Martin, and a Dutch part, Sint Maarten. The French half is part of the EU while the Dutch is not. We dropped anchor at Marigot Bay on the French side and had a very easy clearance at the local ship chandler where the paperwork could be done free of charge. We stayed there for about a week and felt the atmosphere as relativ ...

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St. Barths (Saint-Barthélemy)
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St. Barths (Saint-Barthélemy)

We had a nice northwesterly sail from Barbuda to St. Martin where we anchored at Marigot Bay. On the way there, we had spent the night in the northern part of St. Barth but decided not to clear in at the island but to visit it later. No sooner said than done! From Marigot we chose to take the fast ferry to St. Barts. After a very bumpy trip of 17 nautical miles, we disembarked at the capital Gusta ...

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Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda

Leaving Pointe-à-Pitre, we anchored one last time at the northeastern tip of Guadeloupe at Deshaies. We took the dinghy ashore and I (Malin) locked the dinghy at the jetty (I thought...). We cleared out of the island and decided to have a beer at a nice little pub before heading back to Anastacia as it had started to rain and get windy. When we were about to head back, we ...

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Guest post: Grenada and the surrounding areas, the most beautiful places I've seen!
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Guest post: Grenada and the surrounding areas, the most beautiful places I've seen!

Grenada and the surrounding areas, the most beautiful places I've seen! Like a photo wallpaper that a friend had on the wall when I was a teenager. A favor to experience this. Then we have the wishes that came true. I asked Malin: Do you think there is a chance to see dolphins? Malin replies: There's a gang coming behind you! Oh my God! As ordered! It was as easy as ordering a rum punch 😊. Even ...

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Guadeloupe
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Guadeloupe

The Guadeloupe Islands form an archipelago that comprises five main islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and Les Saintes. Like Martinique this is French Overseas Territory and part of EU (outermost regions) and thus right-hand traffic, Euros as currency and no extra roaming charges for us Swedes! The two largest islands, Basse-Terre and Grande Terre, nicknamed the “B ...

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines consists of 32 islands and belongs to the Lesser Antilles archipelago and forms the northern part of the Grenadines (the southern part of the Grenadines belongs to Grenada). All these islands are worth a visit but we had to choose. When we left Grenada we decided to sail to the island of Bequia and then the larger island, Saint Vincent where the capital Kingstown i ...

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Guest post: Visiting paradise
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Guest post: Visiting paradise

On February 9, Yvonne and I left the snow in Sweden and flew to Grenada. A long, and from time to time, difficult journey where we landed at the Barbados airport, which had no AC at all. No flight to Grenada was available at the scheduled time. After a few hours of uncertain waiting, we finally took the flight via St Vincent and landed in a scorching Grenada. We took a taxi to the marina where we ...

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Guest post: What would a voyage across the Atlantic be like?
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Guest post: What would a voyage across the Atlantic be like?

Hot, messy sea, seasick, bad food, scary... or just wonderful! 😁 Yes, most of it depends on who you sail with and the weather. For my part, I sailed with two people that I trusted 100% and the weather was mostly good, maybe some little messy waves, now and then... Both Christer and Malin are people who don't stress themselves out unnecessarily, so when unforeseen things happen, it's st ...

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