Sailing through the Caribbean Grenadines

Our family Bill, Sherry, Jeremy, & Peter all went down to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to bare boat (run a sailboat without a payed captain) for a week and a half. It was another truly incredible family vacation!

The Usual Suspects

We chartered our boat (Vihalla) from Barefoot on St. Vincent. The boat was a weathered 41ft Jeanneau from 1997 but she served us well.

Here is our story of travels and sights around Saint Vincent and the Grenadines of the Caribbean.

	Saint Vincent: Here you will find us arriving at St. Vincent, the Beach Combers hotel, visiting the incredible Montreal gardens, and some other sights.
	Bequia: We anchored in Admiralty Bay for 2 days. A great place to provision, relax, drink, and eat! We also went scuba diving and hiked around to Friendship bay.
	Mayreau: We anchored into Salt Whistle Bay and hiked over the hill to Saline Beach. There was a great church up on the hill and a colorful village.
	Tobago Cays: We got to play on some beautiful caribbean islands full of sea turtles, reefs, leaning palm trees, and white beaches.
	Petite SV & Martinque: These two islands are the southern most of the grenadines. You must stop at the tiny island of Mopion.
	Chatman Bay: There is great snorkeling around the cliffs and a few BBQ huts for some tasty sea food dinners. I wish we had time to hike around the island more.
	Back to Bequia: We spent a few more days at Bequia. The turtle sanctuary and the Moon Hole ruins are a must see while you are there.

Our Boat: Vihalla, 41 ft Jeanneau; starter motor didn't always want to crank, non working 110V power outlets, worn and weather deck wood, new sails, needed fuel filters replaced, Sailed GREAT!

The Caribbean:

St. Vincent and Grenada:

Bring list: Here is a list of things not to forget that my dad compilled after we got back.

Equipment: Extra GPS, Wind Speed Indicator, I-Pod, combination I-Pod charger & FM signal, LED Dive Light, LED Head Lamp (for everyone on board), Quick battery charger run off cigarette lighter, cigarette lighter multiple head splitter, flame striker, USB flash card reader, wrist watch with good night light, small calculator

Clothing: Bring as much quick dry clothing as possible especially underwear, one long pants, two shorts, quick dry shirts, waterproof deck shoes (Keens or Crocs), hiking shoes with good treads, old beach towels, light rain gear

Misc items: Large & small dry bags, soft waterproof camera case, clothes pins, extra eyeglass holders, 220 to 110 convert plugs, small notebook, island guidebooks

Snorkel & fishing: Mask, fins, snorkels, swimming cap (prevents sunburn), diving gloves, alcohol ear drops, extra mask strap, anti-fog drops, snorkeling or diving camera, dive lights, fishing gear

Health items: Sun burn lotion, Arnica, wax ear plugs (sleeping aid), Ibuprofen, band aids, salve for stings, insect repellant, bovine or other sea sickness medicine

Kitchen & wash items: Scour pad, laundry bar soap, small container shampoo, small kitchen dish soap, extra cup holders, six small plastic trash bags, different size zip lock bags

Sailing: Print out extra copies of anchorages from cruising guide and put in notebook (take to pre-sail briefing), cruising guide, sailing gloves, tide chart for area, hand held compass, tide charts

Food: Nuts, nutrition bars, maple syrup, pancake mix, organic peanut butter, tea, espresso coffee, French press or stove top coffee percolator, noodle packages, granola, rice pilaf, quinoa, salt, pepper, spices, tuna packages

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