Hope's and Howard's Sailing Adventures

Atlantic and Mediterranean Cruising on board Lady M

George Town

After the initial bit of excitement, the remainder of our trip to George Town was straightforward. There was a beautiful full moon all night long that illuminated the sail and clouds, almost as if it were daylight. I even thought about checking to see if the solar panels were generating any amps…. but of course that would be expecting a bit too much. We ended up keeping the engine on.. Read More

Mayaguana to Georgetown, Great Exuma

We received Chris Parker’s weather forecast by sailmail yesterday evening and listened to his forecast this morning on SSB. He has been telling us of a tropical wave off the coast of Venezuela. In his forecast last night, it seems it could cross Cuba and he reckoned there is a 30 percent chance it could develop into a tropical depression. In any case, we can expect squalls throughout most of.. Read More