Audentes

We’ve reviewed the journal entries from our spring/summer stint in the boat yard at Fort Pierce, looking for clues as to how we might make our current stay in a boat yard more enjoyable. Of course, we found nothing, but the nature of our work here in Trinidad is far cleaner, thus far. Eventually, we […]

The verdict is in; if you haven’t seen “Troy” yet, keep waiting, for as long as possible. Moving on, we have established ourselves in the boatyard at Chaguaramas, Trinidad. Our first full day was rainy with occasional precipitation and intermittent drizzle. Fortunately, our work detail was scraping, sanding, and wiping the bottom, where we were […]

Dr. James A. Cook, Jr., 71, died suddenly January 19th, 2006 on the golf course where he loved to be. He was born in Providence, R. I. on February 11, 1934. His parents were James Allison Cook and Gladys Harding Cook. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Catherine; son Michael A. Cook and wife […]

Saturday and Sunday were slow as the weather was bad and we were getting restless waiting for Monday, when our boat was scheduled to be hauled out. Sunday our plans for a good meal and sports on TV were smashed when we learned that our favorite restaurant, Joe’s, was closed on the Sabath. We spent […]

On the evening of the 11th, Aaron and I set out for Trinidad with high hopes and tempered sails. A 15-20 knot wind made the close reach brisk but uncomfortable, and we got little sleep on our first shifts off. The monotony of my 12am-2am watch was broken by the sudden sound of cellophane at […]

The 6th was busy. Besides tracking down and testing a “cruising ‘chute,” or large foresail, that we were looking at purchasing, we had to prepare for our passage to Trinidad. We planned on leaving shortly after dinner and sailing through the night, arriving in the morning. But whether we be mice or men, our plans […]

As the wind became light and variable in St. George’s, Grenada, our anchorage suffered. The heat became oppressive with the water of the lagoon too putrid for swimming. Bugs of all sizes found the boat, making us sick on the inside and riddling our bodies with bites on the outside. Fortunately, it was no Riviere […]

We left Tobago Cays on the 31st for Carriacou(pronounced carry-koo), still part of the Grenadines but owned by Grenada(pronounced grenayda). Stopping briefly at Union Island for groceries and customs, then Hillsborough, Carriacou for customs, we proceeded to Tyrrel Bay and dropped anchor in the afternoon. We enjoyed cold beer and looked for the elusive green […]

On the 23rd, an airline delay meant that we spent 8 hours in or near the airport in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia awaiting our parents’ arrival. Finally, they came in around 10 pm. We gathered their luggage, got fleeced by a taxi driver, and rowed back to the boat at its windy and rolly anchorage. […]

We felt good about our anchorage in Rodney Bay, on the northwest coast of St. Lucia, as there were many yachts, beautiful beaches, and no shortage of bars within eyesight of our boat. A constant, brisk wind also charged our batteries beautifully in the absence of our engine. Of course, the gravy train pulled out […]