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Miss Tippy Drama!
2010/01/25 – 21:59 | 39 Comments
Miss Tippy Drama!

MISS TIPPY DRAMA AT SEA
A dramatic day on Miss Tippy ( some graphic pictures.)
Wed 20th January.
We are well into our passage to San Blas. Tortola is 175 miles behind us with a beautiful sunrise at …

Ile Fourchue,St.Barts
2010/01/19 – 04:39 | 2 Comments
Ile Fourchue,St.Barts

We left St Barts and sailed out to sea for a relaxing afternoon.

It was a really great sail for about 4 hours with the wind on our side and the sun shining.
We then came back …

R2R 16.2 Caribbean Cruising (Part 2)
2010/01/18 – 22:42 | 6 Comments
R2R 16.2 Caribbean Cruising (Part 2)

This part shows our cruising around the beautiful islands of St Marten, Anguilla, and around the British Virgin Islands (including Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Tortola). A lovely break before continuing our voyage with a 1,000 mile passage to the San Blas islands in Panama.

St.Barts, Caribbean.
2010/01/18 – 22:42 | 2 Comments
St.Barts, Caribbean.

New Years Day, French culture, Caribbean sun, a beautiful yacht a great combination for a Miss Tippy stopover.

R2R 16.1 Caribbean Cruising (Part 1)
2010/01/18 – 22:35 | One Comment
R2R 16.1 Caribbean Cruising (Part 1)

After Christmas in Antigua we cruised towards the British Virgin Islands visiting some beautiful islands en route. This first part of our two part film on our Caribbean experience includes Antigua, Barbuda, St Kitts, Saba and St Barts. We hope you enjoy!

Dec ’09 – Jan ’10 Saba.
2010/01/15 – 13:08 | 3 Comments
Dec ’09 – Jan ’10  Saba.

We had spotted a little green dot on the Caribbean chart and decided to visit Saba, a 5 square mile Dutch island that offers a wild and unspoiled nature.
Freddie the anchor man!

Charlie filming Miss Tippy …

Dec. 09. St Kitts.
2010/01/15 – 02:19 | 3 Comments
Dec. 09. St Kitts.

We left English Harbour after a lovely holiday with friends from England.
English Harbour is hard to spot from the sea,but a beautiful sight from Shirley Heights on the site of an old English Fort 145m …

Cabin kids postcards: January 2010
2010/01/15 – 00:09 | One Comment
Cabin kids postcards: January 2010

Postcard to Ian Petit
2010/01/14 – 23:29 | One Comment
Postcard to Ian Petit

Hi Ian…..sorry I am a bit delayed posting this but we have been sailing lots!….

Dec 09 Frigate Birds, Barbuda…. and Tuna!
2010/01/11 – 03:13 | 3 Comments
Dec 09 Frigate Birds, Barbuda…. and Tuna!

We loved remote Barbuda and enjoyed the clear sea and beautiful beaches.
It has an amazing Frigate bird colony in a lagoon protected from visiting yachts.
George known as King Goldilocks took us and friends for a …