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Kuna Yala
2010/02/26 – 23:45 | 5 Comments
Kuna Yala

Feb.2010 KUNA YALA .
Just off the coast of Pamama there is a group of more than 300 islands independent of the governance of Panama.We are anchored in the gorgeous archipelago of San blas …

Voyage to San Blas PANAMA
2010/02/24 – 17:00 | 2 Comments
Voyage to San Blas PANAMA

From Puerto Rico we left on our voyage of 850 miles to San Blas.
During the first two days at sea the weather deteriorated quickly, there were squalls with lots of rain and 25 to 30 …

Thank you from Miss Tippy
2010/02/17 – 20:51 | 5 Comments
Thank you from Miss Tippy

Thank you from MISS TIPPY to all our friends and family for the many messages of support sent whilst we rested in Puerto Rico after Brians accident at sea.
Miss Tippy looking gorgeous after a special …

Miss Tippy Drama!
2010/01/25 – 21:59 | 36 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 …

Jan 10 St.Barts
2010/01/18 – 22:42 | One Comment
Jan 10 St.Barts

Miss Tippy gave us a thrilling ride to St Barts with a big sea crashing over the decks, we had a cracking sail as she surfed the waves and carried us into Gustavia Harbour .

Freddie …

Dec ‘09 – Jan ‘10 Saba.
2010/01/15 – 13:08 | 2 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 …

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 …

Dec.09 Barbuda
2010/01/09 – 12:23 | One Comment
Dec.09 Barbuda

Dec.09 Barbuda
Miss Tippy was ship shape after a few days rest in Jolly Harbour .
The laundry was done and the galley restocked.It was time to explore new Caribbean islands. The sister island to Antigua  was …