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 …

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
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 …

Happy Christmas day pictures from Antigua!

Love to Grandma and Grandad XXXX

Christmas Tuna Dinner !!

Love from Miss Tippy xx

Have a nice Christmas MON !!!

A huge box of goodies from Uncle Michael, Auntie Julia, Cat, Alice and …

A very Happy Christmas to all our family and friends ,we miss you  all ,with love from Brian, Sheila, Charlie,Freddie and Annie xx

Annie,Freddie and Charlie Getting into the Caribbean Christmas spirit xx
THANK YOU ALL for messages …

We set sail again and Freddie steered us into Deep Bay just a few miles from Jolly Harbour.

We found the perfect spot to anchor off the island of Antigua .The view was magnificent.

The children spent …

The great Antiguan welcome was everything we dreamed of after nearly three weeks at sea.We were so happy to be on dry land that the first thing to do was jump into the sea !

There …

The morning of  Dec. 2nd Freddie shouted,”I can see land!” We all jumped around the boat dancing and laughing.
What a sight after 19 days at sea,there in the distance the beautiful island of Antigua,so lush …

There were storms and lightening for a few days and we felt tired and emotional,the boat surged and rolled and sleep was difficult. The children all crawled into bed with me until my watch at …

The lovely sea and the sky.  The land fades into view and we look forward to night watch and a lovely sunset.
Tippy sunset.
Mark first night of Atlantic crossing.
Skipper Brian takes 8pm to midnight watch, he …