Crystal Blues

Our last sunset swim at Pirates Beach Tobago, with Diane and Evan from Ceilydh                                    Cruisers are well pra...

Hose clamps seem to be such simple things - yet choosing the wrong types can sure mess up an otherwise perfect sailing day. As we ...

This is our first time in the North Atlantic with Crystal Blues, and also our first time to be watching for hurricanes. Here in Tobago ...

We arrived in beautiful Charlotteville just 12 days ago - and it's everything we wanted in a Carribbean anchorage. Very friendly peop...

Ley In The Galley As We Beat To The North West At Sunset After three weeks in Suriname we set sail again for our first Caribbean land...

For those following in our wake, we've published a useful guide to cruising services in Suriname, adding to the collection of guides av...

Image courtesy Noel Pauw - Waterland Marina Resort Here is the Waterland Marina in Suriname on one of those lovely foggy river mornings...

Paramaribo Homes - Photo By Evan Gatehouse Our two weeks on the Suriname River were punctuated by frequent trips "into town" ...

Back in Sarawak, northern Borneo , we experienced significant staining on the bow from the river waters. The Suriname River brought it al...

Crystal Blues arrived on the Suriname River exactly a week ago, on June 26. Having covered just on 5000 nautical miles in 8 weeks, we wer...

Sailing in the middle of a very large ocean, the days do start to blend in to one and time seems to distort a little. Ley and I move into a...

Late afternoon the clouds begin to gather, billowing upwards and outwards, encircling our horizon. The setting sun sprinkles them with ...

We stayed 4 days at the Brazilian island Fernando De Noronha. After completing our mainsail repair we were able to tour the island, re...

After our arrival at Fernando De Noronha we slept like babies. Ley woke early, and watched the sun rise from the cockpit, while I sl...

Leaving Ascension Island we had a series of small problems ( read it here ), including an anchor windlass failure and small tear in the l...