Crystal Blues

The British Virgin Islands are a sailors paradise - reaching across the Sir Francis Drake Channel is a marvelous way ...

Sailing west from the BVIs, a cruising sailor enters an area that is increasingly influenced by proximity to the United States. While the s...

The Customs lady looked fearsome (why is it always the Customs folk who play tough?) but gave us our clearance and charged only US25 cents ...

Super Yacht Savannah Lights Up The Harbour, Nicely This year in the Caribbean I've often been delighted, though mo...

Pirate Bight, Norman Island Ah, the British Virgin Islands. Thirty years ago I sailed here, different boat, different life, differe...

On April 15th we departed Martinique, turning north again to cover more miles in our quest. We aimed for St. Martin, a s...

Two days after our arrival the small town feel of Fort De France was completely over taken by the arrival of the cruise ...

French Customs Patrol Boat Two weeks ago we sailed out of Tyrell Bay in Carriacou, heading for Martinique, looking for...

We feel like we earned this place - after sweating it out in Trinidad for several months, Carriacou is a delightful backwater in the Car...

Oh, what a feeling! I'm not sure why, but hardstands have a strong magnetic pull on Crystal Blues. We haul out every two years ...

We came, we saw, we danced - Carnival in Trinidad is one very long and VERY LOUD mobile dance party.  Feathers, lycra, bangles, beads, f...

It has been a busy month here at the Power Boats yard in Trinidad. This is prime cruising season, so the boat yard has rapidly emp...