05 Tuesday Jan 2016
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After years of hard work I can finally say it was worth it.
The Far Reach, Moored, Caneel Bay, St John, USVI–5 Jan 2016
We awoke to a very light north easterly wind at our anchorage off Fort Burt in Roadtown, Tortola BVI. While we were drinking our coffee, two huge cruise-liners entered the harbor. The first was a dark blue hulled
04 Monday Jan 2016
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The Far Reach making her way up the Drake Channel.
4 Jan 2016–The Far Reach, Anchored, Dead Man’s Bay, Peter Island, BVI–At 1045, 3 January, we departed Cane Garden Bay under single reefed main and stays’l. Prior to departure we topped off our water tanks by ferrying 18 gallons of water from the small marina back to the boat. We also found a small reef to snorkel the day before only 100 yards from where we anchored. I think the kids will enjoy swimming there.
02 Saturday Jan 2016
The Far Reach anchored in beautiful Cane Garden Bay.
2 Jan 2016, The Far Reach, Anchored Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, BVI–We departed Jost van Duke this morning and beat up-wind (of course!) under a reefed main, working jib and stays’l to Cane Garden Bay on the west side of Tortola. The indications are the winds will slacken a bit to about 15-20 kts and it was a pretty comfortable, though short, sail.
31 Thursday Dec 2015
The Methodist Church, Jost van Dyke
The harbor was filling up fast on New Yers Eve.
New Years Eve–A sea of stars. ( Photo by Angela Large)
The Far Reach, Anchored, Jost van Dyke–31 Dec 201–The Far Reach has been anchored in Great Harbor, Jost van Dyke for about a week. We sailed in looking for a tranquil place to spend some time to nourish body and spirt after our 2 1/2 week upwind bash from Cape Lookout, only to learn that our exact location is the site of one of the largest New Years Eve’s beach parties in the world! Continue reading
26 Saturday Dec 2015
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On Christmas Day we made landfall at Jost van Dyke, BVI after 18 days at sea.
26 Dec 2015, Anchored, Great Harbor, Jost van Dyke, BVI–The Far Reach, with my sister and me on board, took her departure from Cape Lookout, NC on the morning of 8 Dec. We made landfall at Jost van Dyke, BVI after 18 days. The total distance sailed was 1,643 nautical miles. The Far Reach was magnificent in every way. She was solid, quiet, and did not leak a drop of water even though it was a wet upwind ride most of the way.
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