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There was great excitement leavingh Rodney Bay yesterday. The 27 yachts leaving the marina were blowing their hooters, a steel band was playing, everyone waving and 'Good Luck' wishes being shouted in every direction.

A flotilla of motor boats, yachts and ribs filled the bay and then at 12:00 the starting gun. World ARC 2010-11 had start...

Threre was a seminar on the complete complete World Arc Rally yesterday and another one on emergencies at sea this morning, there will be no Ballycotton Lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!!

We will head first to the Dutch West Indies and visit Curaceo (spelling) and Aruba, then on to the San Blas Islands which are about 80 miles ...

During Skipper Stephen Hyde's racing years the yacht name 'Lady A' was created with his wife Aileen in mind. The variation on this for his cruising Oyster 56 became 'A Lady'.

Moored at Rodney Bay marina, with the high peaks of St Lucia around her, on this sunny Monday morning in the tropics, 'A Lady' looks magnificent.

Lots to do, ...

Since my arrival last week to St Lucia there have been many parties and dinners to celebrate everyones arrival across the Alantic. It has been so nice to catch up with people that we had met over in Las Palmas and to hear about their trips.

Compared to some, we had it very easy with no major damage, illnesses or storms. The worst story th...

Hello everyone! Today our 4th port of call is the enchanting Saint Lucia ( Loo-sha), lying between Martinique to the north and St. Vincent to the south. I've heard a lot about the beauty of St. Lucia thats why im super excited and so intrigue! We got the excursion/ tour package from outside the ship, as usual we're doing it independently for som...

Today we hit St Lucia. First comes the morning workout, then back to the cabin to change for breakfast. After breakfast, we take a quick shower before meeting Paul and Gayle at the Gangway gate to head to the pier for our excursion. Today is "zipline" day. We're all totally excited about trying a new adventure and hope that none of us die of fri...

Hei vaan pitkasta aikaa, Paljon ehtinyt tapahtua, joten en tieda mista aloittaa.. Selvisin Karibialle ehjin nahoin vaikkakin se oli aika ajoin hieman kyseenalaista, piti ostaa lentolippu takaisin floridaan, siirtyessani tiskilta 20 metrin paassa sijaitsevaan matkalaukkujen lapivalaisuun havitin boarding passini ja juuri ostamani lentolipun ja ei...

Okay, so this is my first entry on this website and I'm sorry to say, it might be a little generic. I am copy and pasting the review of our honeymoon that I posted on the TripAdvisor.com website because it was 7 months ago and I think that provides more details than I could remember now. On TripAdvisor the goal was the tell other travelers about...

The Cruise of Spirit of Ecstasy Chapter 12 Margarita to Bequia Nov - Dec 2005 Sailing has been defined as an expensive and uncomfortable way of going somewhere very slowly. Nowhere was that more true of our departure from the island of Margarita, Venezuela and the crossing to the Caribbean island of Grenada. This is done normally in two stages; ...

In 1996 I was made redundant from a job I disliked (a feeling that would repeat itself throughout my working life) but we'd already made plans to have our first longhaul holiday so, as we'd already booked and paid for it, it was something to really look forward to. Saint Lucia in the Caribbean Sea was going to be the start of my love affair with...