Saturday, February 14, 2009
Boatyard Get- together
We had a groupof Yachties from the boatyard at Grenada Marine visit the local drinking spot for an update on who's going where and fixing what!!!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Independance Day Celebrations Grenada
Well while our sails are at the sail makers being altered and mended we took in the Grenada Independance Day celebrations in the old capital of Grenville on the Atlantic coast side. The town was packed and a group of us chartered a bus to get there and back as driving here is quite a challenging experience, to say the least. Thousands of islanders showed up and the streets were wall to wall people with lots of food stands and entertainment. I tried the "Manly Water" drink and don't want to know what the ingredients were!!!!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Grenada Sailing Regatta
Well it was a great week of regatta racing and attending the after race parties at the local hotels and resorts. We were entered in the Cruising Class, which was quite competetive, and got better after the first few races. Boxxer was measured for the Caribbean rating system and we can now enter other races throughout the Caribbean if we want to. The 3rd day of racing was very very windy and many of the yachts suffered sail dammage and we were no exception!!! We lost our main sail after a reefing line snapped, the sail came appart badly and unfortunately is beyond repair. We have managed to obtain another main from a 50 foot Swan but it will have to be modified slightly to fit our rig. It was great fun and we met loads of fantastic people but it can be a very costly sport so we will have to assess entering any future Regattas. So stay tunned as new crew are arriving in a few days.
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