Category: Grenada
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Scrubbing and Systems
1st September 2025 So we are a few weeks into our enforced dock time and we have been really glad for this in hindsight! With the many systems onboard and the number of things that seemed to be broken we have split these up into “phases” of our confidence building. So Phase 1 – what…
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The New Normal
20th August 2025 So, our last post was pretty miserable. We were dealing with the disappointment of nothing going to plan. BUT, we have decided to get on and embrace life as we are. Although we are still stuck on the dock waiting for parts… indefinitely…, this is an awesome opportunity to fix ALL the…
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Feeling Trapped and Deflated
15th August 2025 The Post Carnivale Blues So, moving onto the boat was a challenge for sure, and I must say that so far things really haven’t gone as I expected…. I imagined that our time in Grenada would go something like this…. I pictured needing an online workout subscription and loads of snorkelling and…
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Spicemas 2025- part 2
11-12th August 2025 Or maybe, the loudest 48 hours of my life? Monday Night Mas… Pre-Party! J’ouvert wrapped up and we had a very short period of quiet. Aound 4pm the crowds start to gather again for the Monday Night Mas…. but really, its not quite that yet… it’s the pre-party to Monday Night Mas!…
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Spicemas 2025
11-12th August 2025 We made it to the marina right on time for Spicemas. This is an annual celebration in Grenada made up of weeks of fêtes, music competitions and culminating in the two days of parades on carnival Monday and Tuesday. SOCA SOCA SOCA Soca is the definition of Grenada in our time here…
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Our New Home
4th August 2025 Having shifted round to the marina which will be our home base for the next few months. We could finally slow down (just a bit) and spend a bit more time getting to know the boat. We couldn’t move onboard straight away as the boat was really dirty and lacking some fairly…
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Belts, Batteries, and Blind Faith – Our Maiden Voyage
30th July 2025 So the boat floats! BUUUUTTTTT there were a few problems in the very short distance from the boat lift to the marina dock. Of course, we were still feeling the time pressure too – we had one day before we had the skipper coming to help us move the boat round to…
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Coolant Capers
27th July 2025 – GrenadaA small flashback to fixing the coolant tanks… what a mission! After a week of sticky heat, crawling bilges, and battling mildew, it was time to address the coolant leak. This was kind of a major deal… because its a keel-cooled engine – we absolutely need coolant to run; and LOTS…
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Not Quite Ready, but Floating Anyway
28th July 2025 – Grenada Three things were adding pressure for us to get the boat back in the water ASAP. 1. The boat yard really wanted us out as we were in a spot that needed to be filled with long term storage boats. 2. The marina booking we had kept getting pushed back…
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Leaks, Leaks and Leaks
26th July 2025 – Grenada Now that the main work of the welding and painting is all done, we are trying to get the boat ready to go back in the water! Why is the bilge wet? When we first arrived to the boat, there was watery stuff in the bilge.. all good we thought,…
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