Well, then you include Cuba in your travel planning with the idea that there is something special to be found there because there are not so many tourists yet. But what can you expect in a country that for over 50 years has been under the...

Sailing is sailing to where the wind takes you ... yes, that even applies to us as seasoned 'planners';-) Not just keeping a tight schedule, but adapting to the changing circumstances. On the way to Cuba let's...

Well, the idea was born on Saba: shall we go diving with the family? This week in the BVI's we put the idea into practice! PADI diving courses start from the age of 10 and Eline is just allowed to participate. But her...

Right now we are in the marina of Virgin Gorda, the most eastern island of the British Virgin Islands (BVI's). We arrived this morning after a nighttrip of 86 miles from Saba. Almost out of the Caribbean again! The past...

By now we have arrived a lot further north in the Caribbean; you can see that on the overview map on the homepage, so we choose to do this part a bit faster than most...

St Vincent and the Grenadines is an archipelago of islands in the South Caribbean, with St Vincent as the largest island and numerous small islands to the south with beautiful anchor and snorkel spots....

A new time has come, now that we are really sailing in the Caribbean, with short stretches of fantastic sailing, half to high winds with always a strong standing wind (usually force 5), nice anchorages where you can sail from the boat....

While in Trinidad the preparations for carnival are in full swing, we (and also the Barborassa and the Jonathan) are under the spell of 'pimping' our boats, which will take a bit longer than expected, but at...

Trinidad is a typical Caribbean island with a distinct american influence. Typical Caribbean because of the temperature, the vegetation, the appearance of the people and the decor on sailing yachts. The american influence is clearly noticeable because of the enormous service orientation (that....

The crossing to Trinidad is very smooth and fast. It is still quite a distance of over 500 miles, but due to the fact that a large part of the time there is a strong current (the Guyana current of such...