Showing posts with label anchorage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anchorage. Show all posts

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Go West.........

Dear friends,

And that is exactly what we are going to do, starting tomorrow. We will be sailing westwards, from Grenada to Isla Blanquilla, on to Los Roques, Los Aves, and then to Bonaire. Obviously no internet connection untill Bonaire ( omg, will this even be possible?)
It will be an awesome trip, picture deserted snowwhite beaches, turquios pristine waters..... ( Google earth).
The preparations on board are still in full swing ( Lucky got vaccinated, and a health cerificate), laundry (still need to do), stocking up on food, checking out at customs and another 1001 things. Onda Boa is ready as she can be and so is the crew.

We expect to arrive in Bonaire in abt 15 - 20 days.

Grenada is a great place to stay, and our favorite anchorage by far is St Georges (crystal clear water, good internet connection from the boat, hardly any waves so very comfortable, and near by shops etc). We have anchored at other popular locations (Prickly Bay, Hartmann Bay, Hog Island...but all of them suffer from the waves that enter side ways in the bays, which makes it a very rolly place to be...

 Contemplating.... Grand Anse beach

Shopping....

Down town St Georges - Grenada


Our busy dinghy parking lot (in the back ground the St Georges Anchorage)

Shopping near the dinghy dock... very convenient

...heading back and heading out...


Anyhow, we are  of sailing....

Take care and enjoy

Pieter


Monday, April 23, 2012

Angra dos Reis (RJ) for cruisers


Approach Shopping Piratas Angra dos Reis RJ


Town centre of Angra dos Reis 
Angra dos Reis Marina Clube
This post contains some nautical tips and hints regarding Angra dos Reis
A lot of cruisers will have to go to this town todo paper work (port authorities, federal police etc). Also Angra has a couple of shops

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Sailboat cruisers in Rio de Janeiro


Photo by PKommerij. Onda Boa at anchor at Praia da Urca, Rio de Janeiro (just above the centre of this photo)

Following through with the sequence of nautical hints and tips, herewith some comments for those of you will or would like to spend some time in Rio de Janeiro.

First of all...