Sailing from the Virgin Islands to the Cheasapeak Bay...
Anybody want to come?
Hello From C Nut ....Captain Robert Dinions
Bavaria 42 Sailboat
I bought it in Spain last fall and
sailed it here to the Virgin Islands...
Log and Pics of the trip crossing the Atlantic last Fall
Here
Let me rephrase this.. looking for company on a one or two week island
cruise on a brand new 42 foot 3 cabin, 2 bath sailing yacht.. The islands visited
will be Puerto Rico, Turks and Cacios and several Bahamian Islands..
then back to the east coast of the US
ALL you have to pay for is off boat entertainment expenses and transportation..
The only help or thing expected on the boat is watching for other boats for
a few hours a couple times a day..
Chance of a life time to see some of the most amazing beaches in the world
and have an adventure
As always this schedule depends on the weather and boat. etc
but this WILL be a fun trip
Looking for someone to for any or all of it..there are plenty of places to fly in and out of if you want to come for part of the trip. the longest open water stretch will probably only be about 2 days
Crew: Captain Robert Dinion and TBA
May 8th, 2007
May 17th, 2007
A couple things.. This is a REALLY EASY trip...
Downwind all the way a lot of really cool places to stop..
I can do it myself if need be so will not be paying or covering
travel expenses. Boat cost and onboard food will
be there..... you don't need to know how to sail as much
as simply want to help and experience it..and I need another person on
board after 24 hours for insurance reasons or I have to stop for 12..
June 4th, 2007
I'm leaving NOW for San Juan PR... no idea when I'll be updating this again
but should be by the
end of the week.
The Weather forcast is PERFECT until Saturday so I may just keep moving...
June 7th, 2007
Checked into a BEAUTIFUL Marina called Ocean World in the Dominican Repulic.
The weather and sailing have been great. I didn't bother to stop until now because
it was so easy to keep going and customs check in check out procedures suck up
so much time in PR and the DR and single handing it is actually easier to keep going.
But I really want to come back and spend more time here.
It reminds me a tropical Costa Del Sol.
This will give me a lot of time to hop through the
Bahamas
The Weather forcast is still PERFECT until Tuesday so I will probably
head to the Bahamas tommorow about noon.. to arrive at French Key
(Turks Cacios)by noon the next day..then on to Maguyana Bahamas day after..
GT 3 days later.
June 13th, 2007
Skiped a couple entries. Made it to GeorgeTown Exumas last monday and
checked in after ripping through the out islands.. Made one 200 mile day.
Beeen here a few days and giving a couple guys from Norway a ride to nassau to catch a plane
Going to Staniel now then Up to Allans Thursday to make Nassau by Friday.
June 21th, 2007
Skiped a couple more entries
Picked up a couple of Norwigien guys in Georgetown Bahamas that needed a ride to Nassau to cathc a plane.
Je flew in from New York for the abaco and atlantic leg so there will be someone else on board to pick me up when I fall off.
In the abacos at Green turtle Key now about to jump into the Atlantic for either Beaufort NC or the mouthof the bay
depending on weather. Weather looks pretty great if a bit wierd...Should take 3-5 days..
A lot of crazy stuff has happened on this trip..ncluding me being involved in two searches for missing people..one a jet ski that
broke down and washed out to see with 2 people.. I found the jet ski 16 miles off the coast of peuorto Rico but no people..
Then a guy fell off a cruise ship leaving the Disney Key heading for San Salvador..right in our path..
So we searched while we sailed with the helecopters buzzing around..don't think they found him either..
This is starting to bug me...
I'll write more about it later for now I'm getting back ot the US..DON'T WORRY!!!
XOX
July 2, 2007
So I am "Home" ..well at moms house..
Heres the link to the story of the jet ski..they alway get the boat name wrong..
they call it Sea Knot
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,138239,00.html
and the ink to the missing guy I'm not mentioned in this one...
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1516271/