MUD!!!

This needs no explanation but here goes.. We did a little tour of the Island and stopped at the Hot springs and Volcano.. Here the guys got a nice hot mud bath and Adrien added a few words to the Crew.

Marigot

Since the 22nd we have been tucked up in Marigot.  A real Hurricane Hole in the middle of the West Coast of St Lucia.. The weather is still windy and wet but it is flat in here and we can concentrate on our Charter prep. However all good things come to an end and tomorrow we move down to the South of St Lucia to pick up our Guests. We are all very excited..

A Visit from Sandy Claws.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

From all of us on Rosehearty to all our Friends Merry Christmas. Time for us to get back to work. but here a few photos to remind us of how Lucky we are to be on Rosehearty, Working for the best OWNER in the business makes it easy to have the best CREW...

South to St Lucia

Another Day when the Trade Winds are re inforced and wide Awake. Anchor up at 0745. Put the wally on a long tow line. Around 75m and off we go... Seas in the Channel were nasty but luckily on the beam at around 4m (12-13 feet) Wind was gusty but Averaged 28-30 knots with higher gusts. So Strapped down we rolled out the Staysail and Headed SSE to pass to lee of Martinique.

What was great to see, finally, were so many Booby Birds diving around our windward bow chasing the fleeing Flying Fish.. Good Effort.

The second Channel crossing from Martinique to St Lucia was easier and Shorter and the seas were smaller not much but certainly easier.  We got in to Rodney Bay and as it was still windy anchored with the Wally still in tow.. The guys and gals had a tough day. One of the roughest for a while, however we were all smiles to be here. She did get very salty though and needed a hot water and soap wash down.

Thanks for the help Girls....

Roseau

After Anchoring in Squally conditions in deep water  50m only 100m offshore.. A long hike was taken to the Middle Ham Waterfalls. Pretty strenuous by all accounts. But peacful at anchor in between the strong showers..

Photo by Carlin

Rainbow

On The Back side of Dominica in between the rain Showers there are lots of Rainbows.. This on the way to Roseau the Capital on the SW corner. 

Pirates Prop

Sadly many of the real homes in Dominica look like this. The people here do not have much, but there is a friendliness and a warmth about them..This re created Home was from the Pirates of the Caribbean Movie and it is where Jack goes to visit the Witch in the Swamp. 

Indian River Boats

One thing that has not changed in the River is it still prohibits motors. So all movement is by Rowed boats. The Dominicans do love bright colours..

Photo:Ethan Toal

Indian River Dominca

Up early and off to the Saturday market in Portsmouth. The fruit and vegetables were great. Certainly no GM stuff here.   After that was done we split the crew in two groups less El Capitano.. and off they went to the Indian River. It has changed little in the 30 years I have been coming here BUT for the fact it is where they shot some of the Pirates of the Caribbean. As you can see there are still Pirates up there...Boxy, Markus Emerson Raya and Jamey... Being rowed up the river by the guide David...

Photo by Boxy

Portsmouth Dominica.

We arrived in to Anchor . Tied up Waldo alongside and went for a swim around the boat.

It was quite windy and rough so a full Rinse off with fresh water was done..Then it poured with rain for an hour or so! However all good and Happy to be in Beautiful Dominca. The people are so Friendly. A Trial Cocktail from a menu supplied by the girls fresh from a Cocktail course...Dinner by Raya and so to Bed..

Photo By Lenka...

Waldo in Tow!

One of the defining factors to get going is the Tow of Annalu the 45' Wally Tender. Faithfully tucked in behind us for the trip South. It limits a bit how we operate under way with the Tow. However we are all happy she is back and ready to go...Good Job Emerson!

Heading South

We decided to bring forward Departure by 24 hours to get a better weather window heading South. Easier to delay a day than to bring forward but the Guys and Gals  worked hard and late into the evening yesterday and we managed to leave this morning from Antigua at 0745. Winds are Perfect at 15 knots from the East. Temperature 26c and Seas on the beam at 1.5m. Man over Board drills and abandon ship drills to keep us all sharp. ETA to Portsmouth Dominica 1700 this evening...

Runners up in the Designer Water Contest at the Antigua Charter Yacht Show

Well done to the girls of Rosehearty! The challenge was to develop an eco friendly water during to give guests in Lieu of water bottles. Lena and Jamey were runners up with over 40 boats here at the show.. A really good effort girls...Moringa Infused Detoxifying Water. (leaves from the Tree of Life)  and lets be fair, who serves water in a Martini glass...It is for Vodka... Now Boys..What can we do..

You are all Invited!

We are having our Open Party at the Antigua Yacht Club Marina tomorrow night!  We have got the ICE!!

The Antigua Charter Yacht Show

The view form the other side showing most of the boats at the Antigua Yacht Club Marina

Most of these boats are over 60m!

Ready to wow the charter brokers. Rosehearty and Annalu sure have a great story to tell

Flying the Flag

We arrived in Antigua and the last 2 weeks have been spent getting Rosehearty back to show condition. @ coats of Varnish and everything polished...She Looking Nice!

Last Job before the show opens putting up the Perini Navi House flag. Here Mark standing on the top the mast 196 feet off the deck. Got more Nous than Me..I would not go up there and cerainly not stand on the mast head. That is Falmouth Harbour behind Mark

MOOOON!!.

There will be plenty of Moon shots over the next few days but here is ours from Rosehearty just after Sunset About 1/2 way between Newport and Bermuda., So close you feel you could reach up and touch it

Bottle Launch

We dropped a sealed bottle in to the sea containing a nice Watercolour and some notes. We hope to hear where the bottle ends up.
Right after this went in a Dolphin jumped and swam by us..A good omen..
We were at position 38n and 68.58w. Just exiting the Gulf stream.
We have been making good time as we adjust to life and routine back on board..Watches on and off. Staysail is out to steady us. We need to push to the East and past Bermuda and then South to 25n 61w to avoid strong S to SSE winds later in the week.

On The Road Again

We are off again..This time to warmer Climes in the Caribbean. We brought our departure forward by 2 days as we had a good weather window.
We left in Quiet conditions at Sunset yesterday Saturday the 12th. On the way out we adjusted and calibrated all the serviced equipment until we were happy. Then in a spectacular Moonlit evening (They say the Brightest moon since 1948) head South at 13 knots for the Gulfstream. It was cold at 3c but our Bridge Awning kept us warm. Took a while to adjust to the rolling motion of a boat underway. So maybe  not too much sleep.