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Antigua and Barbuda Customs and Immigration on a Sailboat
Antigua and Barbuda use SailClear We checked in at English Harbour. Dingy can be taken to the dock by the yacht club and then it is a...
Andrew M
Feb 271 min read
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Dominica - Customs & immigration Clearance on a Sailboat
Complete Sailclear pre clearance Go to customs- At the large commercial dock, there is a spot on the left. It is 6 Euro to leave the...
Andrew M
Feb 171 min read
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Martinique - January 10th - Feb 17th
After returning to Canada for Christmas and new years we are back on the boat in Martinique. We plan to stay here until we get all of the...
Andrew M
Feb 152 min read
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Martinique - "L’Échappée Belle" or “The Beautiful Escape”
THANK YOU, Neo Marine and Nautitech We were excited to take part in the 2025 L’Échappée Belle , the Nautitech Owners Gathering in...
Andrew M
Feb 101 min read
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Martinique - Customs & immigration Clearance on a Sailboat
The French Antilies have made the process easy The forms need to be completed online here . If you are ataying for less than 5 days and...
Andrew M
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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St Lucia - Customs & immigration Clearance on a Sailboat
St Lucia Clearance Process 2024 The British have departed St Lucia, but they left their bloated bureaucracy behind! So if you are a...
Andrew M
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Touchdown - Saint Lucia
We have arrived last night at 10.30 PM. With much joy and some relief on my part. We made it accross in a very respectable time with the...
Andrew M
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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ARC Day 17: Yea, it's official we are cruisers
When we last talked, the winds were dropping as night fell. As forecasted, the winds continued to fade, and we had to start an engine....
Andrew M
Dec 11, 20241 min read
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ARC Day 16: Last Call for Wind..
We are still under sail, however the wind has dropped to 11 knots. We expect to continue to sail (slowly) overnight and tomorrow morning....
Andrew M
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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ARC Day 15: All is quiet
If nothing changes between now and when I finish typing this update, today has been a quiet and relaxing day! I better type fast. The...
Andrew M
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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ARC Day 14: Jibe Ho - Finally.....
You might recall our jibe five days ago did not end well—not because of anything we did wrong. The crew executed a perfect controlled...
Andrew M
Dec 8, 20243 min read
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ARC Day 13: Planing reentry - "Houston we have a problem"
We are about 5 days from splash down in Rodney Bay Marina in St Lucia. At this point we start route planning for the final decent. Do we...
Andrew M
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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ARC day 12: All is quiet....Or is it?
Not So, Stay Vigilant! This evening, I started to write today’s blog post with the title “Finally, a Nice Boring Day.” We had a lovely...
Andrew M
Dec 7, 20242 min read
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ARC Day 11: Stuck in the middle with you!
The straight-line distance between Las Palmas in the Canary Islands and St. Lucia in the Caribbean is about 2,700 nautical miles (5,000...
Andrew M
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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ARC Day 10: A fishy tale
After loosing a big one yesterday Byron was not going to let this one get away.
Andrew M
Dec 4, 20241 min read
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ARC Day 9: Never a dull moment aboard MackenSea!
We had an uneventful 9th day, moving along nicely and holding on to the #1 position in the Cruising Catamarans Group. What could go...
Andrew M
Dec 4, 20244 min read
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ARC Day 8: Reality Check
The skippers of each boat receive a daily status update email from ARC control. On December 2nd, this was the content of the message:...
Andrew M
Dec 2, 20244 min read
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ARC Day 7: King for a day, but.....
We had another good day, racking up 191 nautical miles in 24 hours (8am - 8 am). The wind picked up so we are now flying the Main and the...
Andrew M
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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Arc Day 6: A 200 mile day!
Our first full 24 hours of “proper sailing,” and we’re doing well, catching up with the boats that motored more aggressively than we did...
Andrew M
Dec 1, 20242 min read
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ARC Day 5: At Last, the wind has come at last
Continuing from yesterdays tragic events with the Parasail, we continued to head south, not sure if we are stopping in at Cape Verde or...
Andrew M
Nov 28, 20242 min read
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