A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 9/3/2023 - 9/10/2023 By this point, our guide was concerned about our sobriety levels. So, he took us to a bar that served, in his opinion, the best rum punch on the island… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 8/27/2023 - 9/3/2023 The next morning, we decided to venture up to Carriacou. We hoisted our sails and turned off the engines for a few hours until we reached the mooring field at Sandy Island. We stopped for an afternoon swim and walked on the stunning white sand beach, th…
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We replaced the bean bag chair we lost in a storm last month for ~$250.00. The generator compartment ventilation hose detached after the plastic grate underneath the boat broke off. Its location is hard to access (behind the generator, underneath our water tanks), so we… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 8/20/2023 - 8/27/2023 To prepare for our upcoming Pacific crossing, we had the Sea Safety Center service our life raft. We carry a Plastimo 6-person life raft on Sabado, and the manufacturer recommends servicing it every three years. We were invited to see it inflated, and…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 8/13/2023 - 8/20/2023 We were coaxed out of bed around 4 Monday morning by the sound of beating drums. Carnival had begun! We could see the flashing lights and torches ashore. We made a pot of coffee and waited until first light to join the party… (read more)…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/30/2023 - 8/6/2023 We woke up Thursday morning to a message from Nick: their flight had been canceled, and the airline had put them up in a hotel until Saturday! ? So, we all agreed to have “one last group dinner” #3 the next night… (read more)…
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We noticed some chafing on the line that lifts our dinghy davits, so we purchased a replacement for ~$50.00. Palm Tree Marine performed valve adjustments and a coolant flush on both engines. We also had them rebuild our old raw water pumps (one for Yanmar engines and one for our generator)…(read mor…
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A Week Aboard S/V Sabado: 7/23/2023 - 7/30/2023 I counted it all: he gave us 27 mangos, 10 star fruits, 1 bunch of bananas, 1 papaya, 12 limes, 1 soursop, and 4 bundles of guaya… (read more)…
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