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🏠Home » 2024 Blog » 2024-05 May Blog

Category: 2024-05 May Blog

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Goodies on stage
Goodies on stage

I started May 2024 by finishing off Antigua Sailing Week 2024 with returning the committee boat and, after a short visit to Green Island, returned to Sint Maarten for the rest of the month.

There, I did my 3 “R”s: Relax, Repair, and Recuperate.

Sint Maarten channel view

2024-05-31 Charging batteries and preparing to leave

Orion 12-24VDC charger

2024-05-30 Plans made

Solar panels charging in the sun

2024-05-29 Electrical progress

The bottom one is broken

2024-05-28 Alternator Woes

Debugging alternator issues

2024-05-27 Unwelcome surprise aboard Zanshin

Bridge opening and overcast

2024-05-26 Departure Sunday

SMYC dinghies racing in the lagoon

2024-05-25 Getting ready to leave – again

Cassandra at the Soggy Dollar

2024-05-24 Friday in Sint Maarten

Meraki lining up to leave

2024-05-23 Alone aboard Zanshin

Waiting for the bridge to open

2024-05-22 Back in the lagoon again

Empty anchorage in the Simpson Bay Lagoon

2024-05-21 Preparing to leave

Huppel the Pub

2024-05-20 Monday in the lagoon

Phil and John at the SMYC

2024-05-19 Melting on Sunday

Chris at the bar

2024-05-17 Friday before departure

Talking at the Soggy Dollar

2024-05-16 Windstill and Rock Night

Jet Skis racing through the anchorage

2024-05-15 Work and Play in Sint Maarten

Sunset over Simpson Bay

2024-05-18 No departure after all

Calm waters in the lagoon

2024-05-14 Tuesday in the Lagoon

Zanshin anchored in the lagoon

2024-05-13 Back in the office again

Speeding Tender

2024-05-12 Sint Maarten Arrival

Rocks by Green Island

2024-04-11 Heading off to Sint Maarten

Thunderstorm approaching

2024-05-09 Sail to Green Island

Club Sushi quiz night

2024-05-08 Mid-week in Antigua

Sia at Bar B's

2024-05-06 Second day of recuperation

Green Island shoreline

2024-05-10 Day at Green Island

Club Sushi quiz night

2024-05-07 Workday aboard

Houses on Falmouth cliffs

2024-05-05 Slow Saturday

Neil and Alec returning the committee boat

2024-05-04 The day after

Sisi coming in to finish

2024-05-03 Antigua Sailing Week 2024 Day 5

Finished!

2024-05-02 Antigua Sailing Week 2024 Day 4

Quiz Night

2024-05-01 Lay Day at the Antigua Sailing Week 2024

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