This morning we had a nice sail under genoa to the capital city of St. John’s. This is where yachts must go for outbound clearance under the emergency curfew. Jim went ashore to one of the large cruise ship piers and completed the check out process. At customs he met a dutch sailor who was also checking out to sail across the Atlantic to Europe solo. This whole area is designed for cruise ship passengers so it was like an eerie ghost town. While there Jim wondered around and found a place that made take out burgers and brought a few back to the boat. The only ship in the harbor is a transport loading yachts to deliver to the Mediterranean. With islands not opening to the south for hurricane season, this is an option if you do not want to sail to the US or Europe. After eating we put the dinghy on the deck and Jim went up the mast to check for problems and spray the main track with McLube. Amy made some brownies so we are ready to go in the morning to the USVI. Please feel free to watch our path on the “Where is Renegade?” tab. The trip should take about a day.
Antigua & Barbuda
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Yes, no sailing, we are still in Jolly Harbour under the 24 hour curfew. We received some great news this week when the government lengthened the store openings from 7 to noon…
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Sitting in Limbo is an old song by reggae star Jimmy Cliff that sounds like a good blog title for the times. We are still in Jolly Harbor but we can get…
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Sorry to not have posted in a while but we are still anchored here in Jolly Harbour, Antigua. There have been two deaths and 19 cases here but the Antigua government looks…
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Antigua and Barbuda have been on a 24 curfew since the 2nd. It was set to expire in one week, but with more cases popping up, it will most likely be extended.…
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On the 25th we motored over to Falmouth Harbour for a few days to pick up a package from the US and purchase some water maker pre-filters. On the 28th we topped…
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To give you a quick answer, here is the current situation for cruisers courtesy of Noonsite: SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR RECREATIONAL CRAFT IN PORTS OF ENTRY WORLDWIDE CARIBBEAN Anguilla: 14 DAY QUARANTINE (from 20…
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On the 20th we moved from Jolly Harbour to Five Island Harbour behind Maiden Island to get better protection from a NE blow. Snorkeling Maiden Island revealed neat rocks and coral but…
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On the 15th we moved from Falmouth Harbour to Jolly Harbour. Virus containment measures in the Caribbean have been increasing since our last post. The islands to the south we were planing…
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Like the news at home, COVID-19 is a also big deal here in Antigua since it has its first known case. Some cruise ships were turned away and we actually gave a…