When we finally were able to get out the channel at Marina Hemingway, we were full of both excitement and a bit of anxiety about sailing Cuba's northwest coast. We'd read and researched the trip to within inches of its life. We understood it was mostly a downwind run and we knew that entering the anchorages through narrow passages with few navigation markers would be … [Read more...]
Cuba Stole Our Hearts
If you've been reading this blog for any amount of time now, you know how I write. You know that I use profanity sometimes and yes, I can be a bit reactionary and opinionated. Isn't that what a personal blog is for? Your opinions about something? Your firsthand experience? This post is purely emotional with a dash of politics thrown in. How can you not glance at the … [Read more...]
Sailing to Cuba in 2017
Thinking about sailing to Cuba in 2017? You're not alone. It's the hot topic right now. If you speak to ten sailors in south Florida, nine of them want to sail to Cuba. For the longest time I was one of them. Many, many people we've met feel the same sense of attraction to this island. For so many years it's been open to everyone except the Americans. For decades, Canadians, … [Read more...]