Bequia’s Admirality Bay has been considered one of the safest and quietest natural harbors in the Caribbean for centuries. The water is calm and clear, the green forested hills surround the bay in a safe embrace and fine sandy beach wraps around the turquoise waters like a belt. No wonder pirates and pop stars alike have chosen this bay to anchor their ships and we don’t want to leave either.
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Karin’s column about Grenada.
Published in “global” magazine from Alliance Sud, issue Winter 2022/23.
https://www.alliancesud.ch/de/wuerzige-weltpolitik-auf-der-karibikinsel-grenada
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Only a few nautical miles separate Carriacou from Union Island, somewhere in between, in the middle of the sea, lies the national border of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Early in the morning of November 9, we set sail on a beam reach course directly to Union.
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We are finally on our journey and have left Grenada heading north. Here are the impressions from Union Island and Bequia, both belong to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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From Carriacou to the south of Grenada and back again, then further north. That’s about the plan as we set off. We have to return to Grenada to pick up some boat parts that friends have kindly flown in from the UK, plus we can pick up five sacrificial anodes for our problem prop from another sailor.
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The announced storm is here! Winds sweep across Tyrell Bay with up to 60 knots and make everything in and around the boat rattle and shake. So we batten down the hatches and retreat to the cabin. The morning after the first stormy night we are woken up by excited shouts.
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Our first side trip outside of Grenada is to the famous Tobago Cays. Here we meet numerous turtles while snorkeling in a dreamlike scenery.
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Schweizer Illustrierte reports briefly and concisely on the start of our adventure on board Mabul.
Published in the magazine “Schweizer Illustrierte” from 14.10.2022.
After a busy few weeks, Mabul is in top form. Even the last big “thing” for the time being, the propeller, should be able to do its work again without vibration. So we can finally set off slowly towards the north in good spirits.
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