Cruising Helmsman

Caribbean unspoiled

THE beauty of sailing the Caribbean as an Australian is that I would have otherwise not visited this part of the globe. Flights to the Caribbean are arduously long and prices are eye-wateringly expensive. However, Grenada is where I found my Moody 47, so that is where I commenced my journey.

Before I set off from Adelaide and flew to the other side of the world, I had never even heard of most of the countries I have now visited. It was not until I arrived in Grenada and started speaking to cruisers and hearing of their plans, that I became familiar with islands such as Bequia, Guadeloupe and Saba.

Slowly, as I inched my way north, the once unusual names became commonplace and each new island became home for the

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