S/V Aphrodite

If you have not traveled extensively in the Caribbean or don’t have a clear picture in your mind of which islands belong to the Windward, Leeward, Lesser or Greater Antilles I hope this map and the following explanation will help you orient yourself to where we are and where we are going.
 
The West Indies, synonymous [...]

Following  18.5 days at sea, we made landfall yesterday morning at St Lucia, the largest of the English speaking Windward Islands, under blue skies whilst flying the spinnaker.  The last several  days of the trip we got to experience the trade winds that we had expected to have had all the way – I certainly [...]