{"id":8638,"date":"2018-04-06T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=8638"},"modified":"2018-04-06T14:16:36","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:16:36","slug":"the-final-leg-south-northbound-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=8638","title":{"rendered":"The final leg south. Northbound next…"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I write this we are anchored in the Tobago Cays in the Grenadines, the furthest south that we will go on this trip.\u00a0 At 12 degrees south it is the farthest south that we have been aboard Pandora.\u00a0 \u00a0Perhaps next season we will go as far as Grenada which would put us at nearly 11 degrees south.\u00a0 \u00a0For sure, 12 degrees north is a lot closer to the Equator than it is to home at 41 degrees north.\u00a0 \u00a0It feels like an accomplishment to me.<\/p>\n

Just before we left Bequia, and after the regatta was over, there was a mass exodus from the harbor of many of the boats that had come there to participate.\u00a0 Most of the transient boats left under their own bottom but this one, a Shield I think, was lying along side a tramp freighter.\u00a0 I wonder where she was headed?\"\"A little while later they fitted her with lifting straps. \"\"And up she went.\u00a0 \"\"And speaking of going places, I have mentioned in past posts that my plan is to run Pandora north for the summer and do the Salty Dawg rally to Antigua again this November.<\/p>\n

After that, it’s possible that we will opt to leave the boat in Grenada or Trinidad next summer as it may not be worth the time and wear and tear on me and Pandora to continue to do the run.\u00a0 \u00a0I will say that most of the cruisers I have spoken to about this leave their boats in Grenada or Trinidad during the summer, in part for convenience and also because the cost of labor in the islands is so much less than in the US.\u00a0 \u00a0In addition, the craftsmen are first rate.<\/p>\n

That has great appeal as there are some projects that I’d like to get done that I just would not be able to afford in the US.\u00a0 I was very pleased with the canvas work done on my dink as well as the varnishing below at rates that were quite reasonable.\u00a0 Frankly,\u00a0 we could not afford to have varnish work done in the US as it just wouldn’t make sense.<\/p>\n

We loved the varnish work that Winfield did for us in Bequia.\u00a0 \u00a0 Some of the finish below was getting a bit scruffy so we had him update some of the trim in the forward head, galley, chart table and companionway.\u00a0 It turned out to be more disruptive than we had expected with work breaks for Good Friday and Easter, but the finished product is beautiful.\u00a0 Winfield suggested that we go with bright varnish for the trim and other areas below as it’s a lot more durable than semigloss.\u00a0 \u00a0Good call.<\/p>\n

It looks beautiful.\u00a0 Trim that looks too nice to touch\u00a0\"\"The chart table is so shiny I am afraid to use it.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"And, now a shiny compaionway that was looking very scruffy.\u00a0\"\"Winfield clearly takes pride in his work.\u00a0 No surprises and we are very happy with how it turned out.\u00a0 The bad news, now the rest of the boat looks rough by comparison.\u00a0 Well, there’s always next year.\u00a0\"\"And, speaking of varnish.\u00a0 \u00a0I expect that this beautiful grand lady, Shemara, circa 1938, has plenty.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"At over 200′ long she surely has plenty to keep her crew hopping.\u00a0 \u00a0Love the classic canoe stern.\u00a0 How’s that for a swim platform?\"\"The refit consumed one million hours of labor over several years.\u00a0 That’s a big number and it doesn’t even count the massive amount of “stuff” that went into the job.\u00a0 She’s still a real throwback to a different era<\/span>, but under her classic skin she is totally modern.\u00a0 Check out this article<\/a>, which I recall seeing a while back, to learn more about this magnificent yacht.\u00a0 She’s got some pretty exotic systems aboard.<\/span><\/p>\n

And speaking of modern,\u00a0 this carbon cruiser, Sorceress<\/a>, recently launched in South Africa, passed us smartly yesterday as we sailed from Bequia where she had been for a few days.\u00a0 She’s all business.\u00a0 \u00a0 While designed for cruising, she is a fast racer with a deep draft lifting keel.\u00a0 \u00a0She’s quite a boat.\u00a0\"\"Where we are now is a national park, is protected from fishing so the reefs are teeming with fish.\u00a0 \u00a0Beautiful beaches too.\u00a0<\/span>
\n\"\"This morning I went snorkeling with some friends.\u00a0 \u00a0I took lots of photos and videos with my GoPro but, as usual, I was disappointed with the results.\u00a0 \u00a0Somehow, the “high resolution” is anything but.\u00a0 I saw lots of turtles.\u00a0\"\"This is a beautiful spot and I expect that we will stick around for a few days and then begin our run back up to St Lucia where Brenda will head home. My friend Craig will join me there for the run to Antigua where I will meet up with my crew for the run north to CT.<\/p>\n

So, it’s been quite a ride south but soon, it’s northbound for Pandora.<\/p>\n

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