Introduction

During the years 2007 through 2009, I composed rambling monthly accounts of our cruising adventures, based on my ship's log, from the time Wight Skye was launched into the ocean. I sent these notes directly to friends and relatives who had expressed an interest in following our adventures.

During 2007, we sailed from Clear Lake, Texas, across the Gulf of Mexico, around the Florida Peninsula, and up the US East Coast, reaching Block Island, Rhode Island. In the autumn, we made our way back south to Morehead City, North Carolina, before heading out into the open Atlantic, across the Gulf Stream, and south-southeast to Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.

During 2008, we sailed down the arc of the Lesser Antilles, west to Bonaire, and back north the the Virgins. During 2009, we sailed once more down the arc of Lesser Antilles, ending up in Trinidad.

This season, due to a prolonged recovery time required by shoulder joint replacement surgery, we've only moved from Trinidad to Grenada, where we've holed up in relative safety during the hurricane season and to let my shoulder finish healing. I've decided to move my sailing notes to a blog, allowing those friends and family who still have an interest in our adventures, to follow at their own pace as I make posts.