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A Bare Boat Cruise and a Wedding in the Eastern Caribbean It is low-key, the staff are super-helpful We can’t help ourselves — we love St. and friendly, and the boat check-out is Vincent and the Grenadines. So, we repainless. We had pre-provisioned with turned again for 28 days from December the basics, and after shopping at Knights 20, 2019, to January 18, 2020. and Doris’, and picking up a lobster pizza This would be a from Mac’s Pizzeria somewhat different to eat underway, we trip because Yumi shoved off on Decemand I had earlier ber 22 for Mayreau. decided to get mar(We must note that ried on Bequia at Doris’ no longer has the Frangipani Hotel. bakery items! Sad, The trip itinerary was but true. Go to Lina’s two weeks on the across from the ferry boat and two weeks terminal.) in a cottage on BeThe conditions quia. throughout the trip Our friends and were awesome, as neighbors, Andy and usual, with about 18 Libby Vevers, joined knots of wind from us on the boat for the east at the beginthe second year in a ning, but then lightrow. We decided to ening to 12 knots. take the new weekly We like Saline Bay American Airlines on Mayreau over the flight from Miami to more famous Salt St. Vincent, which Whistle Bay beleaves every Saturcause it is low-key, day. From the air and there is plenty port, you can grab of room to drop an a taxi ($80 EC or Yumi and Art tie the nautical knot in Bequia. anchor with lots of roughly $30 USD) to the one-hour ferry chain and swing. After a pasta dinner ride to Admiralty Bay, Bequia. back on Cinnamon, we settled in to play We chartered the same boat we sailed dominoes, drink rum, and chat about last year — Cinnamon of Falmouth, a our plans. Bavaria 40 — from Sail Grenadines. We In the morning, we made our tradicontinue to love this charter company. tional pilgrimage up the hill to visit our friend Robert Righteous. He was proud to Newlyweds Art and Yumi, plus friends Andy and show us his new rooftop deck, and it was Libby, revisited Mayreau with what looks like the good to see that he is well. He gave us 'Maltese Falcon' in the background. some free ice (which we hadn’t been able to find otherwise in town)! We shoved off for Union Island after lunch. I had proposed to Yumi in Chatham Bay about a year earlier, on January 1, 2019, and the place is very special to us. When we entered the bay, we could see conditions were calm, the water was clear, turtles were thriving, birds were diving … perfect. Chatham Bay is famous for shrieking gusts coming straight down the hill and across the
ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF ART HARTINGER
This month we hear from charter recidivist Art Hartinger, who escaped to the Grenadines for a special occasion in the pre-COVID world. With Charter Notes, we bring you updates on the evolving island reopenings.
bay, so the "best" spot for anchoring is close to the protected shore up in the north part of the bay. The trick is to put someone on the bow who can spot sandy spots, and then drop the anchor in sand. Last year, our anchoring was flawless; this year not so much. After six sets, and a dead windlass, we gave up and threw out most of our chain. We ended up with a good grab toward the middle of the bay, which is usually not great but the conditions were calm, and it was private and gorgeous. Vanessa’s brother came out to see if The Whaleboner was quick to adapt and make it all happen on short notice.
