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The Voyage of Vega

Month: April 2016

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Dominica Part 2. Roseau

Friday 8th to Thursday 14th April After a week in Prince Rupert Bay we sailed down the coast to Roseau, the capital of Dominica. We had heard that Sea Cat was the man in Roseau and it was one of his ‘associates’, Greg, that met Vega as we neared the

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Dominica part 1. Providence

Friday 1st to Friday 8th April As we entered Prince Rupert Bay, Dominica after a 20 mile sail from The Saints, we were approached by a wooden boat with a powerful outboard motor, with ‘Providence’ painted on the side. Providence, whose real name we later discovered was Martin, has a

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The Saints

Tuesday 15th March to Friday 1st April The Saints, back to Guadeloupe, and The Saints again.   As we moved out of the shelter of the mountains on mainland Guadeloupe, sailing south to Les Isles des Saintes, the sea was increasingly rough. Halfway across the straits, renowned for strong wind,

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