Back Aboard

So after a year hiatus, back aboard Freebooter, currently located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Quite a challenge moving from the house back to the boat, but accomplished. Currently spending time organising boat and re-comissioning for future adventures, and the dreaded hurricane season. Have sailing plans for the coming season albeit unspecific as yet. But still have a way to go. New Flag vessel main enroute from England. Meanwhile trying out new mobile blogging site to keep up with the latest on Freebooter! Lets see how well it works!

Summer Sail 2016

Prepping for the summer sail, departure on the weekend of the 5th of August 2016, destination Jost van Dyke/Tortola Islands of the British Virgin Islands. Journey + stay of approximatly 20 days. Currently apart swapping out batteries, and charging batteries, and installing new anchor link, followed by provisioning. Looking forward to prospect of adventure and open seas! 

Christmas in the Caribbean 3

And finally a ditty for the freebooting foray into festive frivolities of Christmas.

Christmas Cheer from the Caribbean 1

Heres wishing everyone all the best for the 2015 Christmas Season from the Island of Puerto Rico.

Back in Puerto Rico the Freebooter is chilling out to the sounds of Puerto Rican Jibaro music.

Christmas Cheer from the Caribbean 2

Some holiday carolling for those gnarly Freebooters out there. We have to make the most of these Festive Frivolities...

Review: Freebooter Aug-Sept

Sailing Adventures Ran a little offshore for the last week of the adventures after Nanny Cay. Headed for the Islands along the Sir Francis Drake Channel. Heading south from Nanny Cay headed to

So sailed to Norman Island, stayed a couple of days, sailed up past Peter Island, Dead Man's Chest and Salt Island, for a safe harbor at Cooper Island. After staying on Copper Island, and sailing the shore-boat to Salt Island for a day-trip, headed up north across the Sir Francis Drake Channel, past the east end of Beef Island, and sailed past Scrub Island to shelter in the lee of Marina Cay, the home of Pusser's Rum in the Virgin Islands.

From Marina Cay, sailed West past Greater and Lesser Camanoe, Guana Island to the North and Tortola to the south, we pushed onto Jost van Dyke. After staying over at Jost van Dyke for a while, made a ferry trip to a quick overnight visit of the US Virgin Island of St John, and the famous Cinnamon Bay and Cay.

Returning to Jost van Dyke via Sopper's Hole, Frenchman's Cay. Departed the following day for San Juan, Puerto Rico Direct, on a lovely downwind run overnight, Arrived San Juan late Saturday Evening (Sunday morning) August 9th. Marking the end of the 2015 Summers Adventures. Unfortunately, the ultimate sailing goal of 2015, was not reached. Namely of sailing to St Martin and Guadeloupe. Although this was not achieved, for various reasons, the sailing trip was enjoyable and we got to see more of the British Virgin Islands.