​The adventures of
Saecwen and her crew

On 26 th  January Saecwen slipped her mooring off St George’s, Grenada heading due west. After a couple wonderful months in the islands of the Eastern Caribbean, it was time to head back out to sea. Sunset under the twin sails Conditions were near perfect for our departure. Around 15kns of wind from the east were forecast for the coming days and with such ideal trade wind conditions anticipated, as soon as we had cleared the wind shadow of Grenada’s mountains, we set our twin

On 26 th  January, with much sadness, Saecwen took her departure of the Eastern Caribbean island of Grenada. For the last four weeks this beautiful, welcoming island had provided us with a safe haven in a multitude of ways. Saecwen being hauled out for New Year's refit First and foremost, after over 7,000 miles of constant sailing since we left Lymington in May last year, the boat was in urgent need of a refit to prepare her for the next phase of our adventures. The last few

Since arriving in the Caribbean in late November, Saecwen has been cruising through the southern Islands visiting Mustique, Bequia, the Tobago Cays, Carriacou and finally we have arrived in the beautiful island of Grenada.     We enjoyed Christmas with a lobster barbecue on the beach and some fantastic snorkelling in the Tobago Cays.  This tiny set of islands protected by a coral reef is home to turtles, rays, and encouragingly healthy-looking coral which provides a great bre