​The adventures of
Saecwen and her crew

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

After 7 months on the move, visiting 17 islands in 7 countries and 7,500 sea miles under her keel, Saecwen has finally arrived in the Caribbean. Crew and ship now ready for a change of pace, starting with ‘Tobago time’.  Tobago is the smaller of the two islands that make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago in the southeastern corner of the eastern Caribbean island chain.   Unlike her larger sister island, Trinidad, which is a busy, hustling place currently under a self-decl