SAIL TO ANTIGUA
13 February 2026 · 23 min · 77K views · Falmouth Harbour, Antigua
Grey-bearded sailor gazes toward Falmouth Harbour at golden hour
What this video covers
Barry Perrins sails into Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, after a non-stop 2,000-mile passage from Fernando de Noronha, itself following a similar leg from St. Helena — roughly 4,000 miles of continuous rolling with almost no rest.2:27 He arrives around 1500, deliberately timing his entry so customs and immigration offices will be closed, letting him anchor and sleep before checking in the next morning.1:24 Fatigue dominates the stay: he spends the first several days aboard recovering, makes one early shore trip to check in, then hires a local driver to cross the island for provisioning.6:25 A catamaran moors uncomfortably close on an official buoy, threatening a collision when both crews go ashore.12:51 He collects rainwater for washing clothes, notes the absence of free showers outside the marina, and stocks freeze-dried camping food and jerry cans of water for the next passage.16:09 His friend John, buddy-boating on a faster boat, is 100 miles north at St. Martin and plans to depart, creating pressure to leave before Barry feels ready.19:26 The next leg is roughly 2,000 miles northeast to the Azores, eastbound across the Atlantic following the trade route — and hurricane season is days away.7:16 Timing a Caribbean departure against approaching hurricane season while recovering from a transatlantic passage demands more rest than the calendar allows.21:31
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