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SailwiththeFlo - Episode 10 - Our First Taste of the Caribbean
3 marzo 2017 · 8 min · 61K visualizzazioni · Saint-Pierre, Martinique
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After arriving in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, the crew of Florence ordered a replacement boom and navigated through rain squalls to reach shore.0:15 They sailed south under headsail to Marigot Bay, anchoring between superyachts and moorings for Christmas.1:33 The crew performed maintenance tasks, including replacing a lazarette pipe and scrubbing the hull, while anchored in a quieter bay further south.3:51 After hosting guests Roland and Ali, the crew sailed to the Pitons for New Year’s celebrations and jungle exploration.4:26 They later transited to Martinique, where they visited Saint-Pierre.6:19 This town, rebuilt after the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, offered a rolly anchorage that prompted the crew to depart for Dominica after one night.7:02 The experience highlights the contrast between tropical cruising destinations and the ongoing requirement for boat maintenance and managing uncomfortable sea states in exposed anchorages.
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