Sailing trip Caribbean

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Sail in the Caribbean and experience its magical islands The Caribbean stretches in a chain all the way from Florida down to Venezuela. Farthest north is Cuba and farthest south are Trinidad and Tobago. The islands border the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean. Today, the Caribbean consists of more than 700 islands, copper and reefs and there are 13 independent island nations. The islands today belong to several different nations Some of the islands in the Caribbean today belong to different nations such as France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States. We have so far chosen to sail in the southern part of the Caribbean, more specifically in the area known as the Grenadines. We will initially sail between two nations of St. Lucia and St. Vincent / Grenadines. Both St. Lucia and St. Vincent / Grenadines are independent nations, the currency used is the East Caribbean Dollar. St. Lucia The island of St. Lucia itself is today a 620 square kilometer large island with approximately 170,000 inhabitants, most often described as the paradise on earth. Notably, however, St Lucia has previously belonged to France a full 7 times and England as well. From 1814 to 1967, when the island gained self-government, St. Lucia belonged to Britain during that time. However, on February 22, 1979, it became completely independent St Lucia’s most famous landmark is today the two mountain peaks Pitons which lies between Soufrière and Choiseul on the west side of the island. St. Vincent & the Grenadines St Vincent and the Grenadines consist of 32 smaller and larger islands and here live about 100,000 inhabitants. The main island is St. Vincent and together with two thirds of the archipelago of the Grenadines, they form the country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Grenadines are today divided between St. Vincent and Granada. In addition to St. Vincent and the Grenadines belong to St. Vincent islands such as Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau, Tobago Cays, Union Island and Petit St. Vincent. Since October 27, 1979, it has finally been possible to call itself an independent state. However, it is important to mention that you are still part of the British Commonwealth. The total land area is 389 square kilometers and only St. Vincent is 344 square kilometers. St Vincent is a volcanic island where you can find both black and white beaches, all islands in the Grenadines now have white sandy beaches.

Arrival in St. Lucia If you land on St. Lucia during Saturday afternoon, your driver is waiting for you. The transfer from the airport takes about one hour and thirty minutes. It goes to Rodney Bay Marina where the boat and crew are finally waiting. Afterwards, when you finally arrived at Rodney Bay and make yourself at home on the boat, the sun has already had the chance to go down and so it gets quite dark outside. That’s why you spend the first evening at the marina. You throw (finally) loose on Sunday morning as soon as everyone on board is ready with breakfast. Sometime during your trip from London to St Lucia you will be assigned a paper which you will later need to declare during your flight to St Lucia. Read this paper thoroughly and fill in your personal information, as well as where you will be during your stay while you visit the island. Please write Rodney Bay when this information is requested and that you will arrive as soon as you land transported and stay aboard a sailboat. However, do not forget to fill in the boat’s name for that part Do you need to vaccinate before you sail in the Caribbean? Today’s recommendations for sailing in the Caribbean for less than three weeks are as follows: Updated basic protection, (tetanus, diphtheria) Possible cholera protection Hepatitus A Hepatitis B However, you need to complete the vaccination no later than one month before your departure. Please carry your yellow vaccination book with you if you have one the next time you should vaccinate. allergies If you have any allergies or special requests regarding food, it is important that you inform us well in advance of the trip. If you do it afterwards and while we sail it will be difficult to meet your requirements in a good way. You cannot sail in the Caribbean without a valid passport Important to emphasize is the fact that you must also be provided with a passport that has a validity period of 6 months from the date of departure. While you are sailing in the Caribbean and enjoying life, your skipper will need access to your passport. This in order to eventually be able to make and clear between the nations you travel between. Valuables For security, you should immediately make copies of passports, bank cards, air tickets and other important papers. (It is always good to have a copy of them at home in Sweden and one in the bag.) Which travel insurance applies when you are sailing in the Caribbean? Look over so you have good travel insurance or check with your home insurance. It is also possible to take out travel insurance and cancellation insurance via More Sailing. Currency and card payment Money is important to make up for on the trip and at St. Lucia and in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the currency is the East Caribbean Dollar. US dollars also work but often at a worse exchange rate. Note that at almost half of the stops during the trip there are ATMs. The opportunity to sail in the Caribbean and stay aboard a boat The feeling of sailing in the Caribbean is indescribable, but staying aboard the boat itself is not that different from staying at home. However, the biggest difference is that in the course of sailing, you will experience limited access to water and electricity on board. Within the Caribbean itself, there are few marinas and the most common way to date is to add to a buoy. Then you can possibly take the dinghy ashore as soon as everyone on board is ready for it. This is where the sailing may be at the beginning, perhaps for some on board, when you have to think about being frugal with the water and possibly taking shorter showers. For the most part, while sailing, you can charge mobile phones and cameras aboard the boat. However, you can only use 220V sockets when you are moored in the marina and when you are still lying down and can thus have the generator running. However, while sailing, you only have access to 12V outlets and nothing else. Usually there are now ten guests and two of the staff on the boat. Guests sleep while sailing distributed two and two in the five cabins that are on board. The skipper and the hostess sleep in the skipper’s cabin and in the salon. Note that there are also three toilets with showers on the boat.

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