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Jolly Harbour Marina / Boat YardOwner-verified on First Mate →Boats for sale in the islandsBrowse the listings →Charlie, in his role as a sailing instructor, was recently asked to do a power boat course on a motorized catamaran. Charlie has always treated motor boats with some disdain: Where’s the skill? Where’s the pleasure? Where’s the sense of achievement? Cruising sailors have the philosophy that the enjoyment is in the journey not just…
I have a confession to make, dear reader. The last few years I’ve been able to afford the boat I owned. I know, I know—that’s almost unheard of! Even stranger, after 23-years of ownership and 80,000 + blissful ocean miles sailed, I still loved and respected and admired my vessel’s wholesome S&S design. Best of…
‘In order to move forward we need to remember the past’. This well known philosophy is often applied to political history but it can also be applicable to just about anything. Charlie remembers the fledgling bareboat industry in the BVI in the early 70s. Yachts had no electric anchor windlasses; dinghies had no outboards (except…
I hate to admit it, but the land-sharks, shore-huggers, and dirt-dwellers have their hooks in me. That’s right. I should never have hesitated after my second circumnavigation. I should have just kept going. Circ #3, here we come! Instead, I stopped. Worse, I went ashore. Visited America. Etc. Yikes! Now I’m sunk. I’ve sold out…
This year, 2012, marks an amazing achievement – 60 years as a reigning monarch for Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, celebrated in grand style in June, with various events and jubilation taking place throughout the year. Sixty years! Phew! What a lengthy time span to be under the public eye, scrutinized at every turn,…
After a 12-year absence to sail twice around the world, I’m occasionally shocked by the changes on certain islands of the Lesser Antilles. I first arrived here aboard my ketch Carlotta in the 1970s. It is fair to say there have been some changes. But one little island has remained amazingly unchanged: Nevis. It is…
High tech systems and user friendly equipment on yachts have improved dramatically over the years. Furling systems for sails, from slab to in-mast and in-boom are an example. Electric winches and windlasses are another as well as a plethora of electronic navigation aids. But what happens when they don’t work? Charlie once saw an in-mast…
Many things have changed in the Caribbean since I first tacked into these gin-clear waters in the 70’s but one thing has remained constant: the Caribbean is still a sunny place for shady people. The marine community of the Lesser Antilles is primarily (if not exclusively) composed of maladjusted maritime misfits, wonderful waterfront wackos, and…
“We’re going to have conch for dinner,” exclaimed the very independently-minded young guest. “Look, I’ve collected a pile over there on the beach.” We were anchored on a 50ft monohull just a couple of hundred feet from the shore. “Okay,” said Charlie, apprehensively, “you’ll need to clean them, slice them and tenderize them before you…
I recently had the honor of giving the Keynote address at the NW Maritime’s Spring Symposium in Port Townsend, Washington. I’m happy to report I fell in love with the place, people, and organization – a finer group of sailors could not be found. Most of all, I fell in love with the town itself….
Charlie was a teenager in the late 60s and early 70s and, according to recent wisdom; it was the best time to be growing up – if you weren’t drafted into a questionable war, that is. It was the time of ‘peace and love’, getting high and great music. It was cool to drop out,…
Cap’n Fatty Goodlander takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the rise of Bareboat The recent ‘open season’ (February 12th to April 18th) declared on bareboaters by the WWPA (Water and Wildlife Protection Agency) of the Lesser Antilles has sparked far more controversy than anticipated. There have been riots on a number of dinghy docks in St….
Charlie has noticed a pattern of behavior when he gets a couple on board to begin a ‘learn to sail,’ live-aboard sailing course. That is that the wife or female partner always tends to hang back when it comes to getting involved with practical aspects of sailing. Even when Charlie names the female in question,…
The Gods did not want us to go to Sint Maarten. They sent gales and headwinds and adverse currents—and did everything possible to force us into Barbados with all our other transatlantic friends. But I’m both stubborn and stupid in equal measure. I wanted to return to the Caribbean and end our 26 day passage…
There are many unusual issues that confront a group of people, especially several couples, when they are confined to the relatively small space of an average charter boat. As local personality and entertainer Tony Snell said: “Your oldest best friends can soon become your newest worst enemies.†Areas of contention include the sharing of domestic…
Dozens of desperate females from all around the world flood into Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, in hopes of catching a yacht-ride westward with the ARC
In the late 1970s I sailed away from America—in search of my future. I wasn’t merely in search of myself, but of my people as well.
But rum punch is often used in a more subtle way, as a pacifier, a soother for guests who have experienced the not uncommon frustrating experiences of Caribbean island life.
Dive into the delightful interplay between cheeseburgers and sailing as popularized by Caribbean troubadour Jimmy Buffett. Explore how this American gastronomic icon has become a sailing fantasy and cultural touchstone.
Great News! Our daughter is pregnant. She is the first Goodlander ever to plan it! I mean, she intended to get preggers! My, how times have changed. Even more amazing: she’s married. To a man! And both of them have a job and an apartment and won’t have to sell the child immediately to buy…