Caribbean hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, with the greatest danger from August through October. If your boat spends the summer anywhere from Grenada to the Bahamas, the single most consequential decision you make all year is what to do with her when a storm threatens — and that decision has to be…
Here’s the sad news: In the future—two weeks, two years, two decades from now—a major hurricane will strike the Caribbean, and it will splatter hundreds or thousands of boats against the shore. Some of these boats will be destroyed, some boats driven ashore will be barely scratched—and most will be somewhere in between. For wealthy…
Hurricane Beryl devastated Tyrell Bay Marina, Carriacou, causing widespread destruction. Learn how sailors and communities prepared and recovered.
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The existence of tropical hurricanes—and their massive destructiveness—has been known for a long time. What has changed in modern times is their frequency.
For centuries, mariners have found natural harbors, protected bays and dense mangrove lagoons in which to protect their vessels from storms
Tyrell Bay Marina Carriacou and Carriacou Marine, with the Government of Grenada, sought a safe way for owners and/or captains to haul out
Useful tips that will help every Captain and boat owner prepare and protect their boat for the 2020 hurricane season that ends November
In the wake of devastation to the Bahamas, Palm Beach County locals can now donate by bringing desperately needed relief supplies to Sailfish Marina Resort
Advice on how to survive Hurricane Season in the Caribbean. Don Street Jr’s experience will save you tons of effort and may save your life
The Virgin Islands are still struggling to regain some kind of normalcy after the worst hurricane year in history, 2017. It was exactly 12 months ago that I wrote my tongue in cheek story about Global Warming and the fact that increasing sea temperatures are not only threatening small, low-lying nations like Kiribati and the…
Often different parts of a diverse community don’t understand each other. These fault lines might be along ethnic, religious, or racial lines—and my life-long religion is boats. I love boats, love boaters, and love to sail—especially in the Caribbean. Many dirt dwellers don’t understand my passion (nor enjoy being called dirt dwellers) and thus, for…
Several rainbows formed in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which delivered devastating blows to the northern Caribbean in September 2017. These brilliant arcs of hope were embodied in a number of relief organizations. Six months after the one-two punch of these storms, aid groups such as Sailorshelping.org continue to help in ways that…
There is a growing misconception that the Caribbean has been decimated by hurricanes Irma and Maria. It was not. A few islands at its Northeastern corner—primarily Dominica, (edited 11/1/17) Barbuda, Sint Maarten, St. Barts, Anguilla, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Tortola, St. John, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico and Cuba—did, indeed, suffer. However, most islands south of Barbuda—that’s…
Waitt Institute Sets up Emergency Relief Fund for Humanitarian Aid In response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma on Barbuda, a partner community of the San Diego-based Waitt Institute, the Institute has established the “Barbuda Restoration & Conservation Trust<http://www.waittinstitute.org/barbuda-hurricane-relief>.” With an initial grant of $100,000 USD from the Waitt Foundation, The Trust is set…
Prior to our Caribbean adventure, we were clueless as to what we should do or where we should go as hurricane season approached. Early in our research, we found we had to make a choice dictated by time constraints, preference, and finances. Most hurricanes evolve in Africa (although not all) and track across the Atlantic…
South Florida boat owners recently found there is another good reason to be a BoatUS member. In October, the BoatUS Catastrophe or ‘Cat’ Team, made up of professional surveyors, claims processors, transportation providers and crane and barge operators, traveled to Florida and South Carolina to recover BoatUS Marine Insurance Program-insured vessels affected by Hurricane Matthew….
Cruising the south coast of Puerto Rico offers something a little different from the usual blue seas and sandy white beaches of the Caribbean.
The British Virgin Islands have long been associated with pirate activity. There’s fantasy, hearsay, hyperbole, myth and fiction – and a nugget of truth here and there. We know that Sir Francis Drake passed through these islands in 1595 in yet another raid on the hated Spaniard. He mustered a fleet of some 24 ships…
Hurricane season is here again and as we approach September, the most prominent month for tropical storms, we must all keep a watchful eye on the weather and be ready to make defensive preparations if necessary. For boaters that means having adequate supplies, essential safety gear, sufficient ground tackle and a plan of action depending…