The second day of the STCW course in Trinidad offers the most excitement. This is the day that students get to don actual fire fighting gear and tackle full-on blazes. Some people have difficulties with this section but as I expected, Rebecca did great and had a lot of fun in the process. There are still some people who are…
Next week I begin the STCW ’95 course here in Trinidad. Since I’ll be at the University every day of the week from 8AM until around 4PM or so, I’ll need to change up my workout schedule a bit. The excuse “I don’t have time to exercise” is, in my opinion, complete nonsense and not a valid one. There are…
While the clear water at Chacachacare Island is perfectly suitable for operating our watermaker, that which flows in and around the port of Chaguaramas is entirely not so. During the short time that we spent in Chaguaramas, trash floating in the bay was all too common. We would also occasionally detect the colorful sheen of fuel floating on the water's…
Everyone should now feel more secure knowing that Rebecca and I both passed our ENG1 seafarer medical exam yesterday, and yes, I do say that with a high degree of sarcasm. This medical exam, which in these parts can only be administered by one particular doctor in Trinidad and another one in Barbados, is a requirement for an MCA approved…
I know that if you placed a variety of people on a new island, each would immediately have different ideas about what they'd like to do first. Some would want to get to the beach and play in the sand while others would be inclined to don their snorkel gear and check out the nearby reefs. While both of those…
It has been months since we've undertaken an overnight passage but we might be commencing one tomorrow. The top of Trinidad lies approximately 80 miles south of lower edge of Grenada and 105 miles from Carriacou. We had originally planned on sailing to St. George's tomorrow, staging there for the day and then setting sail for Trinidad on Tuesday. After…