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Alex Hartley

Alex Hartley

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Currently based in Antigua, full time sailor and writer ✍🏼 ⛵️ Spent Med Season 2024 working with my boyfriend in Greece as Flotilla crew 🇬🇷

3,774

NM

Total Distance

207

Days

Time at Sea

QUALIFICATIONS
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YM Coastal

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Day Skipper

The RYA
Alex Hartley

Alex Hartley

14 February 2025 at 14:53

Carlisle Bay to Deep Bay - YM Exam passage

My passage for YM coastal exam

Carlisle Bay to Deep Bay - YM Exam passage

11.6

NM

2h 16m

Cades Bay to Five Islands Village, Antigua and Barbuda

Alex Hartley

Alex Hartley

14 February 2025 at 11:10

YM Exam - Goat’s Head Channel

11.7

NM

2h 33m

Jolly Harbour to Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda

Alex Hartley

Alex Hartley

12 February 2025 at 18:09

Night nav exercise - YM prep week

4 squalls, peak of 40kt winds and poor visibility, night sailing

Night nav exercise - YM prep week

20.2

NM

4h 10m

Bolands to Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda

Alex Hartley

Alex Hartley

11 February 2025 at 09:25

YM prep week drills

9

NM

1 day 6 hours

The Cove to Bolands, Antigua and Barbuda

Alex Hartley

Alex Hartley

10 February 2025 at 14:46

YM Prep Day One

Passage as skipper & MOB drills

YM Prep Day One

14.1

NM

3h 26m

Old Road to The Cove, Antigua and Barbuda

Alex Hartley

Alex Hartley

10 February 2025 at 11:16

Goat’s Head Channel

11.3

NM

2h 58m

Bolands to Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda

Alex Hartley
Per Anderson

Alex Hartley & Per Anderson

30 January 2025 at 10:31

Drills drills drills

MOB under sail/power, sailing up and down channel

Drills drills drills

19.2

NM

4h 4m

The Cove to Bolands, Antigua and Barbuda

Andy Parritt

Andy Parritt - If only we have time to do the same 😬 enjoy … missing you!

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Alex Hartley
Per Anderson

Alex Hartley & Per Anderson

29 January 2025 at 08:12

Guadeloupe to Antigua

F4/5, calmer sea state than the journey down. Cruising chute flying for about 20 mins. Initial plan for Falmouth but diverted to Jolly. 6 crew

3

Guadeloupe to Antigua

57.9

NM

8h 31m

Galets, Guadeloupe to Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda

Alex Hartley
Per Anderson

Alex Hartley & Per Anderson

28 January 2025 at 13:24

Terre-de-Haut to Pigeon Bay

Short hop back up to main island of Guadeloupe. Followed edge of rain squall. Anchored outside Pidgeon bay, super rolly.

3

Terre-de-Haut to Pigeon Bay

22.4

NM

4h 7m

Maison Blanche to Galets, Guadeloupe

Alex Hartley
Per Anderson

Alex Hartley & Per Anderson

27 January 2025 at 05:13

Antigua to Guadeloupe

F5/6 wind. Dropped off in lee of Guadeloupe. Picked up to edge of F6/7 whilst crossing to islands south of Guadeloupe. Anchored off Ilet A Cabrit.

3

Antigua to Guadeloupe

83.5

NM

13h 3m

Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda to Pré Cassin, Guadeloupe