Nikki Poyner
Caribbean
Having fun on boats
3,868
NM
Total Distance
77
Days
Time at Sea
Personal Survival Techniques
STCW
First Aid Course
The RYADay Skipper
The RYA6 March 2025 at 09:36
Nice sail. Very busy anchorage.
10.1
NM
3h 13m
The Brook to English Harbour Town, Antigua and Barbuda
5 March 2025 at 11:34
Going into wind, very rolly, motored the whole way. Not fun.
11.4
NM
4h 42m
Galley Islands to The Brook, Antigua and Barbuda
3 March 2025 at 10:17
Lots of hazards (rocks and shallows) en route.
18.5
NM
5h 0m
Jolly Harbour to Galley Islands, Antigua and Barbuda
28 February 2025 at 06:59
Wind gusts up to 21 kts. Max forecast wave height was 1.8 and was still comfortable.
47.2
NM
9h 18m
Deshaies, Guadeloupe to Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda
26 February 2025 at 11:16
All under engine. Unpredictable gusty conditions.
10.2
NM
2h 27m
Fromager to Deshaies, Guadeloupe
24 February 2025 at 11:27
No wind, motored the whole way.
5.8
NM
1h 28m
Duché to Fromager, Guadeloupe
23 February 2025 at 11:29
Nice easterly breeze. Max gust 21 kts. Small wave height. No wind in the lee of the island.
18.7
NM
4h 1m
Pré Cassin to Duché, Guadeloupe
21 February 2025 at 07:21
Glorious morning sailing. Up to 15kts on the beam. 1.4m waves. Sunshine. Caught two barracuda! Set off at 7am to get a mooring ball early but none available so anchored.
21.1
NM
4h 38m
Portsmouth, Dominica to Pré Cassin, Guadeloupe
18 February 2025 at 12:19
Hardly any wind. Motored the whole way.
11.4
NM
2h 42m
Boeri River to Bioche, Dominica
11 February 2025 at 04:57
Sheltered in the lee of the islands but big swells in channel (2.6m forecast waves), and up to 30kt gusts. On a beam reach most of the time. Engine on with a reefed headsail.
53.6
NM
12h 30m
Grande Anse, Martinique to Roseau, Dominica