Sunday, November 17, 2013

S/V Honey Ryder is in the BVI's

We are currently tied to a mooring ball at the Bitter End Yacht Club.  We arrived and tied up officially at 17:05 AST.  The customs office was already closed so we are restricted to our vessel this evening with our quarantine flag up.  We will check in tomorrow morning.  Details of our passage and pics coming soon.....first showers!!!  Thanks to everyone for following along.  Special thanks to our terrific crew member John Tygart.  He was awesome crew!!!  Also thanks to Pat and Joan Allen for holding our float plan and communicating info to our families. 
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20 comments:

  1. Latitude 43November 17, 2013 at 5:53 PM

    Pretty cool. Congratulations to you both. Nice job.

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  2. DebNovember 17, 2013 at 7:45 PM

    Yay! Glad you're safe. After all the mess in the beginning of the rally we were worried about you.

    Deb
    S/V Kintala
    www.theretirementproject.blogspot.com

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  3. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    congratulations! it was fun watching your progress thru salty dawg. where are you going to go from there? Good job. By the way your wildcats are kicking butt you should be proud. Marc TJaden

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    1. Sabrina and TomNovember 20, 2013 at 4:23 PM

      Marc, thanks for following along. We will kick around here for a bit and then slowly sail down islands. Go Cats!!!

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  4. Brilliant StarNovember 18, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    Good on ya!

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    1. Sabrina and TomNovember 20, 2013 at 4:25 PM

      Thanks. The water color is exactly color I remembered - fabulous.

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  5. UnknownNovember 18, 2013 at 1:47 PM

    Great to hear you made it safely. Cannot wait to hear the details of how Honey Ryder and her crew handled the variables of the passage.

    Caliber Tim

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    1. Sabrina and TomNovember 20, 2013 at 4:27 PM

      s/v Honey Ryder really took good care of us. We definitely picked the right boat. Details to come.

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  6. SV Kooky DanceNovember 18, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    That is just freaking awesome. We loved following your progress and hearing your voice on the SSB. Congratulations and thanks so much for the inspiration. Enjoy the hot showers !!

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    1. Sabrina and TomNovember 20, 2013 at 4:26 PM

      Isn't it! Sort of kewl that you heard us on the SSB. And to think I was ready to turn that into a dinghy anchor.

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  7. SV Kooky DanceNovember 18, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    Glad you guys are there. We followed your progress and heard Sabrina a couple of times on the radio chat. Looks like you had some challenging conditions up at 31 and 30 N
    Can't wait to hear about it once you all have decompressed.

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  8. UnknownNovember 18, 2013 at 8:53 PM

    Awesome! Glad you are safe and sound in the BVI. Serious trip! Have been watching your position post. Can't wait to here about it.

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  9. EmilyNovember 19, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    So happy for you -- and relieved as well! Can't wait to hear (read) the deets!

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  10. S/V VerandaNovember 19, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    Hey Mr. Toad, I saw the conditions and was worried about your ride....So glad to hear you've arrived safely.

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    1. Sabrina and TomNovember 20, 2013 at 4:29 PM

      Mr Toad? Gulf Stream is certainly an interesting "ride".

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    2. S/V VerandaNovember 20, 2013 at 9:03 PM

      Mr Toad's Wild Ride...its a Disney thing

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  11. D. RobertsonNovember 20, 2013 at 9:13 AM

    So glad you arrived safely...thought of you every day! Amazing thing...Tom's flowers are still doing well! Donna

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  12. Captain ChrisNovember 20, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Tom and Sabrina, congratulations on completing a huge passage. I'm in awe. Did I hear you lost a bow light?

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