Scraping, painting and getting by ashore

The boat yard is right next to Sint Maarten’s airport, a major destination for the holiday visitors. Planes of all shapes and sizes land and take off all day. The big jets lift off about a hundred yards from us with a deafening roar. When landing, they have already slowed down before they come past […]

Like a fish out of water

It’s time for Ty Dewi to get some ‘below the waterline’ attention. After more than a year in the water, covering some 6000 miles in seas cold and warm, rough and smooth, she’s ready for a good clean and some new paint. We book into a local boatyard for a few days ashore. Lifting thirteen […]