Scuppering a 2000 tonne ship then sailing to Cuba! | Ep136
March 13, 2025 by Sailing Fair Isle | Language: EN Play Time: 00:29:36 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
We have been in the Cayman Islands longer than expected. It’s a hard place to leave! But we were equally excited to be sailing to Cuba. Somewhere we have never been before.
We couldn’t leave without diving on the Kittiwake, an ex navy submarine rescue vessel which was scuppered by our patron, John, as an artificial reef.
It’s now a fabulous dive site and easily accessible. We took the kayak there and had the Blu3 with us so we could really get a good look.
We had been waiting for good wind to get up to Cuba and we got it. Unfortunately the sea state was not nice which was a shame because we were looking forward to a relaxing sail. We really haven’t had good sailing since the ABCs in October!
Cuba is a pleasure to sail into though, everyone is helpful and friendly even the officials, who were a joy. It makes a real change not to have to deal with grumpy/obnoxious check in staff!
We are currently in Cienfuegos, one of the 6 places you can check in here. So far we can thoroughly recommend it and we are looking forward to exploring this fabulous country.
The Monster Moves film is called “Ship Sink” by Windfall films 2011.
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We have been in the Cayman Islands longer than expected. It's a hard place to leave! But we were equally excited to be sailing to Cuba. Somewhere we have never been before.
We couldn't leave without diving on the Kittiwake, an ex navy submarine rescue vessel which was scuppered by our patron, John, as an artificial reef.
It's now a fabulous dive site and easily accessible. We took the kayak there and had the Blu3 with us so we could really get a good look.
We had been waiting for good wind to get up to Cuba and we got it. Unfortunately the sea state was not nice which was a shame because we were looking forward to a relaxing sail. We really haven't had good sailing since the ABCs in October!
Cuba is a pleasure to sail into though, everyone is helpful and friendly even the officials, who were a joy. It makes a real change not to have to deal with grumpy/obnoxious check in staff!
We are currently in Cienfuegos, one of the 6 places you can check in here. So far we can thoroughly recommend it and we are looking forward to exploring this fabulous country.
The Monster Moves film is called "Ship Sink" by Windfall films 2011.
If you want to try the OutIn coffee maker we have a code https://outin.com/FAIRISLE. The code is FAIRISLE for 10% discount.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3FqdCSM
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