SAILING #ANTIGUA FOR 6 WEEKS - 365 BEACHES AND #ANCHORAGES - #antiguahiking
Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages
Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing channel sharing adventures of Dawn and Stephen Bell on SV PILAR, a 2015 Leopard 48 Catamaran Yacht. ⛵️Currently weekend and vacation voyagers, while we finish out the last years of our careers and prepare to sail around the world. ⛵️Sail extensively in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina and Georgia. ⛵️Sailed Grand Cayman, Cuba and BVI. ⛵️Offer sailing charters when we can that are longer travel opportunities where you learn to sail our catamaran! ⛵️We are not "Below Deck" drama, but focus on sailing fun, life on the water, boat maintenance, marine creatures, unique places and islands. Visit our Web Site Blog for more than videos. https://bluedotvoyages.com Follow Facebook for sailing opportunities. https://www.facebook.com/bluedotvoyages Follow Instagram for the best travel pics. https://www.instagram.com/bluedotvoyages.sailingpilar
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#catamaransailing #leopard48catamaran #sailing #Antigua #EnglishHarbour #FalmouthHarbor #NelsonsDockyard #AntiguaHiking #HellsGate #GreatBirdIsland
We spent 6 weeks in Antigua and Barbuda during Winter of 2023. We will cover the best and the worst (in our opinion) of our stops. The Best : the waters and coastlines. The Worst: InLand – most areas are run down and dirty. Only place for ample quality groceries was St. Johns, which was also the most difficult to get to. Burning garbage smell in some anchorages is unbearable.
1. English Harbor. The Best: historic Nelson’s Dockyard (and the wonderful Jolene at the Dockmaster’s office) Fort Berkeley Trails, Mermaid Rocks as well as Carpenter Trail and Shirley Heights, Pillars of Hercules, The Pillars restaurant at Admiral’s Inn, Incantino Italian restaurant, French pastries delivered to boat daily. Fuel available. The Worst: Crowded. Anchor holding by Galleon Beach questionable.
2. Carlisle Bay – Best: wonderful resort where you can use dinghy dock to visit the restaurant, and even rent a car. Worst: nothing!
3. Cades Reef & Middle Reef – Best: anchoring right between the reefs. Worst: Reefs are dead but still fish to see.
4. Jolly Harbor and surrounding beaches – Best: Good marina if needed, budget marine right by dinghy dock. Good grocery store Epicurious. Plenty of anchoring areas and beaches. Laundry service in boatyard. Worst: nothing.
5. Five Islands – Best: large bay with plenty of anchoring and beaches. Worst: nothing
6. Deep Bay – Best: Wreck of the Andes great to snorkel. Fort Barrington is a nice short hike. Hawksbill Rock is a beautiful site. Worst: resort is all inclusive, so no access.
7. Boon Channel – Enter on the west coast and exit carefully in calm seas on the east coast through Bird Islet channel. Best: Great Bird Island, Hells’ Gate, all the smaller islands are worth visits when you can get access. Red head island, Rabbit island, Lobster island – go between the reefs carefully. Crabb Island North Sound Marina Budget Marine. Worst: Maiden Island – no access, Prickly Pear – no anchoring, Parham – rundown city. Jumby Bay (Long Island) no access.
8. Nonsuch Bay Green Island – Best: Beautiful protected bay where you can anchor right by the ocean protected by their reefs. Must enter from south side to avoid them. Great snorkeling on beach as you first enter channel – lobsters! Asian restaurant called Rokuni is 10STAR! Great food, infinity pool with drinks! Lots of windsurfers and kiteboarders and classes are available through 40 North. Dinghy dock on back of nonsuch bay resort has access to parking lot where you can meet a rental car if needed. Worst: no stores nearby.
9. St Johns – Best: all the conveniences of big city. Worst: no good anchorage or dinghy dock to go ashore. City is run down.
10. Falmouth – Biggest Maritme center where annual Superyachts boat show is held. Best: Stores & Restaurants. Budget marine. Worst: Fuel only for large yachts.
TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Welcome -Caribbean Dancers
1:40 English Harbour
2:24 Fort Berkeley
5:50 Pigeon Beach Trail
7:00 Carpenter Trail, Mermaid Rocks, Shirley Heights
11:26 Great Bird Island, Crabb Island, Rabbit Island, Lobster Island, RedHead Island, Prickly Pear Island, Maiden Island, Long Island (Jumby Bay)
13:13 Hell’s Gate
17:00 Green Island, Nonsuch Bay
17:34 Rokuni Restaurant
18:38 Homemade Fish Net
18:50 Five Islands Bay, Hermitage Bay
19:50 Carlisle Bay, Cades Reef, Middle Reef
20:50 Jolly Harbor
21:49 Falmouth Harbor
22:26 Snorkeling Antigua
22:49 Hawksbill Rock
22:55 Deep Bay
23:02 St. Johns
23:07 Wrapup
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Blue Dot Voyages is a Sailing Adventure Company. We recently packed up our belongings, sold our house and moved on to our Leopard48 Sailing Catamaran PILAR, where we are traveling the world. We offer travel advice as well as boat maintenance tips. We offer charter sailing experience trips when we can. Watch our videos and live vicariously through us!
Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
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