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Caribbean Cruising
Tradewinds of Emsworth III
2016 - 2017 Caribbean Cruising Gallery
As
of
17th
February
2017
Tradewinds
has
been
sold
and
my
final
Caribbean
cruise
ended
when
I
arrived
in
Rodney
Bay,
St
Lucia
from
Grenada
12
days
before.
I
finally
handed
the
boat
over
to
the
new
owner’s
delivery
captain
on
Wednesday
8th
March
2017,
and
I
finally
disembarked
on
the
following
day.
Tradewinds
of
Emsworth
departed
from
Rodney
Bay,
St
Lucia
on
Saturday
11th
March
(coincidentally
my
birthday)
and
sailed
to
Miami,
where
she
will
be
based.
And
so
ends
16
years
of
ownership,
during
which
time
I
sailed
many
thousands
of
miles
in
the
Greater
and
Lesser
Antilles
of
the
Caribbean,
from
the
Spanish
Virgin
Islands
off
the
east
coast
of
Puerto
Rico
in
the
north,
to
Grenada
in
the
south-eastern
Caribbean
in
the
south.
The
process
of
selling
the
boat
and
bringing
the
sale
to
completion
was
lengthy
and
was
heaped
with
time
consuming
bureaucracy
(unfortunately
a
legacy
of
British
Colonial
rule).
On
the
day
the
sale
was
completed
I
felt
no
elation,
rather
sadness
that
the
happiness
and
fun
that
Tradewinds
had
brought
me
over
my
years
of
ownership
had
come
to
an
end.
Selling
Tradewinds
marked
a
step
change
in
my
lifestyle,
and
it
would
take
a
long
time
for
me
to
grow
accustomed
to
life
without
her,
not
only
emotionally,
but
also
because
I
shall
no
longer
be
able
to
meet
all
those
very
wonderful
people
who
have
joined
me
as
crew.
The
new
home
for
Tradewinds
is
Miami
-
I
wish
her
and
her
new
owner safe cruising and a long life. Bon Voyage.
After
leaving
Tradewinds
on
Thursday
9th
March
2017
I
stayed
for
the
night
in
a
hotel
close
to
the
George
FL
Charles
Airport
at
Castries
St
Lucia.
On
the
following
morning
I
flew
to
Grenada
via
Barbados
by
local
airline
LIAT
aboard
two
of
their
modern
(French/Italian
built)
ATR
72
twin
turboprop
aircraft,
and
was
met
by
my
taxi
driver
friend
Joe
George.
Later
I
checked
into
an
apartment
in
the
True
Blue
area
of
St
George’s,
Grenada.
All
pictures
from
here
downwards
were
taken
during
my
stay
on
the
island
of
Grenada,
until
Wednesday
19th
April
2017
when
I
am scheduled to fly back to the UK. Enjoy.