ep16 - Sailing St. Lucia - Hallberg-Rassy 54 Cloudy Bay - March 2018

After St. Vincent, s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) moves on to St. Lucia, which looks a lot like St. Vincent, but neater and tidier. We moored in 5 different anchorages (Vieux Fort, Soufriere, Anse des Pitons, Marigot Bay and Rodney Bay) to see for ourselves what each bay had to offer. The highlight for us were the Pitons, which make for a dramatic setting for the Sugar Beach Resort. For a small island, there is an amazing amount to see and do, so we spent 2 days driving around the island to all the main attractions. We were impressed with the quaint fishing villages of Choiseul and Canaries and Anse la Raye, the fishing pots tradition in Laborie village, and the cleanliness of Castries, the capital. Soufriere has a charming old town, with original colonial buildings, and a very busy jetty when cruise ships arrive on the island. On the beaches part, our favorite was Anse des Pitons. We didn’t have kite-surfing wind conditions in neither Sandy Beach, nor in Cap Estate. Least impressed we were with Rodney Bay (and Gros Islet), which was loud and had some serious security issues for the visiting yachts.

[@adonjoseph1256]

Hello guys I am fro stlucia laborie to be precise. I love your videos and you guys ate at my restaurant. Thank you for featuring mama rose restaurant. Am happy u guys enjoyed the food.

[@SailCloudyBay]

Adon Joseph it was indeed very good local food there. We loved it. Loved the island too. Such a shame it has such a bad reputation for crime :(. But that’s more up north than where you are.

[@peterbowen5346]

Love your humor @21:20 with the sunshade not adding speed but rather a little "lift". You are a beautiful couple with a healthy sense of humor. I am so jealous of what you are doing and experiencing. Thanks for sharing these chapters of your lives. Level vibes to all. Irie

[@fatb0tLP]

Absolutely can't say enough about St Lucia. A special place in the Caribbean for sure.

[@gkarjala]

Skip, that boat has to be evrything i dream it is. Your sailing footage is beauty

[@rolandkrupitza9746]

Thanks to you guys I living my dream of what you are doing. You living your dream, pity that I dreaming my dream. Dont change the style of filming as most do, you really show what you are doing and not like the others. Wish I was on the tour too. Noticed that you are doing this with love. Ohh my son said that it would be better if you put and wind filter on the mic then we would hear you better. Please carry on with this " the best I have seen on KZbin till now" Hugs from far Vienna "Roland"

[@SailCloudyBay]

Thanks Roland for your very nice feedback :). We love sailing, and the peace that comes with it. In the coming video you should notice an improvement in the sound, as we bought some micovers, which (at least in theory) will help.

[@michaelrandold4656]

Flat out jealous of that boat. Great video as usual.

[@mikes2294]

Me TOO ! ! ! !

[@jaineevans508]

Really enjoying your adventures in my favourite boat thx

[@lorimollymay]

Really love your videos! 👍⛵🌊

[@equitissingularis965]

lovely piece of life, thanks 4 sharing

[@Valden23]

Another wonderful video. Thank you! 😊

[@jwrappuhn71]

Great vid ya'll.

[@formiche100]

you are beautiful, I travel with you, the only that make understand the places you sail, thanks

[@SailCloudyBay]

Thanks, Mario. Glad you are enjoying our videos.

[@stevensaxon8888]

@@SailCloudyBay have you came up on any wild snakes while visiting the Caribbean & Bahama islands?

[@SailCloudyBay]

steven, several snake skins but only one live one, that I nearly stepped on in the Bahamas. It’s featured on our recent video on Cambridge Cay.

[@svgitana2499]

Great video, what were you putting on your teak decks?

[@SailCloudyBay]

Yearly we put Borecol on the decks. Its a simple antifungercide like a wood preserver. Keeps any mold groth off them and also gives them that natural bleached look.

[@DaleRISmith]

I agree with every ones positive input but your mic needs a wind sock plz, then everything would be awesome

[@SailCloudyBay]

We hear you, guys! :) We plan to get one soon. Unfortunately, here in the islands there wasn't a single shop selling GoPro, let alone GoPro accessories. We have a long list, we'll shop them all in few weeks once we get to USA.