A Sail of Two Idiots (60 page)

Barbuda,
231
–32,
283

Batteries,
28
,
37
,
83

Beam reach,
85

Bequia,
191
,
192
,
200
–202,
203
–4,
220

Big Majors Spot,
94
–95

Big Sand Cay,
112
–13

Bimini,
241

Black Point Settlement,
95
–96

Blunder Bay,
150

Boat boys,
179

Boat motion,
8

Boat shows,
12

Boiling Lake,
181

Boqueron,
129

Bribery,
125
,
127

Brimstone Hill Fortress,
163

British Virgin Islands,
143
–50,
281

Brokers,
20

Cabo Rojo,
132

Cabrit,
177

Calcos Passage,
109

Calivigny Island,
215

Canouan,
200

Capsizing,
11

Captains

assuming charge,
51

choosing,
49
,
50

single-handing,
210

Car rentals,
168
–69

Carbon monoxide detector,
241

Carriacou,
192
–93,
198
,
199
,
213
,
285

Catamarans,
9
–11

boarding,
9

boat motion at anchor,
9

costs,
10
–11

draft,
9
–10

layout,
9

maintenance,
10

maneuverability,
10

pros and cons,
9
–11

redundancy,
10

safety,
11
–12

sail area,
10

sailing motion,
9
,
10

slamming,
10

space,
9

weight,
11

Cayo Santiago,
136

Chartplotter,
14
,
39
,
42
,
51
–52,
80
,
145
,
208
,
211

Chores, boat,
31
,
210
,
240
,
274
.
See also
Laundry

Christmas Cove,
142

Clothes,
272
–73

Clutch,
179
,
240

Coast Guard,
48
,
139
,
162
,
188

Cockburn Town,
112

Coffin Island,
133
–34

Communication

Internet,
98
,
268

keeping in touch,
276

SSB radios,
93
,
268

walkie-talkie headsets,
89

Compass Cay,
93
–94

Conception Island,
106
–7

Cooking,
274
–75

Culebra,
138
–41

Currents,
41

Customs,
45
,
49
,
110
,
131
,
148
,
152
,
184
,
212
,
251

Davit system,
8

davit block shackles,
232

Delamination,
21
,
251
,
252

Deshaies,
174
–76,
188
,
222

Dewey,
139

Dickenson Bay,
172

Dinghy,
14
,
170
–71,
216
,
240
,
267

anchors,
57

davit block shackles,
232

drain plug,
232

emergency kill switch cord,
157

as engine,
60

outboard motor,
30

plugging,
66

storage,
8

wheels,
93

Docking,
110
.
See also
Anchoring

Dolphins,
71
,
187
,
193

Dominica,
179
–82,
187
–88,
220
–21,
284

Dominican Republic,
102
,
114
–25,
280

costs,
116

Don't Rock Passage,
69
–70

Doyle, Chris,
52

Draft,
8
,
9
–10

Drawbridges,
152
–53,
155
,
158

East Caicos,
111
–12

Elbow Cay,
73
–74

Electrical systems,
83

shorts,
83

Electronics,
207

backing up computers,
207

waterproof bags,
157

Employers,
28
,
208
,
227
,
239

Energy issues,
14
,
37
,
265
–66

Engines,
95
,
207
,
218
,
240

dinghy as,
60

exhaust pipes,
86

fire,
232

fuel line,
232

kill switch,
218

maintenance,
84

one engine travel,
69
,
179

size,
41
,
48

Ensenada Honda,
139

Entertainment,
57
,
86
,
100
,
156
–57,
273
–74

dominoes,
104
,
235
,
239

EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacon),
48

Expertise,
58
,
61

Exuma Land and Sea Park,
91

Exuma Sound,
96

Exumas,
85
,
87
–96

Farmer's Cay,
96

Financial issues,
15
–16,
77
–78,
256
,
268
–69.
See also
Purchasing issues

bankers,
256

cost of catamarans,
10
–11

cost of monohulls,
7

depreciation,
242

island costs,
116
,
180
,
270

living costs per year,
76

maintenance,
26
–28,
269

ownership,
16

parking costs,
270

price ranges,
23

Five Islands Harbour,
170

Flexibility,
191

Fort de France,
184

Freezers,
218

Freon,
218

Friendships,
31
,
56
–58,
86
,
99
–100,
152
–53,
156
–57,
158
,
194

keeping current,
162

mentoring,
184

networking,
162

pay-it-forward method,
31
,
89

snobs,
119
,
180

Thanksgiving,
61
–62

Fuel,
36
,
164

Furler,
87

Galley,
24

Garbage.
See
Trash

Genny (aka genoa and/or jib),
179
,
183
,
251

George Town,
96
,
97
–105

GPS systems,
271

Grace Bay,
109
,
110

Grand Turk,
112

Great Abaco Island,
72

Great Exuma Island,
96

Great Guana Cay,
70
,
75
,
86
,
95
–96

Great Sale Cay,
46

Great St. James Island,
142

Green Turtle Cay,
35
,
47
–49,
53
–68

Grenada,
190
–91,
194
–97,
208
–19,
285

Grenadines,
191
,
192
–93,
194
–97,
198
–207,
220
–24,
285

Group think,
64

Guadeloupe,
174
–76,
188
,
221
–22,
284

Guana Island,
144

Guidebooks,
52
,
72
,
109
,
139
,
162
,
271

Gulf Stream,
40

Gustavia,
157

Hash House Harriers (HHH),
172
–73,
227

Hatches,
206

Haulout,
16
–20,
21
,
24
,
195
,
248
–51

Hawksbill Cay,
92

Heads (toilets),
24
,
241
,
266
–67

Helm,
25

Highbourne Cay,
92

Hiking,
167
,
174
,
181

Hope Town,
73
–74,
75

Horse Pond Bay,
107

Hurricanes,
102

Hurricane Dean,
119
–20

hurricane hole,
124
,
138

Hurricane Omar,
221

hurricane season,
102
–26
passim

tropical waves,
104

Ile Fourchue,
223

Iles des Saintes,
177
–78,
221
,
284

Instinct,
21
,
46
,
121
,
245

Insurance

boat,
101
–2,
195

health,
277

Internet,
98
,
268

messages about boat,
276

weather sites,
119
,
271
–72

Inverter,
37

Isla Palominos,
136
–37

Jacumba
.
See
Naming boats; Sailboats

Jolly Harbour,
168

Jost Van Dyke,
146

Karma,
31

Kayaks,
267
–68

Keel,
7
,
11

La Parguera,
133

Laundry,
95
,
207
,
240
,
273

Lazyjacks,
240

Leech line,
217

Life jackets,
67

Lights,
191
,
192
,
241

Little Harbour,
85

Long Island,
100
–101

Lunar eclipse,
177

Luperon,
102
,
115
–25
passim

Mainsail bag,
219

Maintenance,
10
,
31
,
108
,
154
,
212
,
242
,
274
.
See also
Repairs

abandoning ship,
26
–27

deck scrubbing,
255

electric systems,
83

engines,
84

forcing equipment,
90

inspecting gear,
243

painting,
196
,
219
,
245

spares,
31

washing,
195
–96,
219
,
245
,
254

Maneuverability,
10

Mangroves,
120
,
124
,
139

Man-O-War Cay,
71

Marigot,
156

Marsh Harbour,
61
,
71
,
74
,
76
,
79

Martinique,
183
–85,
190
,
284

Mayaguana,
107

Mayaguez,
129
,
131

Mayreau,
205

Medicine,
144
–45.
See also
Pets

Miami boat shows,
12

Mona Island,
129

Mona Passage,
125
,
127
,
129

Monohulls,
6
–8,
208
,
212

ability to point,
6

adding weight,
6
–7

boarding ladders,
7

boat motion,
8

costs,
7

dinghy storage,
8

draft,
8

heeling,
8

keel,
7

layout,
7
–8

offshore handling,
7

pros and cons,
6
–8

rolling,
8

safety,
11
–12

space,
8

speed,
6

windows,
7

Montserrat,
222
–23,
283

Moonbow,
177

Mooring,
110
,
244
–45.
See also
Anchoring

Mosquito Island,
150

Mosquitoes,
101

Mt. Hartman Bay,
209

Mustique,
202
–3

Naming boats,
29
–30

Navigation,
51
–52

Navigation centers,
7
,
25

Nevis,
164
–65,
223
,
240
,
283

NOAA weather broadcasts,
35
–36

Norman Island,
147

Nudity,
99
,
255

Old Town San Juan,
135

Parguera, La,
133

Parker, Chris,
36
,
49

Patience,
21
–22,
70
,
155
–56