The Guppy effect
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The last couple of days we have been swimming, snorkeling, building the perfect swing on Guppy and a walk up to Fort Duvernette.
After having jumped off the bow and stern so many times the teens were ready for the next level. So we put Guppy’s huge spinnaker pole to the side and attached a rope with a stick to the end on which they can hold on and swing off the bow into the water. It works really well and over the past days it has gotten the perfect placing and height for all sorts of tricks. In the bay are quite a few more boats with kids, and gradually we saw more and more boats with their spinnaker poles to the side, creating some sort of swing. We call it the Guppy effect 😉 We even had several people come by to ask and watch how we had exactly done it. Later we also made a great swing under de boom as well. A really lovely place to watch the sun dip below the horizon.
We have inflated the minicat again and enjoyed some sails through the bay. Getting to know lots of people and families from the other boats. I always find it amazing how quick and easy it is to make friends while sailing around the world. One can live in a house for years and barely know his or her neighbors but when all anchored together on a island, people just come over to have a chat, talk about the crossing or the best way to bake bread. And quite often we will meet the same people in other islands again, like In this bay where we have encountered a yacht that we met before in the Cape Verde and made their crossing directly to St.Vincent and the Grenadines. Right now we have neighbors who are danish, American, French, Dutch & Canadian. I really love this diversity in cultures and how sailing can so easily bring everyone together.
We have also visited Fort Duvernette which is an old fort on a little island not far from the anchorage. It’s a little hike up to the top but the view is absolutely worth It. Some of the Grenadines can be seen from there and the remains of an old structure which stands amidst several canons that are placed in different directions from the island. After some more snorkeling around the island we head back to Guppy who is tucked in safely between Young island and the mainland, waving behind her mooring to the palm trees on the beach 🙂
Laura
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Hallo Guppy en crew. Intussen zijn jullie verkast naar Mayreau zie ik. Ben benieuwd wat de kinderen daar kunnen leren en hoe het er uit ziet. Goede vaart, veel plezier en tot ziens. Groeten, Jacco.
Hi Skipper,
wir waren vorläufig aufgetaut, es folgt viel Schnee
und eisige Tage, unsere Region ist eventuell nicht
so stark davon betroffen. Der Ankerplatz wo ihr seid
ist Traumhaft, hoffe das ich es noch schaffe dort auch
mal zu ankern.
Alles gute und viel Inspiration.
Hi You All! Great to see you are doing so well. Love the photos! Living a great time in your lives! While you are experiencing summer weather we had real winter here in Germany. We were skating and playing Icehockey on our local pond for 4 days. That was so great. Finally something exciting in these hard times. Good to see that you are discovering more beautiful places on our amazing planet. Keep it up! Looking forward to your next posts! Greetings from now rainy lake Konstanz! Ben
Hi Laura, a perfect photo of you on the swing, also a perfect PR-photo for your foundation! What would your sister do with such a swing?? Immediately start an artistic training session with your crew.
Hi Laura, last saturday I have read a very interesting report in “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” of Isabelle Joschke and Boris Herrmann, who were both taking part in the vendee globe. Isabelle had to give up the race as she had problems with the keel and she is now in Salvador de Bahia. Isabelle’s words about the feeling alone on the sea and what she loves most during sailing are the same like your words – sometimes even the same words you were using in your blog. So I have wondered, if she has copied your blog. But probably you are both very very similar only. Rudi
Wouw, what a fantastic story. Love to read how creative you are and how you inspire others.
Fun … joy … happiness … the Guppy effect.
In Europe lots of kids have education via computers as well, but are now confined to their homes and have no fun with sports or parties etc. Those on Guppy are far better off!
Hi Laura, great to ready about your adventures! I tried to contact you twice by using the contact form. Hope you are able to reply! Best, Eva
Hi Laura, it’s getting colder here, some of the waters are already frozen over, send us the warmth of the south so that we can thaw again.
All the best !