February 21, 2004

Melina meets up with Charm III

We sailed into Anguilla and anchored next to Charm III. This was the yacht that Al & I owned from '56 - '64, a 51' Alden Schooner.

She has been rebuilt over seventeen years on the beach in Anguilla and is now one of the classic classics in the Antigua Regatta.

To get pictures go to www.photoaction.com and click on Charm III.

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February 17, 2004

Melina meets up with Leeuwen Hart in BVI

We meet up with Karen & Cees in Gorda Sound and had a night out at the Last Resort. From Trinidad they travelled up the islands and are now going to San Juan and Cuba and then on to the USA. They plan to sail back to Holland in June-July from New York. We may meet up again in the Azores.

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February 16, 2004

Melina in BVI

The previous entry appears to have been lost in the system.
Johny and Ian arived in the BVI direct from Beaufort on 30th Dec. We did a quick tour of the BVI before he returned to Poland on the 11th Jan.

Darek & Jan from Poland arrived for two weeks to criusing the BVI and returned on the 14th. We have another pole arriving in a few days, when we hope to go to St Martin and further south. The BVI is great but it it is time to move on.

Melina is still in the BVI at Trellis Bay. and we frequently visit the Last Resort, a great place.

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February 08, 2004

The Grand Plan Feb 04

January:- Cruising the Carribean
February:- Cruising the Carribean
March:- Anguilla & St Martin (to visit Charm III)
April:- Antigua.
Mid May:- Set sail for Azores
Late July:- Arrive Europe, Brest.
October Lay up in Southsea Marina.

Charm III was owned by Alastair and Ian from '56 to '64 and was recently rebuilt over 17 years on the beach in Angualla.
Charm III is now one of the Classics at Antigua Classic Regatta and we hope to have a sail on her.

Any one who is interested in joining Melina on any of the above please leave a message on this site and we will get back to you when we next find an internet cafe. Otherwise we can be contacted most of the time on mobile +44 7831 50 88 70

Apart from travel to and from Melina, the onboard costs are in the region of $500 to $600/month.

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