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Lady C - A Cruise in the Caribbean

Iain MacAlister and his wife Gaynor, are setting off on a six month cruise to the Caribbean. Together with their beloved 1939 14 ton Hilyard ketch, Lady Corinne (Lady C), they will spend time sailing around the islands, snorkelling, scuba diving, and making the most of their dream trip.

Iain and Gaynor MacAlister on Lady C

Iain will be writing regular updates about their voyage for readers of Cowes Online.

After a major re-fit to their boat, the couple sailed Lady Corinne from Chichester, UK, to Gran Canaria in August 2009, and after yet more work and repairs they set sail for the Caribbean in mid-December.

The crossing will take them about four to five weeks as Lady C is built for comfort not speed, but they will enjoy every minute of life on the open sea!

Resources:

webblog.mailasail.com/ladyc Lady C's blog on mailasail.com


Lady C's Travels in the Caribbean

Lady C heads back to England

Hi everybody and welcome to what will probably be our last aquatic blog of this fantastic trip, writes columnist Iain MacAlister.

Cowes Online correspondent takes line honours from Velsheda

We never intended to enter for the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta but as we were so close we decided to come and have a look, writes columnist Iain MacAlister.

Stuck in the sunshine

We got up on Saturday morning, blew up the dinghy and went off to Redouit beach where we landed in front of the St Lucia Yacht Club, writes columnist Iain MacAlister.

Lady Corinne heads back out to sea

We can't begin to tell you how nice it is to be back at sea; we finally left Mindelo Marina, Cape Verde Islands on 3 January, a week after our arrival, and headed out into the narrow channel between the islands, writes columnist Iain MacAlister.

New Year's Eve in the Cape Verde Islands

Gaynor and I are sitting in the cockpit of Lady C in the very new Marina of Mindelo, Puerto Grande on the beautiful island of Sau Vincente in the Cape Verde Islands, writes columnist Iain MacAlister.

Lady Corinne commences her travels

How do you leave such a lovely place where the sun shines for 360 days of the year; we're not too sure but we knew that it was time to get going again, writes columnist Iain MacAlister.

Getting ready to set sail

We are currently in the beautiful setting of Puerto Mogan in Gran Canaria getting ready to set sail in our beloved 1939 14 ton Hilyard ketch Lady C across the big blue Atlantic for a dream trip to the Caribbean, writes columnist Iain MacAlister.

SOLENT WEATHER
Courtesy of Bramblemet
At Mon 6 Sep 07:05 BST
Av Wind Speed
20.5 kt (F 5)
Gust
23.5 kt (F 6)
Air Temp. 17.5°C
Sea Temp. 17.7°C
Baro Pressure 1009 mb
Visibility 18.0 nm
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