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Grenada
Day Two

12°05' N 61°45' W
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We had some time Monday morning, so Karen and I wandered through St Georges. The people of Grenada are very fond of Americans.
"The Visit" in 1983 (remember the medical students held hostage?) freed them from a socialist dictatorship that had brought in Cuban "advisors" with AK-47s.

Loaded with batik and spices we boarded the Yankee Clipper and waited for the first sailing day.

Sailing the flag of Grenada Captain Kent taking us out of the harbor The west coast of Grenada
The raising of the sails on the Windjammer line is an emotional event. Passengers can man and woman the lines to raise the sails. "Amazing Grace" plays as the sails go up.

To hear Amazing Grace played on bagpipes.

As we motored north along the coast of Grenada, the first sail up was the inner jib, then the fore stay, then the main stay. Now we are heeled over and racing to the north on the winds.

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Crewmember taking the cover off the sail Raising the inner jib The inner jib being raised
The inner jib taut with wind Raising the Main stay The Main stay being raised
All Ahead! The open sea Healed over and racing north
As we passed the channel between Grenada and Isle D' Ronde, the Atlantic current caused large swells. Al and Johnnie were at the bow and as the ship bounced up and down, the waves would hit them.

We anchored off Carriacou that night for dinner and the Crab races.

Watching the waves come over the bow Rusty wearing the offical crab hat
Crab races consist of placing several crabs under a pot and betting on which one will move outside a circle first.

Our Pursur, Rusty (real name:Siobhan pronounced Shavon) presided. Rusty is a wonderful Southern English lady.

Like horses, the crabs have interesting and suggestive names like, "Tween the Sheets, The Engineer's Date and the Captain's Pinnance"

The secret is to pound the deck to entice your favorite crab to move in the right direction. Not as easy as it sounds.

Captain Kent explains the rules The crabs take their places
They are off! We encouraged our favorites by pounding on the deck
We set sail again after the crab races and started an all night sail to St Vincent.

Karen and I stayed on deck watching the beautiful night at sea. We traded jokes with Johnnie Redstripe and Todd & Carol (from Martha's Vineyard.)

Johnnie got his nickname either before or after he drank all the Redstripe beer off the ship. I was helping him drink and forget which it was.

The coast of Grenada Johnnie Redstripe, Al and Duane

Take me to Day Two of the cruise.

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