Welcome to Blue Mist Sailing

The sail or motor as it was, was a bit of a slog as we experienced the dirty fuel issue once again and it rained pretty solidly from the...

Our sail over to St Kitts was quick and blustery, the wind gusting a little more than forecast requiring a couple of reefs in the main...

The distance between St Maarten and St Barth’s is short and for this passage we had a weather forecast that favored actually sailing. Our...

Our departure from the BVI would take us roughly 80NM to Sint Maarten, over the Anegada Passage, another stretch of water we’d been told...

After the departure of our friends in the new year, our minds turned to getting the dive kit serviced and jumping back in the water,...

Our sail to the BVIs was a short and quiet motor from Christmas Cove (apt for this time of year) to Soper’s Hole on the main island of...

The journey from DR to Puerto Rico, was to take us approx 48 hours across a potentially hazardous piece of water called the Mona Passage....

Following our initial trip to Santo Domingo for our US visa interview we were pleasantly surprised to get an email on Monday to say our...

Blue Mist and her crew have been sailing around the Carribean since crossing the Atlantic in December 2021. We spent 2022 hurricane...

Our plan for Hurricane season 2023 was to take a mooring in Luperon Bay, Dominican Republic. We had friends who’d spent several seasons...

George Town Harbour is a large area with multiple anchorages, some close to the Town itself and others across the channel, near the reef...

Staniel Cay is one of the most popular spots in the Exuma Islands and Bahamas, it's famous for its swimming pigs and as the location of...

Sailing across the open waters, with the wind in your hair and the sun on your face, is a thrilling experience. However, while enjoying...

Our next destination was an anchorage at the northern end of the Exuma Land and Sea Park, this area has dedicated moorings and anchorages...

Our first experience of Nassau consisted of a dash to the marina office, the showers and a meal in the marina restaurant as it started...

Leaving Cuba, we had planned our passage with an easterly breeze blowing in the mid-teens and a hope that the gulf stream crossing would...

A little about the author, I learnt to sail on several flotilla holidays with friends some 20 years ago in my mid-20s, traveling...

Our port of entry to Cuba was a relatively short 143nm from Grand Cayman, which should take us about 24hrs if we can keep at least 5...

The sail to Grand Cayman was pretty uneventful overall, the hardest part was getting past Jamaica which is far longer than I’d imagined...

After a fabulous Christmas and New Year with friends in Bonaire, we turned our attentions to our northward journey. Our likely...