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30.04.2021 19:58:47
The Warm Caribbean Winter
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The Warm Caribbean Winter
When determining the best time for a Caribbean cruise, the only thing you need to consider is your availability. Summer is almost year-round on the sun-kissed islands. With temperatures dancing throughout the 80s, the soft sands and refreshing waters always welcome visitors. Whether you wish to float down transparent rivers on a bamboo raft or zipline through lush rainforest canopies, the wonders of the Caribbean are ready for your arrival.
As the most popular time of year to cruise the Caribbean, the summer breathes even more life into the already-spirited islands. With slightly warmer temperatures in the mid-to-upper 80s, both days and evenings can be spent outdoors kayaking beneath the golden sun or dining under the stars. To beat the summer rush, plan a visit in May or early June, and book a private rum distillery tour or a cinematic Jeep safari ride. If you prefer to float through the most refreshing waters of the year, wait until June when the azure ocean has warmed to perfection. Although summer excursions don larger price tags, you can never truly place a value on the treasures of the Caribbean.
To avoid the busy season, the best time to go on a Caribbean cruise is from November to early December. While every cruise journey offers intimate experiences, expeditions during this time will allow you to take in quieter beaches or more in-depth tours of Mayan ruins. Not to mention, November and December offer various voyages to help you escape the frosty Fahrenheits at home and dip your toes into the warm waters of a Caribbean winter. Revel in seasonal activities on board – like an elaborate Thanksgiving feast or a magical gingerbread house-making contest – and experience the holiday season like never before. more
Hot Feature: the 43EU is new, but it still looks the part of a classic Grand Banks with lines steeped in a nautical tradition. here
There’s leisurely cruising, and then there’s flat-out performance in a boat equipped to accommodate a couple of passengers for a long weekend. Intrepid’s 400 Cuddy (LOA: 12.2m Beam: 3.6m) rides on the builder’s reputable stepped hull that’s built specifically for powerful outboards. This semi-custom builder is known for the way it thoroughly tests each prototype hull to ensure the driver feels no intimidation when taking the helm. On the 400, that procedure produces a ride that’s balanced and solid, yet fast and light. The 400 hits 65-mph at top end with triple 350-hp Yamaha F-350s. It can go the distance, too, with a 300-mile range. While accommodations are modest for a boat this size (there’s a convertible V-berth and amidships stateroom), the space you lose in the cabin is given over to a massive cockpit equipped for everything, from fishing to diving to entertaining. [links]
You want a flybridge cruiser that knows the meaning of going green? This Azimut features hybrid diesel propulsion.
Cruising doesn’t have to be a slow affair, as proven by the 65-mph Intrepid 400. [links]
Azimut is perhaps best known for its fashion-forward Mediterranean-style sport cruisers, but this Italian builder also has a line of long-range boats that are clean and green cruisers. Among them is the 50, which is powered by the award-winning Easy Hybrid System that couples diesel engines with electric motors. The propulsion can move this 15.65m-long, 4.6m-wide boat at an almost silent eight knots under battery power alone. When operating on twin common-rail diesels and throttled way back, the 50 can travel more than 1,000 miles. Throttle up and the twin diesels will yield an 18-knot cruise and 22-knots at top end. The 50 has its share of slick features, too, including a choice of four accommodation plans.
Rarely do we have a passage where we’re not reducing our headsail and/or spilling or main. When sailing along the islands the gusts of winds coming off the land can be severe and in-between the islands the waters get rather turbulent and the winds blow stronger. more
The good news is that when anchored or on a mooring ball in the Tropics a boat will always be facing the wind. To make use of that excellent position you’ll want to ensure air flow is going through the boat and reaching around to the outdoor seating area or cockpit.
During our 2018 sailing season, the number one biggest reason for newcomers to have a less than desirable cruising experience came down to having bad anchors and/or not enough chain. Can you imagine finally getting out to live the dream and then you drag on your anchor during the middle of the night? At best the experience is scary at worst the boat is wrecked. here
We have CopperCoat which is not ablative. In theory, you are supposed to be able to put it on and not have to touch your hull for five to eight years. For us, however, CopperCoat has NOT worked. We now have extremely expensive antifoul paint that doesn’t work.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemia we are relaxing our cancellation policies. If your trip to Curacao gets cancelled you receive a full refund from us. [links]
If you are hesitant about paying upfront for your trip, we would like to ask you to send us an email with your preferred trip and preferred date and we will reserve these seats for you. You can then pay for your trip upon arrival at check in by swipe or cash.
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