The Adventure Is About To Begin

It's one week prior to the start of the sail back of Soul Healer, our Beneteau Oceanis 411, from the British Virgin Islands to our home port of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After six great years in the Caribbean, it's time to bring Soul Healer home. Much time and preparation have gone into this passage. We've added EPIRB, life raft and ENC chartplotting capability. Our new laptop is coupled to an HF receiver for WeFax and to a sat phone that we'll be using for internet and weather. And to stay in touch with everyone. Maps and charts are now being measured in kilos (pounds for you non metric buddies).

The Crew:

Mike Lahrkamp & Alison Blair. Bill Noble and Brain Jones will round out the crew. Bill's SO, Ann Gage, will join us at George Town.

The Boat:

She was built in 2000 and is a Beneteau Oceanis 411, 3 cabin configuration.

The Trip:

The plan is to depart from the BVI and head straight for the Turks and Caicos. This will be an offshore passage of a number of days and nights. Then it's on to the Bahamas:

• Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana
  
• Plana Cay (maybe)
  
• Atwood Harbour, Acklins Island
  
• Landrail Point, Crooked Island
  
• Clarence Town, Long Island
  
• Rum Cay
  
• Stella Maris, Long Island
  
• George Town, Exuma Islands
  
• Allan's Cay, Norman's Cay, Warderick Wells Cay, Staniel Cay...
  
• Nassau
  
• Chub Cay
  
• Bimini
  
• Florida (Ft Lauderdale?)
  

The entire trip will be about a month, give or take based on weather, crew and boat.