http://tom.barnraiser.net/ Activities and thoughts outside of my work with Barnraiser. Read my CV for professional information. en Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:49 +0200 No Internet for the past three days so this is a bit of a catch up blog entry. We motored down from Bequia to Charlestown Bay, Canouan. The bay has starfish all over the seabed. I started the day w http://tom.barnraiser.net/grenadines-adventure---days-5,-6-and-7 Tom Calthrop Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:10:37 +0200 After a pretty crazy night out last night we crawled out of bed, fixed the boat, bought the last few food items and headed for Canouan... calm seas all the way... http://tom.barnraiser.net/grenadines-adventure-day-3 Tom Calthrop Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:12:34 +0200 With the waves still reaching three meters cruising was ruled out early in the day. We went to Sailors restaurant instead and had breakfast.... more breakfast and finally lunch. In between we did take http://tom.barnraiser.net/grenadines-adventure---day-2 Tom Calthrop Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:39:32 +0200 Wednesday morning and we are going to motor down from St Vincent to Bequia. The day started of with high winds through Blue Lagoon and that means high seas between the islands. Hermione, my 38\' Marin http://tom.barnraiser.net/grenadines-adventure---day-1 Tom Calthrop Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:59:17 +0200 I woke up to see what I thought was a white submarine on the horizon. Over coffee I was pondering on whether the UN had submarines as the vessel turned towards our port. Bequias Naval defenses consist http://tom.barnraiser.net/gigayacht-a-stops-in-bequia Tom Calthrop Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:53:32 +0100 The night before the Bequia Easter Regatta Karl; a captain who was in Bequia at the time, asked me if I wanted to help him crew a sail boat called "Carrie" for the "Round Bequia" race the following da http://tom.barnraiser.net/friends-past-and-dolphins-present Tom Calthrop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:33:51 +0100 I woke up this morning and opened my stern doors to look out from Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth, Bequia). I was greeted with this.... It is said that the Irish leprechaun's secret hiding pl http://tom.barnraiser.net/rainbow-over-bequia Tom Calthrop Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:52:11 +0100 My Marine Trader 38' was USA registered and named Nylander when I bought her. I'm happy to report they she is now UK registered and named Hermione (officially) and with that the old US flag was tod http://tom.barnraiser.net/flying-scarlet Tom Calthrop Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:25:26 +0100 Hermione (My Marine Trader 38') has very worn teak decks which kinda spring as you walk over them - although fun and somewhat comfortable, they are not practical and give me this constant feeling that http://tom.barnraiser.net/marine-trader---deck-replacement Tom Calthrop Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:17:04 +0100 I was sitting on my deck last Sunday reading a book. I looked up and savoured the view - a 360 degree panorama of Port Elizabeth in Bequia. One of the things that I like about my view is that t http://tom.barnraiser.net/a-view Tom Calthrop Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0100