http://tom.barnraiser.net/ Activities and thoughts outside of my work with Barnraiser. Read my CV for professional information. en Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:46:18 +0100 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 Some friends came over to the boat the other night. They have come all the way to St Vincent, from Brazil as volunteers. Most of them are on their way to Africa, anyway, a couple of them took a break http://tom.barnraiser.net/sundowners-in-bequia Tom Calthrop Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:28:55 +0200 Yes, I'm back online ... after almost a year of island "not so connected" lifestyle I have got a 3G Modem for my netbook! Anyway, I won't give you a history of my last year except to say that I am http://tom.barnraiser.net/swimming-in-the-grenadines Tom Calthrop Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:42:24 +0200 I know, I know, it's been ages since I blogged last. Anyway, enough of that - I have a new toy -> It's the one on the right ;) http://tom.barnraiser.net/new-toy Tom Calthrop Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:59:31 +0200 English is a funny old language really. Take for instance a bunch of bananas. I've never really questioned that before. To me a bunch of bananas is somewhere between about 4 and 8 bananas. Take this f http://tom.barnraiser.net/a-bunch-of-bananas Tom Calthrop Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:52:14 +0100