ICAROS

Icaros is a 2002 Catana 431 catamaran purchased by the current owners, Bev & Bob, in France in 2013. Icaros has a white hull with grey and yellow sail and cockpit covers.

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Posted: Sun, 17 May 2020 - 07:33

We sailed from Tyrell Bay, Carriacou to the South end of Grenada today. It's been a couple of months since we moved and it felt strange but nice to sail again. Grenada has done well in

Posted: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 - 03:25

Grenada announced their first Covid-19 case about a week ago. The person flew in from the UK. Since then another 6 persons have tested positive - all contacts of the first case. Grenada has

Posted: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 - 13:00

We arrived into Tyrell Bay, Carriacou about 11am after a pleasant overnight motorsail. This is one of the only two remaining ports of entry that are still open for Grenada. As expected there was a

Posted: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 - 09:36

Our visitors have had to cancel due to all the travel restrictions. We have left Barbados today and should arrive into Tyrell Bay, Carriacou tomorrow afternoon. Grenada has several marinas &

Posted: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 - 10:09

We sailed up the lee of the island to Port St Charles to check in with Customs, Immigration and Health. It was quick and easy. Oddly they had no idea where St Helena was. It is also possible to check

Posted: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 - 00:06

'Land Ho' as the sun comes up this morning!! Our wind has been steady at 20kt since yesterday afternoon and we've made good time with just our head sail. Looking forward to making landfall this

Posted: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 - 05:24

We?re on the home stretch now. The wind finally moved out of the north and turned more easterly so we are back on our bearing to Barbados. Lovely sailing conditions with gentle breezes and friendly

Posted: Sun, 1 Mar 2020 - 04:09

The wind is slowly starting to come around a bit more to the east and we?re heading more towards Barbados. The forecast suggests the wind will lighten and go more easterly over the next few days

Posted: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 - 04:45

Our pleasant NE breeze decided to change to a northerly, so we have had to change our route. We had been trying to keep above our rhumb line to avoid a stretch of adverse current. The northerly

Posted: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 - 05:18

We?ve broken free of the ITCZ!! The dark heavy rain filled clouds have disappeared and we are seeing more clear skies. The temperature is still quite warm but it's not as humid. The NE breeze has

Posted: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 - 04:48

The past couple of days have been a real mixed bag. The winds have been light and we have been mostly motor sailing. We had one nasty squall with 30kt+ winds and heavy rain for a couple of hours in

Posted: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 - 05:09

We left Fernando first thing this morning. Discovered a tear in the main sail but have been able to fix it underway. Should make it to Barbados! It?s between the first and second reef so if the

Posted: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 - 22:30

We arrived into Fernando at sunrise and were all checked in by 10am. The port captain's office was easy to find in the first building just behind the beach. They contacted the police who also perform

Posted: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 - 03:30

Yesterday we continued to sail wing and wing in a light breeze with a mostly cloudy sky. Late afternoon the wind dropped off and the sky looked more threatening so we tucked away the sails and began

Posted: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 - 23:51

Looks like we had a stowaway the past couple of nights as we found a nasty smelly mess on the bimini solar panels. Think it was a boobie that we have noticed flying around at sunset. Shall keep a

Posted: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 - 02:12

Still pretty quiet out here. Night before last we had a large (32m) fishing vessel come within 6 miles. It was between us and Ascension. We also had a couple of terns rest on our stern solar panels

Posted: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 - 05:51

Still pretty quiet out here. No new ships and only a few flying fish spotted. We have been talking twice a day to several other sailboats we know. A bit of drama at the moment as one boat which is

Posted: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 - 05:15

It's been pretty quiet out here. Haven't seen any birds and only a few fish. This morning we saw on the AIS our first ship since leaving St Helena. It was a 290m cargo ship doing 10k - the HL

Posted: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 - 03:09

Yikes, I'm living with a skin head! He's often threatened to shave his head at the start of a passage to see how it looks and feels. I can't say I like the look and think it makes him look

Posted: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 - 00:09

We departed St Helena at first light this morning. Light variable winds till we were several miles away from the island. The wind has filled in and we are now under spinnaker getting about 6kn. We

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