Monday, May 18, 2009

Brittish Virgin Islands - May 2009

I along with my brother Steve and three other guys chartered a 45' catamaran in the Caribbean from May 8th to May 16th. We sailed from island to island and had a great time together. We spent a lot of time snorkeling, fishing, and just doing guy things. Of course we sailed a ton! No major casualties to report during our week together. You can click on any picture to enlarge it.

This is the Dodger II at anchor. We proudly displayed the colors of the Poor Man's Yacht Club while anchored or moored. I am a bona fide member of the club!


"The Caves" was our first stop after we set sail on Saturday morning. We snorkeled here and the reef was vibrant and alive with all kinds of sea life. There were schools of fish and the diving birds and pelicans were after them in a big way. It was really neat to see.

This is our crew at the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke (White Bay)


Sandy Spit is the most amazing island ever! We anchored off this tiny island and took the dinghy in to shore. We ended up spending a half day here. The reef to the right was another amazing spot to snorkel. We tried to capture a couple of lobsters here but were unsuccessful.




Here is the crew on Sandy Spit. From the left is Roger, Zack, Steve, Jeff, and me of course! How about the color of that water?



We caught this barracuda on our sail from Anegada.


Here is a 4' shark we caught. We saw lots of them but only landed one.



Okay, this photo needs some explanation. I had a fish on and only landed the head. A barracuda or shark tore into this as I was fighting it. With all of the blood in the water, the sharks showed up. I put more blood in the water and the sharks went into a frenzy! Very cool to see live!


A couple of pirates at Marina Cay on their way to the Happy Arrr Bar!


Under way, chillin with my brother! We are thankful to our departed grandparents Rizzo, who made this trip possible for us!