Sailing on Fortitude (July 18-23)

Scientific Maritime Service in Chatham Bay (Jul 20, 2004, 08:55am) This boat was also moored in Chatham Bay with us on the night of July 19th. When we first arrived in the is boat was listing as if it had taken on water. By the next morning (as you can see in this picture), the boat had righted itself. We suspect that they had to patch a hole in the side and then pump the boat out all night long.

Daphne sitting at the bow of Fortitude (Jul 20, 2004, 09:58am) The morning of July 20th and we sail from Union Island to Sandy Island (a distance of around 5 miles), just north of Carriacou (which is actually part of Grenada). Here you see Daphne riding up in the front of the boat. The island in the distance is Carriacou.

Vanessa, Fortitude's mate (Jul 20, 2004, 10:00am) Vanessa was Jeremy's mate during the spring and summer of 2004 (she went back to the Netherlands that August). It was Vanessa's job to occasionally pull on a few ropes and clean up after meals (although I suspect that she did some other things as well). As you can see from this picture, the life of a sailboat mate is a hard one.