Congratulations! You have just earned your ASA 104 – Bareboat Charter Certificatiotion. Now what? You’re ASA 104 Bareboat Certification is proof that you are able to: skipper a sailboat approximately 30 to 45 feet (with engine) on a multi-day trip on coastal waters in winds up to 30 knots and moderate sea conditions. Simple enough, […]
Apocalypse (ἀποκάλυψις) is a Greek word meaning “revelation”, “an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling”. Well, now that you put it that way! With the world opening up again, LTD Sailing will be putting procedures in place to help keep our students as safe as possible.
You wake up to the aroma of fresh coffee, hop out of your cabin, grab a cup and settle into a sunny spot in the cockpit. “What’s the weather like today?” you ask. Crucial! As sailors, you need to know what you’re getting yourself into as you plan your day sail in the bay, a
In our front yard in Grenada! We’ve been playing around with the drone out in our yard (since we can’t leave it.) Our front yard also happens to be St. George’s anchorage. We used to see boats come and go and never really thought anything about it. Now, that we have the time, we thought
There is a small window in time. It is a dimension as small as two weeks and as timeless as the sea. It’s an odd middle ground between shoulder season and prime season. It’s an area which we call – the OFF SEASON zone. In addition to 1 June to 31 October, we also offer
On 1 September 2018 the small island of Grenada in the Southern Caribbean banned polystyrene also know as ‘Styrofoam.’ This seems like a simple step “Well, of course you would ban that nasty stuff!” After all it takes FOREVER to biodegrade. But Grenada loves it’s take-away food. Those amazing ribs on Wall Street, jerk chicken
Did you know in 2013, Grenada signed the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI) placing under management a large percentage of its coastal and marine ecosystems by 2020? This does not mean that these Marine Protected Areas (MPA) are completely off limits. Protecting Grenada’s Shores Prime Minister Dr. Keith C. Mitchell signed the initiative on Necker Island,
On 1/3/13 we launched our LTD Sailing – “Living The Dream!” website – the beginning of our business as an ASA sailing school in the Caribbean. 1/3/13 though? Isn’t that bad luck? We started out in St. Vincent partnering with Sunsail & Moorings. We got our business license, set up our office and got certified
We stayed at LaLuna Resort for Old Year’s Night this year. That’s what they call it in Grenada. Not New Year’s Eve but Old Year’s Night. I asked the bartender, Urban, “Do you say ‘Happy Old Year’s Night? Cuz that just sounds weird so what do you say?” He just stared at me, as usual.
We met Grace at the Annapolis Boat Show last year. She was just finishing up a little sailing excursion with her friend, Emily. Ya know, two young girls, finishing up college and decide to go sailing. Sounds fun, right? A nice reward after all that hard work. Okay, I’m not talking about “Hey, let’s go
