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Knot Normal - The Adventure

The once in a lifetime adventure of Mary Anne and Barry Keyes on the catamaran Knot Normal, a Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40. The trip starts at La Rochelle France, across the Atlantic to Grenada, and then the Caribbean island chain.

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January 20, 2018

Atlantic rollers are smashing into the 20 foot protective wall that separates Knot Normal from the sea. The resulting splash reaches 50 feet.

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Saba, lovely Saba

October 16, 2018

We arrived at Saba on Sunday 14th. What a wonderful experience! The view of the island from the sea is ruggedly breathtaking. Rising vertically from the ocean to an elevation of 3,084 ft., Saba is raw volcanic rock at its base soaring to lush verdant tropical greenery. The central mountain, Mt Scenery, is perpetualy covered with inspiring cloud formations. We crossed from St Eustatius in 18-24 knots of wind with 5-6 foot following seas. Anchoring overnight in Wells Bay we had strong winds but relatively calm seas overnight with Tropicbirds chattering overhead. Add caption Today we toured Saba with Wayne, a native Sabian of 8 generations. This is a relatively unknown place due to its inaccessibility. It is, hoowever, very special. The main town is The Bottom which should be named Bottoms Up since that is the only way to get there. Dutch owned Saba is orderly, tidy and picturesque. All the buildings are white with red roofs and green trim. The ro...

THE END

October 22, 2018

It is the end of Barry's Big Adventure, at least for now. The boat is in Tortola, BVI and will join the Conch Charter fleet. It is a sad day to leave her behind. I am already looking forward to getting her back and sailing her home to Elizabeth City.

January 07, 2018

I have been in France for over a month and living on the boat since December 21st. Finally we are to depart from La Rochelle tonight. Michelle, the forth member of the crew, arrived today. His picture below. He is getting a tour of the boat. Then we are off to dinner and then we set sail with the tide. We are targeting Gijon on the north coast of Spain. It will take two days. We are expecting another front otherwise we would try to round the headland toward Portugal. We will most likely hold up in Gijon until the front passes. At least it will be a change of scenery. You can follow along by opening Course and Location and clicking the URL.