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 Monday 15th January 2001Soren Larsen sailed from St. Georges on Friday having got our documentation in order. We are now heading towards the Venezuelan island of Margarita.
Wednesday 10th January 2001 Our new Voyage Crew joined the ship today and we have sailed round the south west corner of the island to Prickly Bay, a sheltered pleasant anchorage on the southern side. Purser Terri has stayed in St Georges to sort out our visas for Venezuela. The plan is to explore here for a couple of nights and then clear customs back in St Georges before sailing south towards the Venezuelan island of Margarita.
Tues 2nd January 2001 Happy Xmas & New Year!
20th Dec. A sleep in - for those of used to the 0400 watch! Late breakie & tropical downpours all morning - Just like the Charlestown, Cornwall refit but hot! Voyage Crew ashore for the arvo & evening.. Guess were they went! Many boats anchored at Bequia. Just what I'd imagined of a
Caribbean island Palm trees, big Eye of the Wind (Eye) just leaving for Kingstown before noon - we will see them later. 21st Dec. Sailed to Mustique. Tacking practice on the way. 22nd Dec. Sailed North to Kingstown, St Vincent. Anchored 1600 and that evening was a farewell & Xmas dinner all in one. Local choirs singing Xmas carols ashore could be heard from aboard…. 23rd Dec. A sad day, all Voyage Crew depart at 1000. Strange to see our Atlantic shipmates go…. Eye of the Wind anchors in the bay & their crew join us for a night of debauchery! Jamming with bongos, fiddle, guitars, didgereedoos
25th Dec. Its Xmas! All enjoy a sleep in & late
breakie before Santa (Peter) arrives with pressies!!! 26th Dec. Back to Kingstown
Permanent crew ashore - Botanical gardens are beautiful: St Vincent is where Captain Bligh brought bread fruit from Tahiti (on the voyage after his infamous mutiny - the slaves here decided they didn't like it after all - a descendant of the original tree is in the Botanical Gardens)
29th Dec. 30th Dec. Departed in the morning for Canouan Island - Voyage Crew loving the sailing. Anchored by the mid afternoon in time for Voyage Crew to get ashore & go snorkelling. Eye anchors here too on their next voyage.
31st Dec. Sail in company with Eye to Mayreau - what a sight. Anchored Mayreau afternoon. A sumptuous feast for New Years Eve thanks again to Squiz & Sal then Voyage Crew & permanent crew ashore to Roger Righteous' Bar! Soren crew back aboard for the New Year with Anne (oldest crew aboard) ringing out the old year with 8 bells & Lucy ringing in the New another 8 bells. Then more champagne & dancing! A great night. 1st January 2001 (no-one mention the Millennium) Some sore heads this morning.. Eye & Soren Voyage Crew swap ships for a day (& three permanent crew). We sail in company to Union island. What a day - a huge success with plenty of kodak moments (on web soon). Lunch ashore - Beach BBQ and more fun and games (no 2nd test) 2nd Jan Today! The last Voyage Crew are back aboard the Avon is being
hauled aboard. +++
+++ For the Voyage Log from the UK to Cape Finestere to click here For the Voyage Log from the Cape Finestere to Madeira click here See more pictures of Soren Larsen's spectacular departure from Charlestown here. +++++++ VOYAGE CREW RETURNING HOME: Scan and email or post your pictures of your voyage! If you have an account of your trip or a special moment then let us a know. Your tales can be included in the Voyage Log! Email to escape%40sorenlarsen%2eco%2enz (send max 4 or 5 picture per email) Soren Larsen Voyagers Log: P.O.Box 310 Kumeu, Auckland 1250 New Zealand
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Sunday
7th January 2001
what a fantastic time its been. This
will be the last day with this great bunch of Voyage Crew as they will depart today. 
Tobago Cays - the Grenadines. 
Last you heard think Barabdos was abeam. Great
sail across to Windward Isles though at times Easterly F6 with severe squalls. Running
under Tops'ls & course with no main. Making 8 kts at times. Some amazing rain squalls
- called all hands on deck to enjoy it & tend sails. Wind veered & stayed in the
east for the latter part of voyage. Anchored Bequia 2300 19th (making this a 21
day Atlantic passage). All hands aloft to furl the sails. All are in good spirits but some
are sad and some happy to see land! 
bay, dense tropical
vegetation, bright colours, friendly locals, bars & markets & shops right to the
waters edge warm turquoise water .
24th Dec. Our
Cooks go ashore to the local markets for fresh fruit & veg. We have planned to go back
to Bequia for Xmas with Eye. Arrived after lunch Jim & Troy cook dinner for the gals
then Perm. Crew get ashore to the Frangipani Bar.
27th Dec. Prepare for the next voyage;
28th Dec. New Voyage Crew board and the morning is spent
settling in before we sail and returned again to Bequia . A pleasant sail across to
straights between the islands. Velsheda anchored near by - one of three working J-class
yachts in world. We last bumped in to them in Auckland during the America's Cup last
March, (or rather they bumped in to us in an unfortunate incident - for them, in the
Maritime Museum basin). They didn't want to play cricket though. 
Since arriving in the Grenadines we've seen many different boats: Super yachts, cruise liners,
cruising yachts, huge 4 & 5 masted sailing ships cum passenger liners, J class' &
gin palaces. You name it, its here! 
