Sail Away To The Caribbean
This is a true story. The prompting to put it down in print has come from years of being nagged to do so! Jon and Sue Alsop had a three year old son, Jethro. Home was a 16th century cottage in Shotesham, Norfolk, East Anglia. Due to a dramatic change of circumstances brought about by UK taxation laws, Jon’s one man sail making business suddenly became unviable. Their options were to change careers, Sue to go back to work and Jon become house husband, or to change track completely and have an adventure. They chose the latter.
Sue Alsop, Salcombe Devon 2023.
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10). New Crew Confirmed
On the 5th November the results of the US Presidential election confirmed a landslide victory for Ronald Reagan. That same day I visited a doctor in Road Town and it was confirmed that I was pregnant and the baby due the first week in April. Jon was perturbed that this would curtail our sailing plans.…
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11). Uncharted Waters – Towards Antigua
We had very few charts on board Camelot and had been trying to acquire more by asking around amongst sailing friends. Not one of the chandleries on Tortola had one covering the waters between the Virgins and the Lesser Antilles Islands. We planned to sail to Antigua to meet Molly and Fads – Jon’s parents…
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12). To English Harbour Antigua-via St Kitts and Nevis
On 5th January we left St Barths and sailed south to St Kitts. There was only one other yacht within site, and inspired by the beach nudity he had just seen, Jon decided to try and get an all over tan. Both Jethro and I used a lot of sunscreen but Jon said he would…
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