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After finishing up some final touches on the Natural Mystic, we needed to get into clean water to make sure our water maker is running properly. After a month of being med-moored on the mellow, wind-blocked part of Port De Plaissance, we are finally free from the clutches of dockage. [...]

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I’ve been working on my French lately, but I struggle once my limited vocabulary is exhausted. I really haven’t had the opportunity to speak French since I was in Montreal in ‘97, so it’s been fun.
I would like to recap some of the fun we’ve had here with this post so I’ll write a [...]

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These are all adjectives to describe the general atmosphere aboard the Natural Mystic lately.

So much has gone down in the last three weeks, it’s easy to lose track of it all. When Kyber left me for two weeks, I made the most of it. Many a good nights started at Palapa Bay on the docks [...]

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After our sail from Virgin Gorda through the night I was beat up. After a couple near misses with an oil tanker and another yacht, I was ready for 2 1/2 hour nap once we fired up the engines. Once I awoke I found out that I was in the land of big ballers. [...]

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If you’ve already read Kybers recent post, this may seem a little redundant.
Just when we thought we could make plans to go to St. Maarten, Mother Nature had a better idea for us. After a great Thursday volleyball at Peg Legs, we left Nanny Cay Friday with Eclipse team rider- Albert R. aboard. [...]

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Friday night we journeyed back to the rugby field to witness another BVI beatdown on the Michigan team for the final match of their season. The girls team even got in on the action at halftime proving that beauty and brawn can go hand in hand. After a decisive victory, the celebratory beers came [...]

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Yesterday I visited Kyber’s Salon on the transom of the Natural Mystic. Like a scene from “Edward Scissorhands”, tufts of hair were flying through the air giving local birds ample nesting material. You see, I haven’t had a real hair cut in about seven months so before Paul Mitchell-Kyber got a hold of the [...]

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While cruising to Anegada from the Bitter End, the Natural Mystic had her best sail since arriving in the BVI. With help from our new friends; the crew of the Chippewa, we were blasting along at 19 knots with more people and supplies then we’ve ever had aboard. Once we arrived, we [...]

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The whole Natty M crew was in the water for yesterday’s afternoon session. Lars rigged another sail up and rode it down to the beach on the Bitter End. After the whole troop launched from the small beach, it was rush hour in the water. Lars soon found himself on [...]

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After a good breakfast, we piled in the Red Rocket towards Eustacia beach. Lars had discovered the sail he rigged , flew and ripped in the morning was too much for the winds out by the reef, so he opted to spectate the carnage that would soon ensue.

Ty was first to launch and was [...]

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