Dominica is our Caribbean paradise for the 48th week of the year.
During this week our family sailing cruise will concentrate on Dominica which is an ideal location for a vacation adventure. Dominica is known as the Nature Island of the Caribbean. It is loaded with mountainous rain forests, waterfalls, and lakes. It has even greater inland beauty than coastal beauty. We will pick you up at Roseau, Dominica on Sunday afternoon near 15.28479167,-61.377545 . Have the taxi from the airport hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will come and pick you up at the dinghy dock in front of Fort Young Hotel. We will deliver you to the Anse La Barque Dock, in Guadeloupe on Sunday morning at your convenience. This week involves an easy passage to Guadeloupe. We will spend almost as much time in Guadeloupe as Dominica.
Week 48, Sunday Arrival Dates: Nov 28, 2010 Nov 27, 2011 Nov 25, 2012 Dec 1, 2013 Nov 30, 2014
Previous week's location: Martinique Next week's location: Guadeloupe
Number of weeks stay at this location: 1 Other time this year?: Week 23
Weather: Ave. Daily High, 85 F, 93% Humidity Ave. Nightly Low, 74 F, 81% Humidity Ave. Water Temp, 81 F Wind, 8KTs N
Main City: Roseau Other Cities: Portsmouth, Marigot, Pont Casse,
La Plaine, Dubuc, Scotts Head Points of interest: Scotts Head, Pointe Ronde, Emerald Pool, Trafalgar Falls, Boiling Lake.
Recreation: Beautiful beaches, some reefs with good
snorkeling and diving, some restaurants, lots of nature orientated shore activities.
Language: English, French
Map Link: Dominica Map
Info Link: Dominica General Info Dominica Tourism Info
Nearest Int'l Airport: Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe Code: PAP Name: Le Raizet
Local Airport: Portsmouth, Dominica Code: DOM Name: Melville Hall
Local Airport: Roseau, Dominica Code: DCF Name: Canefield
Restrictions: 5 KTs speed limit in harbors. Water toys not allowed in some locations. No scuba diving without a guide present. No fishing in coastal waters without a guide.
Itinerary & Passage Plan:
Sunday:
We will meet you at the Roseau dock, Dominica on Sunday afternoon and spend the night there. You will need a taxi from the airport to the dock. Have the taxi hail the "Family Affair" on channel 9 and we will pick you up at the dock.
Monday:
On Monday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all of the western coastal area. Most of the attractions at this island are ashore but there are the usual reef areas for water sports.
Tuesday:
On Tuesday we will move our anchorage to Prince Rupert Bay at Portsmouth. We will leave about 9:00 AM. It is about a 5 hour sail in protected waters. From here we will get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all of the northwestern coastal area. Most of the attractions at this island are ashore but there are the usual reef areas for water sports.
Wednesday:
On Wednesday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all of the northwestern coastal area. Most of the attractions at this island are ashore but there are the usual reef areas for water sports. We will clear-out Customs and Immigration here for our passage tomorrow.
Thursday:
On Thursday we will make passage to Anse Fideling, Isle de Saints, Guadeloupe. We will leave about 8:00 AM for the 6 hour passage in semi-open waters. This is usually an easy sail, but if some of your group want to skip this they could fly to Guadeloupe and meet us at Anse La Barque on Saturday or take the ferry and meet us tonight at Isle de Saints. Hail us on channel 9 and we will come and pick you up. We will use the Run-About to clear-in Customs and Immigration here if possible. If not we will clear in Basse-Terre
from Anse La Barque.
Friday:
On Friday we will stay in our anchorage and get acquainted with the recreational opportunities and the local activities. From here we have easy access by Run-About to all of the Isle de Saints area. Some of the attractions at this island are ashore but there are the usual reef areas for water sports.
Saturday
About 7:00 AM we will move anchorage to Anse La Barque, Guadeloupe. This is a long passage of a little less than 7 hours. We could try some fishing if the wind and swell are favorable. If we could not clear-in at Isle de Saints we will have to do so by Run-About or Taxi at Basse-Terre.
Sunday:
We will deliver you to the dock at Anse La Barque, Guadeloupe at your convenience before noon. So you will need a taxi to the airport from the dock. We can hail one using the radio.
Portsmouth Indian River Roseau Scotts Head
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