So we had hoped to be able to haul out now this week, but as it turns out, Grenada Marine is closing on December 21st and not opening again before January 7th which is way too long for us to stay on the hard. We basically only need to paint the anti fouling and do some extra laminating on certain areas so max seven days is what we'd like to spend out of the water. We also have a friend flying in on the 2nd and we are expecting to sail with him towards Colombia on that day or one of the following depending on the weather. The other yard here in Grenada doesn't allow you to work on your own boat unless you pay for doing so and we've got no time for such nonsense so now we're looking for options. Hoping the yard in Carriacou doesn't stay closed for more than a week or ten days, otherwise we'll need to wait with the haul out till we get to Colombia... would've felt better to have it all done before though. Please let us know if you know of a good yard close to Cartagena.
8 comments:
Oh man I hope it works out for you! Sending positive vibes to you!
Cathy Trails
Good luck with making your decision, wish I could help! But I know zero about sailing. Beautiful pic though!!
Check out S/V Brudair's blog from January '11. It looks like they were satisfied with the work that was done on their boat. They hauled out at the Manzanillo Club Marina.
Hej Taru and Alex,
I found some places on internet that you could check up. They are boatyards in Cartagena or close to it (Link Below). Maybe you could send them an email and ask them for info about what you need.
http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Colombia/Cartagena/?rc=RepairFacilities
I'm Colombian and i know for sure that whatever you need it will be found in Cartagena. Cartagena is a big city with many people owning yachts and as a Colombian i can tell you that people there are very resourceful.
I hope this info can help you.
Good luck with your trip and i'll keep following you guys.
God Jul och Gott Nytt år
A.A. :)
Why don't you guys head straight down to Trinidad where they have cheap and great facilities to haul out.
Gordon
Thank you very much everyone, we will check those
My parents are on the hard in Cartagena right now and this is their fifth year wintering there. If you want to get in touch with them message me and I will forward their information
gorgeous pics, nice blog. thanks for sharing this. Keep blogging.
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