A Sail of Two Idiots (61 page)

Pay-it-forward method,
31

Personal locator beacons (PLBs),
115

Peter Island,
147
–49

Petite Anses d'Arlet,
184

Pets,
122
–23,
276
–77

humane kits,
123

kitty litter,
277

Pharmacies,
53
–54,
61

Photographs,
20

Physical exercise,
276

Pickup lines,
60

Pigeon Island,
174

Pigs,
94

Portsmouth,
180
–81,
221

Practical Sailor
,
70

Prickly Bay,
194
,
208
,
209
,
214

Privacy,
120
–22,
255

safety in numbers,
122

Propane,
92
,
99

Propellers,
75

check,
193

Providenciales,
109

Provisions,
31
–32,
61
,
134
–35,
142
,
157
,
158
,
217

bargaining,
118

Puerto Patillas,
136

Puerto Rico,
124
,
129
–37,
227
,
281

Purchasing issues,
13
–25

brokers,
20

delamination,
21
,
251
,
252

haulout,
16
–20,
21
,
195
,
248
–51

offers,
22

patience,
21
–22

photographs,
20

price ranges,
23

research,
13
–15

surveyors,
16
–20,
22
,
195
,
248
–51

trusting instinct,
21

Radar reflector,
129

Recycling,
94
,
101
,
231
,
275

Reef,
111
,
183
,
211

Refrigeration,
267
.
See also
Freezers

Repairs,
81
–83,
90
,
108
,
113
,
125
–26,
135
,
150
,
154
,
159
,
165
,
167
,
173
,
178
,
185
,
189
,
191
,
193
,
197
,
206
,
207
,
218
,
224
,
232
,
240
.
See also
Maintenance

costs,
269
–70

do-it-yourself,
270

Researching boats,
13
–15

Rigging,
14
,
179

inspections,
197

Road trips,
118
–19

Role-playing,
50
–51,
145
,
151
,
172

Roseau,
181
,
187
,
221

Royal Island,
88
,
90
–91

Saba,
151
,
160
,
282

Safety issues,
11
–12,
216

capsizing,
11

dismasting,
11

first aid,
277

life jackets,
67

lights,
192

safety in numbers,
122

sinking,
11

Sailboats,
24
–25

autopilot,
14

boarding,
7
,
9

bottoms,
195
–96,
219
,
245
,
254

choosing,
265

comfort,
268

depreciation,
242

fiberglass,
196
–97

flexibility of,
5

maintenance (
See
Maintenance)

monohulls
versus
catamarans,
6
–12 (
See also
Catamarans; Monohulls)

painting (
See
Maintenance)

purchasing (
See
Purchasing issues)

researching,
13
–15

safety (
See
Safety)

sayings,
27

selling,
208
,
213
,
217
,
225
–52

Sailing alone,
208
–19

Sailing lifestyle,
261
–65

balance,
84

chauvinism,
15

karma,
31

midlife crisis,
3
–5

pay-it-forward method,
31

relationships,
277
–78

Sailing practice,
35
,
39
,
47
–48,
72
–74,
79
–80,
209

Sailing techniques,
183

15-minute rule,
114

beam reach,
85

dismasting,
11

gunning engine,
155

keeping watch,
114
–15

motorsailing,
40

night sailing,
107
,
113
,
114
,
127
–30,
145

sail hoisting,
64

steering problems,
75

tacking,
40
,
80
–81,
144
,
251

turning around,
166
–67

wing-and-wing configuration,
74

zigzagging,
40

Salinas,
134
–36

Sandbars,
39
,
170
,
172
,
173

Sandy Ground Bridge,
152

Sandy Island,
198
–99

Sapodilla Bay,
109

Scuba gear,
135

Seasickness,
228

Sharks,
103
,
104
,
148
,
253
–54

Simpson Bay Lagoon,
152

Sinking,
11

Slamming,
10

Snorkeling,
101
,
107
,
110
,
143
,
163
,
172
,
174
,
181
,
200
,
245

Solar panels,
38

Sound

boat voice,
215

eavesdropping,
215

Spanish Virgin Islands,
138
–41,
281

Spares,
272

Spinnaker,
25
,
233
–35

Squalls,
129

SSB radios,
91
,
93
,
268

St. Barths,
151
,
157
,
223
,
282

St. Kitts,
162
,
165
,
227
–57
passim
,
283

St. Lucia,
186
,
220
,
285

St. Martin,
149
–50,
151
–59,
220
,
282

Dutch influence,
152

French influence,
152

St. Thomas,
141
–43

St. Vincent,
192
,
203
,
205
–6,
285

Staniel Cay,
94
–95

Statia,
161
–62,
250
,
282
–83

Stocking Island,
97
–105

Strapping down,
207

Sun down,
30
,
46

Surveyors,
16
–20,
22
,
195
,
248
–51

Tacking,
40
,
80
–81,
144
,
251

Tahiti Beach,
74
,
76

Terre-de-Haut,
177

Theft,
121
,
179
,
212
,
255

banking,
195

cash,
121

jewelry,
121

Thompson Bay,
101

Thornless Path to Windward
(Van Sant),
109

Thunderball Grotto,
94

Tide,
57
,
66
,
88

Titou Gorge,
181

Tobago Cays,
200
,
204
,
220

Tools,
272

Tortola,
146
–47

Trade winds,
109
,
127

Trampoline,
241

Transportation,
267
–68.
See also
Dinghy

mopeds,
164

Trash,
95
,
101
,
275

Travel lift,
24

Treasure Cay,
61

Trinidad,
210
–13

Tropical Storm Ana,
246

Tropical Storm Erica,
252
–53

Tropical Storm Noel,
138
–39

Tropical Storm Olga,
154

Turks and Caicos,
109
–13,
227
,
280

Union Island,
199
,
204
–5,
220

U.S. Virgin Islands,
141
–43,
281

Van Sant, Bruce,
52
,
109

Vegetarians,
158

VHFs,
7
–8,
59
–60,
85
,
139
,
171
,
194
,
213
,
216

channels,
116
,
215

eavesdropping,
215

handheld,
30
–31

speakers,
66

weather forecasts,
35
–36

Virgin Gorda,
149
–50

Virgin Islands,
138
–50,
281

Walkie-talkie headsets,
89

Warderick Wells Cay,
93

Water pump,
182

Water supplies,
36
–37

Weather,
35
–36,
49
,
64
,
79
,
82
,
85
–86,
92
,
174

avoiding storms,
128

broadcasts,
91

Christmas winds,
158
–59

cold fronts,
58
–59

hurricanes,
102
–26
passim

Internet sites,
271
–72

prediction,
93
,
211

squalls,
129
,
183
–84,
196
,
213
,
250

tropical storms,
138
–39,
139
–40,
154
,
246
,
252
–53

waiting out weather,
167
,
214
–16

windward
versus
leeward,
166
–67

worst-case scenarios,
93

Weather protection,
67

Whale Cay Passage,
62
–66

Whales,
128
,
187
,
190
,
201
,
232

White House Bay,
227
,
250

Wind generators,
38
,
83
,
85
,
207

Windlass,
70

Windows,
7

Windward Islands,
183

Wing-and-wing configuration,
74