On Thu, 7 Apr 2011 20:00:28 -0400, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

After hurricane season, CURRENT expectation (all things subject to change)
has us moving down toward the EC, being sure to enjoy some of the places
we've jumped over our last two times in the central Bahamas. We have several
cruising buddies who are under way on that adventure at the moment, as well
as another who preceded them by several months, so have some very immediate
info about what to look forward to, even if it isn't any further than PR
this year/next winter.

Getting to PR is really the most challenging part of cruising the
Caribbean. The US and BVIs are just another short hop from PR, St
Martin another day or two after that, St Barts and Antigua another
couple of short hops to the south. Once you turn the corner at St
Martins and head south, everything is pretty much of a beam reach.
You'll love it although there are some challenges to be dealt with.