Tilly Mint's travels

When a good looking yacht is at the dock, it seems to be a rule that every tourist walking past her has to ask a silly question. The top 3 of silly questions we get is the following:  - How much is that boat worth? (too much for you is almost always the right answer)  - Who owns that boat? (actually, the Queen of England does. What do you mean, you don't believe us?)  - What is a Tilly Mint exactly? (it's a furry little animal that lives in the mountains of Scotland, what, you mean you've never seen one?) It is true that Tilly Mint is an unusual name for a yacht, even though there actually is another Tilly Mint sailing around (an Oyster 82 that looks quite similar to us, which sometimes causes some confusion). The good part about having an atypical name is that people usually remember it. The bad part is that no one, and by that I mean no one, is ever capable of understanding it over the VHF or the phone. Even spelling it isn't always enough, and the result is...

Tilly Mint has had a busy season this winter, and it is not over yet! Since our last post in January, she has gone from Antigua to St Martin via Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis and St Barths twice, been photographed under sail in the Virgin Islands, circumnavigated Antigua, watched the Bucket regatta in St Barths and explored lovely Anguilla. In the midst of all that activity, it has been hard to find a moment to update the blog, but here are photos of some of the highlights of the past 2 months. Thanks to everyone who made this a great charter season! Perfect beach in Barbuda Sunset on Tilly Mint Trying my hand at the new rope swing Perfect spinnaker run from Barbuda to Montserrat Night out at the Montpelier Plantation in Nevis Squally sky over Scrub Island, Anguilla Impromptu photo shoot in the BVIs Sailing hard Sailing away to Virgin Gorda Whale breaching near Antigua Maltese Falcon and Adela on the start line of the St Barths Bucket The J...