JAMMERLINKS - For Windjammer Sailing Fans

The sailing vessel, Polynesia, a four-masted fisherman-rigged staysail schooner, was owned and operated by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. It sailed on seven-day cruises in the Leeward Islands with port stops in Antigua, Dominica, Nevis, Guadeloupe and Isles de Saintes.

Windjammer Sailing Fans' Webpages and Other Sites and Links of Interest

SAIL & DIVE THE BVI
The 71' ketch, OASIS, is captained by Julian Legg, onetime Windjammer captain. The Oasis charters out of the BVI and the Grenadines.

The CALEDONIA, a 245' Barquentine carrying 77 passengers with a crew of 20 sails seasonaly in the Caribbean and the Canadian Maritime.

S/V ARABELLA - A 160' 3-masted schooner Offering seasonal cruise passage out of St. Thomas

DIRIGO II - The Dirigo II, a 75' Schooner offering day-trip sailing out of Long Beach harbor.

THE POLYNESIA CRUISES THE LEEWARD ISLANDS, 2006
Sailing Antigua, Guadeloupe, Dominica and Isles des Saintes aboard the Poly
with Captain Neil. Our final Cruise with Windjammer Barefoot Cruises.
Lots of Pictures and Links.

MAIN MARINE MARITIME.COM - A Photographic Gallery of the World's Tall Ships - by Ian Main

DAVE'S YANKEE CLIPPER TRIP REPORT + PICTURES
A one-week cruise departing from and returned to St. Georges, Grenada with ports and anchorages at Carricou, Mayreau, Tobago Cays, Bequia and Union Island. - Lots of good on-board pictures.

TOM WELLS' VIRGIN ISLANDS CRUISE
A seasoned Jammer's Trip Report and Pictures. "Sunday, March 14 - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: Boarded the Legacy at 5:00pm, had a rum swizzle at 5:01pm! After the check-in stuff was complete we had dinner and then a band came on board to play. We danced and swizzled until .."

OFFSHORE EDDIE
Writer, Percy Rowe recounts the story of Offshore Eddie, Windjammer's Sailmaker who lived aboard Amazing Grace. "For many years he was aboard the Amazing Grace, the supply ship for Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. He picked up torn sails from six windjammers throughout the islands, repaired them, and..."

USA TODAY REVIEWS THE MANDALAY - Laura Bly writes about the passengers and doings aboard the Mandy.

WINDJAMMING ON THE MANDALAY
Harlan Hague, noted historian and travel writer tells it like it is on the "Mandy".

IN THE WEST INDIES WITH "ROSE"
Captain's Log 1996-1997. The Rose was replica of British warship and served as a sail training ship until it was sold for use in the movie, "Master and Commander". Renamed "Surprise", She is now at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

RUM, RUHM and RON
Tuck Landry's website dedicated to rating the beach bars and the rums of the Caribbean

SUNSHINE'S BEACH BAR & GRILL
On Nevis - Home of the Killer Bees and the best lobster in the Caribbean.

PUSSERS RUM AND GROG PAGE
The Origin and History of Grog and all about Pusser's.

PERSONAL TRAVELOGUES OF THE CARIBBEAN
The DMOZ Directory Project - Includes over 90 travelogues written by travelers and passengers in the Caribbean... Tall Ship Reports, Crewed Charters, Private Yachts, Bare-Boat Charters, Tramp Steamers and Foo-Foo Ships.

JAMMERBABE.COM
Cinnemon's Pages with lots of Windjammer information and the home of the popular "Windjammer Flotilla" forum.

RON MULLENAX'S MANDALAY CRUISE - A Trip Report and Lots of Great Pictures.

HMS VICTORY
A Superb Photographic Essay. The "Victory" has been restored and lies at dock in Portsmouth. The pictures here show the ship in detail and offer an insight in to what life aboard a first rate 100-gun warship would have been during the wars of the late 18th century.

LISA LINDELL'S POLYNESIA TRIP REPORT
Sailing the Windwards and Leewards. "Sat. 2/5 - Arrive in St. Maarten to a hot sunny day, a far cry from the 10 degree snowy in Louisville. Caught a taxi to Morningstar Guest House in Grand Case ($85/night). Clean & nice! Debbie & Rod Kendall, my cyber friends from Washington came over & we went ..."

THE CARIBBEAN HURRICANE NETWORK
Local reports direct from the islands

SCHOONER MAN - Big listing of current tall ships.

ADMIRAL NELSON IN THE CARIBBEAN
Sponsored by the Nevis / St Kitts Travel bureau. The narrative on this site recounts the history and doings of Admiral Nelson when he was commander of the British Navy's Leeward Islands Squadron.

THE GRENADA EXPLORER - Current Grenada goings-on and tourist info.

THE PANAMA CANAL CAM
Live pics of ships going through the Miraflores and Gatun locks.

CARIBBEAN WEATHER - All Islands - Current Conditions and Forcast - 24/7.

MARITIME LINKS
Tall Ship News and Links.

PATRICK O'BRIAN'S AUBREY-MATURIN SERIES
High Sea Adventure during the Napoleonic Wars - A series of twenty books chronicling the sea adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and Doctor Steven Maturin. The series is the basis of the movie "Master and Commander".

TALL SHIP PRINTS - Prints of Historic and Current Tall Ships

MARITIME MATTERS - Cruise Ship History and Index of Ships

TRIP REPORTS,
PHOTO ESSAYS
and
TRAVEL PAGES

The
SOUTH AMERICA
ANTARCTICA CRUISE

The
SOUTH AMERICA / ANTARCTIC PICTURES
in Slide Format

The
WESTERN EUROPE
& MEDITERRANEAN
CRUISE

The
PUERTO VALLARTA
Pictures

The
SCHOONER LEGACY
cruising the
ABC Islands

A Caribbean
Singles Cruise
on the Schooner YANKEE CLIPPER

The LEGACY sailing
the VIrgin Islands

M/V AMAZING GRACE
Sailing From
Trinidad to Tahiti

Dave's
YANKEE CLIPPER
Trip Report + Pictures

Lisa and Steve
sailing on the
S/V POLYNESIA

The M/V NOORDAM
Caribbean Cruise

The
AMAZING GRACE
in the Caribbean
A Trip Report

The
S/V FLYING CLOUD
Sailing The British Virgin Islands

Sailing on The
S/V POLYNESIA
In the ABC Islands

With
S/V POLYNESIA
sailing the
Leeward Islands

From Antigua to Grenada aboard
the Windjammer
S/V MANDALAY

Lisa and Steve
sailing on the
S/V YANKEE CLIPPER

The
Caribbean Sailing Pictures- 4 Pages

The ROTTERDAM
Panama Canal Cruise

The
PANAMA CANAL
Slide Show

The RYNDAM
Mexican Riviera
Cruise

HMS SURPRISE
The Maritime Museum
of San Diego

The SICILY Pictures

The MALTA Pictures

The TUNISA Pictures

The ROME Pictures

The LISBON Pictures

The Pictures from
TAHITI, BORA BORA
and MOOREA

HILL AFB
Historic Military
Aircraft Pictures

The
LAS VEGAS Pictures

The HEBER CREEPER

The GOLDEN SPIKE
Historic Site

OTHER PAGES

NAUTICAL TERMS
Used in
COMMON EXPRESSIONS

THE WIT AND
WISDOM OF
STEVEN WRIGHT

THE MYSTERY of
THE MARY CELESTE

The BATTLE of
THE SAINTES

TRASHY SIGNS,
SLOGANS & OFFICE MOTTOS

YOU MIGHT BE
a REDNECK If...

The DANCING
BABIES' DISCO

NAVIGATE WITH
FORTOGDEN
SITEMAP

BAREFOOT PIRATE
The Tall Ships and
Tales of Windjammer

A 290-page, hardcover, oversized book with photos and illustrations, many never before seen, on nearly every page. For the first time in one place is the history of how Mike Burke acquired ships without a fortune, dared the fates, and built his company over 50 years. Here is the inside look at how the current fleet came together, its captains, passengers and operations.

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THE SHIP AND THE STORM
The Loss Of The Fantome
By Jim Carrier

In October 1998 Hurricane Mitch roared unpredictably through the Caribbean with winds of 150 mph. Before it was done thousands of people had died and billions in property destroyed. Caught in its path was FANTOME, the 282 foot schooner, the flagship of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. This is the story of the unsucessful fight to save her and her crew.

Click HERE to read the Book Reviews.
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