Will my hurricane damaged Beneteau 50 make it to Grenada?

Can My Hurricane-Damaged Beneteau 50 Make It to Grenada? Sailing the Caribbean Solo – Episode 34 After 449 days trapped in a boatyard in Carriacou, following Hurricane Beryl, I was finally free. Well, sort of. Having endured what felt like the worst boatyard experience on earth, a questionable salvager, a rather expensive storage ransom and two trips around the world trying to get my boat released, I had finally managed to escape. There was just one small problem. I was now heading out into the Caribbean Sea aboard my hurricane-damaged Beneteau 50, with makeshift fibreglass repairs, half a mast, no working marine radio, no dinghy, no insurance, no registration and virtually no sailing experience. What could possibly go wrong? This was my first ever solo passage, motoring south from Carriacou towards Grenada, with my fingers crossed that the hull repairs would hold and the boat would actually make it in one piece. Fortunately, I wasn't entirely alone. Andy was nearby, keeping an eye on me as we buddy-boated towards Grand Mal, Grenada. After months of frustration, financial damage and some truly extraordinary experiences in Carriacou, getting out to sea felt like a massive achievement. I was finally back on the water, heading towards a new chapter and hopefully a new beginning. Once anchored in Grand Mal Bay, I joined Andy and Taz for an evening with friends and students from Living The Dream Sailing School, shared some stories, enjoyed dinner aboard a beautiful catamaran and began to get a taste of life in Grenada. But the evening wasn't quite finished. Back aboard my boat, I sat watching the lights of a beautiful tropical hillside village shimmering through the warm Caribbean night. It was a magical scene. Until the mosquito eradication team arrived with their industrial-strength smoke machines and turned the whole place into something resembling a chemical warfare training exercise. It's amazing what a little extra observation can do to a beautiful tropical paradise. This is another step in the journey of getting my hurricane-damaged Beneteau 50 back into sailing condition, finding a replacement mast and finally getting out into the Caribbean to live the adventure I'd originally dreamed of. And with the next chapter approaching, there's plenty more to come. ABOUT WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING? What The Hell Am I Doing (WTHAID) is a sailing and adventure channel with a slightly different approach to the usual sailing YouTube formula. You won't find endless polished drone shots, perfect sunsets, endless discussions about the latest sailing gadgets or two people pretending that everything is going beautifully while sipping cocktails in paradise. Instead, you'll find real adventures, extraordinary characters, questionable decisions, unexpected disasters, a few scams, some spectacular scenery and one fairly reckless Australian trying to work out what the hell he's doing. It's part sailing documentary, part travel adventure, part investigative journalism and part comedy, with a healthy dose of Australian irreverence thrown in. I tend to find myself in situations that most sensible people would probably avoid, and then spend an unreasonable amount of time explaining how I managed to get there in the first place. The sailing is real, the adventures are real, the characters are real and, unfortunately, so are the bills. If you enjoy sailing, travelling, adventure, a good story and a laugh at someone else's expense (usually mine), you're in the right place. Subscribe and come along for the ride. You never quite know what's going to happen next. Thanks to all the Legends who watch, subscribe and support the channel, especially our paid members who help make these adventures and documentaries possible. Cheers, Poidah! CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro Arriving in Grand Mal, Grenada Anchoring solo for the first time Going ashore with Andy and Taz Dinner aboard a beautiful catamaran An unusual Grenada mosquito eradication experience #Sailing #Grenada #CaribbeanSailing #Beneteau50 #SailingAdventure #HurricaneBeryl #SoloSailing #LiveaboardSailing #GrenadaSailing #Carriacou #SailingLife #WhatTheHellAmIDoing