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Yacht Scuba Doo 50 & 55 Scuba Doo 50 & Scuba Doo 55 are Luxury Crewed Yachts offering All-inclusive charters in the BVI & USVI ⛵️

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Atlantic Crossing Update — October 20, 2026⛵️Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin ...
21/10/2026

Atlantic Crossing Update — October 20, 2026⛵️

Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin Islands. She departed France on September 19, with a stop in the Canary Islands along the way.

There have been numerous squalls around us on most nights, but so far we’ve managed to avoid them easily.

Once again, the weather is hot and humid.

Yesterday and today were laundry days, likely our last of the passage.

Our kestrel has now been travelling with us for five days. This afternoon, a swallow and a b***y joined us. The kestrel caught the swallow but unfortunately appears to have dropped it into the ocean.

Our feathered guest continues to eat plenty of chicken and beef.

We’re motor sailing again. We made great progress with the mainsail and Code Zero before switching the code zero for the jib as the wind picked up.

We still have plenty of fuel, including reserves, provided we’re prudent. We run one engine at around 2,000 RPM, switching engines every 10–15 hours.

We have 260 nautical miles remaining to the USVI on a course of 258°T. We hope to reach St. John by Thursday midday.

Everyone is looking forward to snorkelling, dinner ashore and a restful night’s sleep without watch duties after clearing into the USVI!

If you would like to see our current position, take a look at our live tracker using the link below 👇
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Atlantic Crossing Update — October 19, 2026⛵️Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin ...
20/10/2026

Atlantic Crossing Update — October 19, 2026⛵️

Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin Islands. She departed France on September 19, with a stop in the Canary Islands along the way.

The weather overnight continued to be settled with little squall activity.

Today was another hot humid day with no wind.

Our Kestrel friend continues to eat more food and spend more time exploring off the boat. She spends a lot of time singing.

Today, we were visited by another b***y. The bird spent several hours demonstrating how to dive for fish.

Around lunchtime we had a close encounter with the Nordic Olympic. She is a 738’ red hull cargo ship. Our closets point of approach was 3.4 nm.

The sun set a few minutes ago and the falling temperature provides welcome relief.

Our distance to the USVI is 430 nautical miles on a course of 260 degrees T.

If you would like to see our current position, take a look at our live tracker using the link below 👇
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Atlantic Crossing Update — October 18, 2026⛵️Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin ...
19/10/2026

Atlantic Crossing Update — October 18, 2026⛵️

Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin Islands. She departed France on September 19, with a stop in the Canary Islands along the way.

The winds have remained very light to non-existent since yesterday morning’s update. We have been motoring the entire time. On rare occasions, we have deployed the jib to get a little more speed.

Last evening we had thunderstorms to the northeast and east of us. Fortunately, the squalls stayed east of us.

Yesterday and today were probably the hottest days of the trip. The temperature in the salon reach 97F this afternoon and the Atlantic Ocean is around 87F or 88F. The seas are flat with a small swell.

A couple of people were really tired last night and we took over their watches so that they could get more sleep.

Very early this morning we were within 10nm of another ship and we had another dolphin encounter.

This morning the boats fuel tanks were down to 30% and so we transferred fuel from our on-deck reserves to the main tank using a diesel transfer pump and hose. We moved 640 litres into the primary tanks. We still have 200 litres on deck. Our current rate of fuel consumption is around 6 litres per hour. We have plenty of fuel to reach the USVI plus plenty of reserves.

The port side engine has 200 hours of use and the starboard engine has 225 hours. The 250 hour maintenance will need to be addressed prior to reaching the USVI.

We continue to have our special guest on board. The kestrel has been eating fresh beef and chicken. She stays hiding most of the day on the hard top. A juvenile masked b***y flew around us this morning. After checking us out, it left. A small unidentified bird also joined us. This bird was the size of a swallow. We were wondering if the kestrel would think we ordered Uber Eats for it.

Our distance to the USVI is 580 nautical miles on a course of 261 degrees T.

If you would like to see our current position, take a look at our live tracker using the link below 👇
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Atlantic Crossing Update - October 16, 2026⛵️Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin ...
17/10/2026

Atlantic Crossing Update - October 16, 2026⛵️

Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin Islands. She departed September 19, with a stop in the Canary Islands along the way.

Yesterday was a pretty quiet day. The weather was very settled, with some of the calmest seas we have encountered. Winds were only 3–4 knots for most of the day.

Our rescued kestrel is still aboard and continues to enjoy raw chicken.

The kestrel has moved from the aft cockpit to the area in front of the mast. She has been flying, occasionally leaving the boat before returning. She seems to keep a close eye on us!

Early last evening, NE winds arrived at around 11 knots, allowing us to motor sail through most of the night before they faded.

We’ve made reasonable progress westward since our last update.

It’s now 6 AM. The sky is mostly clear, the air is warm and the sea temperature is around 86°F.

It’s quiet aboard, with most of the crew either sleeping or trying to sleep.

For the first time in 2½ weeks, we’ve spotted a ship! She’s a 385-foot tanker named Scot Berlin.

We have plenty of food, fuel and water, although fresh fruits and vegetables are running low.

We have 780nm remaining to the USVI on a course of 263°T.

If you would like to see our current position, take a look at our live tracker using the link below 👇
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Atlantic Crossing Update - October 15, 2026⛵️Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin ...
16/10/2026

Atlantic Crossing Update - October 15, 2026⛵️

Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin Islands. She departed September 19, with a stop in the Canary Islands along the way.

Winds remained light overnight. We had a few brief periods when the jib provided some extra speed while motor sailing.

There is still a small swell with wind-driven ripples on the water.

This morning, we spotted several pieces of floating garbage and some sargassum.

Around noon, another female kestrel arrived. She was younger and smaller than yesterday’s visitor.

While perched on a sloping edge near the flybridge, she slipped and fell into the ocean.

“Bird overboard!” shouted YahYah.

We immediately stopped the boat and turned around.

Within moments, Nerine was on deck in her swimsuit. We spotted the kestrel floating a few boat lengths away.

Nerine dove into the ocean, rescued the bird and swam back holding it above the water in her raised hand.

Hazel helped them both safely aboard.

The kestrel was given a freshwater bath and some raw chicken.

After drying off, she took flight but later returned to the boat. Hopefully, she’ll recover fully from her near-drowning experience.

Mid-afternoon, we changed ship’s time from UTC to UTC−4, matching the Virgin Islands.

As we sail west, sunrise and sunset occur later by our clocks. They had reached around 9 AM and 9 PM. Changing now should make our arrival and adjustment to local time easier.

Another hot day with little wind. We continue motoring toward the USVI.

We enjoyed pizza for dinner while watching a beautiful sunset.

We have 1,035 nautical miles remaining on a course of 264°T

If you would like to see our current position, take a look at our live tracker using the link below 👇
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Atlantic Crossing Update - October 14, 2026⛵️Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin ...
15/10/2026

Atlantic Crossing Update - October 14, 2026⛵️

Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, is sailing from La Rochelle, France, to the Virgin Islands. She departed September 19, with a stop in the Canary Islands along the way.

Since yesterday afternoon, winds have been easterly at 10–12 knots. We have been motoring and motor sailing west at around 6 knots.

It’s hot and humid again. With the wind coming from behind us, the air feels almost still.

The seas are mostly calm, although a swell from the northeast is causing some rolling.

Once again, we saw plenty of flying fish today.

Late this morning, a female Eurasian kestrel visited us, landing on the boat, taking off and returning several times.

We spent a couple of hours enjoying the stars in the dark Atlantic sky.

We now have 1,160 nautical miles remaining to the USVI, on a course of 265°T.

If you would like to see our current position, take a look at our live tracker using the link below 👇
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Atlantic crossing Update from Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, on her way from La Rochelle France to the Virgin Islands - Octobe...
14/10/2026

Atlantic crossing Update from Scuba Doo, a Lagoon 55, on her way from La Rochelle France to the Virgin Islands - October 13, 2026 ⛵️

We sailed throughout the night, but the wind kept shifting east, forcing us onto a course near 300°T. Not ideal when St. Thomas lies on a bearing of 268°T!

This morning, we found numerous flying fish on deck, including one in the dinghy!

We spotted a few birds today but no marine life. Our fishing line was in the water most of the day without a single bite.

Last night, we received a weather update from the Marine Weather Center warning of a tropical wave near 15°N, 30°W, with a 20% chance of developing into a tropical low within 24–48 hours.

We’ve been watching it closely. The National Hurricane Center no longer shows the disturbance.

We had expected the disturbance to help produce favourable winds for the next few days. Instead, winds have become light and easterly, blowing almost directly from astern.

By mid-afternoon, the wind weakened enough that we started the port engine and attempted to motor sail.

Motor sailing with the mainsail was not particularly effective, so we switched to the jib alone. It provides a little assistance from time to time.

At least we’re making around 6 knots toward St. Thomas while charging the batteries. Hopefully, the winds will fill in again soon!

This evening, we continue motoring toward St. Thomas. The air is hot and humid, but everyone aboard is doing well. We have plenty of fuel, water and provisions.

We now have 1,300 nautical miles remaining to the USVI.

If you would like to see our current position, take a look at our live tracker using the link below 👇
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Update from Scuba Doo on October 12, 2026⛵️The motion overnight feels a little calmer than earlier yesterday. However, t...
13/10/2026

Update from Scuba Doo on October 12, 2026⛵️

The motion overnight feels a little calmer than earlier yesterday. However, the Windy app reports that the swells are 1.7m with a period of 8 seconds. There is no contrary swell and the longer period must account for the much smoother ride.

This morning there were numerous flying fish in the foredeck.

Around noon today we had a large fish on. Unfortunately the fish bent the hook and got away. The fish was probably larger than we would want to bring aboard.

Laundry is included in today’s schedule.

This afternoon we put out a lure and twice lost the fish.

The skies are pretty clear and seas remain as they were this morning.

Up until a short time ago, we had not seen any wildlife for a couple of days. Then, a sizeable pod of dolphins joined us and another barn swallow.

All systems are running well and today has been another beautiful day on the Atlantic.

We are travelling west at 6 - 7 knots speed over ground.

Our distance to the USVI is 1,470 nautical miles.

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Update from Scuba Doo on 11 October, 2026⛵️At sunrise we were experiencing confused seas with waves from two directions....
12/10/2026

Update from Scuba Doo on 11 October, 2026⛵️

At sunrise we were experiencing confused seas with waves from two directions. The ride was a little bumpy.

As the day wore on, we continued sailing mostly West while avoiding the occasional squall. The swells were around 1.7m with a 7 second period. The sky was overcast.

Late in the day, the wind shifted to the North, allowing us to sail West on a beam reach at 7-8 knots.

This evening that water maker wouldn’t start. The error on the display said that the pressure at the BPR value was too high. With a little help from shore side, we were able to resolve the issue and fill our water tanks.

Our distance to the USVI is 1,600 nautical miles.

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Update from Scuba Doo on 9 October, 2026⛵️Winds continued in the upper teens to mid-20s throughout the day. We sailed wi...
10/10/2026

Update from Scuba Doo on 9 October, 2026⛵️

Winds continued in the upper teens to mid-20s throughout the day. We sailed with one reef in the mainsail, maintaining a course of around 250°T at approximately 8 knots, with the apparent wind at 170° to port.

The seas were high in the morning, settled somewhat during the day, then built again to 2.5 metres with a 7-second period. The relatively short period made for steeper waves, and we found ourselves surfing down the swells.

Flying fish continued to make regular appearances throughout the day.

Dinner from YaYa’s galley was delicious spaghetti Bolognese with salad.

As evening approached, we encountered several squalls and our first significant rainfall of the passage — a welcome change! We put a second reef in the mainsail and one reef in the jib.

Despite the stronger winds and building seas, we are continuing comfortably westward at around 7 knots.

We now have 1,909 nautical miles remaining to the USVI.

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