Sailing in the Leeward Islands

In 2018 I worked on assignment for Broadreach, as their College Alumni Editor.

With Broadreach, I documented life one of their marine science teaching boat the Saphir, a 52 foot catamaran, as a student on one of their sailing and marine biology programs. My work consisted of digitizing my journal from the trip, as well as curating a photography portfolio of boat life, and introductory SCUBA courses. The following page is a summary of six blog posts, and my portfolio from the project.

 Leeward Islands Overview: June-July 2018

Itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Saint Martin (SYR → ATL → SXM), board the Saphirin Anse Marsel, French Saint Martin
Day 2-3: Sail from Anse Marsel to Grand Case, begin PADI open water certification
Day 3-4: Sail to Île Fourchue, St. Barths, explore the island, become PADI open water certified
Day 5-6: Sail to Colombier, St. Barths, explore the island, begin PADI advanced open water training
Day 7: Sail to Gustavia, St. Barths, explore the city
Day 8: Sail to St. Kitts, dive River Taw wreck
Day 9-10: Sail to Ballast Bay, St. Kitts, continue PADI advanced open water training
Day 11: Sail to Basseterre, St. Kitts, explore the city
Day 12: Sail to Sandy Point, St. Kitts, explore Brimstone Hill Fortress, finish PADI advanced open water certification
Day 13-16: Sail to Saba, explore the island and dive
Day 17-19: Sail to Statia, explore the island and dive
Day 20: Sail to Tintamarre, explore the island and dive
Day 21: Sail to Grand Case, hike and explore the island
Day 22: Fly home (SXM → ATL → SYR)

For twenty-two days in June and July 2018, I had the unique opportunity to travel to the Leeward Islands with Broadreach as the company’s 2018 Alumni Editor. The position is open to student ambassadors—students who have traveled with Broadreach in the past, and were recommended by their instructors—and requires the recipient to devise a creative project while on one of Broadreach’s summer trips. My intended project was a written and visual portfolio that conveyed hot topics in marine research—a wildly abstract and romanticized idea I quickly realized needed to be more focused. The result was this: a journal accompanied by a series of photographs, predominantly seascapes, that conveyed my personal experience with the Caribbean. My intention is to highlight the natural wonders of the Leeward Islands as a means of advocating for their conservation and preservation. Most importantly, I hope to share the spirit of adventure that was cultivated inside of me while sailing through the bright, open waters of the Caribbean Sea.