Jim Jackson

, Male

Bigfork, Montana

United States

Profile Information:

Profile Type:
Sailor
Homeport:
Bigfork, MT
About Me:
Life long sailor just recently retired. Cruising aboard Blue Heaven a 2002 Hunter Passage 450. Writer, photographer, musician, journalist.
We are now aboard Blue Heaven and living the dream!
Our crew consists of me, wife and 1st mate Marlene, dog Tootsie and Cat Sam L.
Current location:
Palmas Del Mar, Puerto Rico
Destinations visited:
Florida, Bahamas, Florida, and now back to the Bahamas. Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, USVI, BVI, St. Martin/Maarten, Nevis, Guadelope, Antigua, St. Croix, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, Bequia, Union Island, Tobago Cays, Carriacou, Grenada, Vieques, Culebra, Virgin Gorda, Tortola
Looking to:
Cruise throughout the Caribbean, spend the current Hurricane season in Grenada and then head back to the Virgins for the winter. From there we may head for the Med or the Panama canal.

Comment Wall:

  • tony wall

    Living the dream-happy sailing to you, Marcy and family!

    Jun 10, 2008

  • Daniel Graff

    hi jim,hope you´re doing good,and you´re on the way to the bahamas.
    i´m in brazil until the end of fabrery,hope i seeyou guys.
    huggs.
    *capt.DANIEL*

    Jan 26, 2009

  • Terri

    Hi! Enjoyed reading your blog. Please keep us up to date with your travels. Terri

    Feb 17, 2009

  • Harvey Levesque

    Jim, I'm in Samana PR, on the South coast. I did roughly the same route you seem to be on (twice, 1st as crew for someone then on my own, Sea Bound) I hope to catch you on the way by. I've had my cat Smoky aboard since I left Boston and haven't had any trouble anywhere on your likely route. I did have to fork out extra in Luperon for the cat. I assume all their shots are up to date. I'd suggest having a half a dozen US $5.'s. for the upturned palms you'll find when you get to the DR. Georgetown, by now probably has 300 to 400 cruisers and is about as big a cruising community as you'll find anywhere. Also known as "Chicken Harbor" since most of those there now won't go any further than the Bahamas. OK by me, I don't much care for crowds anyways. Luperon will have about 1/10th of that, with a constant turnover of both north and south bound boats. After the isolation and poverty in Luperon Samana is a nice place to visit. Great bus service to the rest of the island, a much brighter place. Samana is the DR's vacation spot, with daily whale watch trips and usually a cruise ship anchored offshore. Transportations a snap there. Though I didn't get there theres a beautiful park across Samana bay (about 10 or 12 miles) everyone raved about.. Lookout for whales around the peninsula, I've seen anywhere from 2 to a half dozen on 5 of the 7 times I've been there. Anyways, have a great trip.

    Feb 22, 2009

  • Devin

    Just got the Spot for your Georgetown location, tell Gary hello!

    Mar 10, 2009

  • Devin

    Are you guys still in Georgetown?

    Mar 18, 2009