Kick 'Em Jenny - tempting fate a little
The Grenadines are strung together like beads on a chain from St. Vincent to Grenada. Along the chain, just north of Grenada, lies an underwater volcano called Kick 'Em Jenny. Remember the scene in one of those recent pirate movies where the ship is spinning round and round in a downward vortex? That is what we pictured as we sailed along the 1.5 km exclusion zone on the chart plotter. Just 300 feet under the keel lies a volcano that one day will form the newest island in the chain - it is just a matter of time as the volcano tends to erupt every decade.
Should Kick Em Jenny burp and release a gazillion bubbles into the water, you've got a problem. Boats need water to float on, and if you replace half the water with gas....gravity takes over and the boat sinks. Eventually, the air bubbles are once again replaced by water. Meanwhile, the boat is a wreck at the bottom of the sea.
We honored the exclusion zone on the chart and threw in a few extra kilometers for good measure. There are theories that similar gaseous events caused some of the ship disappearances inside the Bermuda Triangle.
Rounding the northwestern side of Grenada, we sailed along until we reached Saint Georges. Iolair will rest here for a while, as we sail home on a 737 to watch Chris graduate from college. Grenada will be our home base for a while, and in July we'll haul out for the coming hurricane season. Grenada did get hit by class 4 hurricane in 2004, but it's a rare 100-year event. One way or another, life tempts fate a little.
Interested in a little more? 180 Meters Below - Kick'em Jenny Submarine Volcano
Should Kick Em Jenny burp and release a gazillion bubbles into the water, you've got a problem. Boats need water to float on, and if you replace half the water with gas....gravity takes over and the boat sinks. Eventually, the air bubbles are once again replaced by water. Meanwhile, the boat is a wreck at the bottom of the sea.
We honored the exclusion zone on the chart and threw in a few extra kilometers for good measure. There are theories that similar gaseous events caused some of the ship disappearances inside the Bermuda Triangle.
Rounding the northwestern side of Grenada, we sailed along until we reached Saint Georges. Iolair will rest here for a while, as we sail home on a 737 to watch Chris graduate from college. Grenada will be our home base for a while, and in July we'll haul out for the coming hurricane season. Grenada did get hit by class 4 hurricane in 2004, but it's a rare 100-year event. One way or another, life tempts fate a little.
Interested in a little more? 180 Meters Below - Kick'em Jenny Submarine Volcano
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