The sail from Negril to Cayman Brac was one of my best ever.
There was a flat sea and enough wind to go 6 knots – beautifully smooth gliding
through the water. Also my homemade autopilot worked like a charm. I barely
touched the tiller. I had little birdies flying along with me, darting in and
out of my sails, trying to land on my spreaders.
There was no moon so the sky was black, so was the ocean; sometimes it was difficult to see the horizon. Sailing along watching the Milky Way pass overhead I saw shooting stars, one massive one that lasted a few seconds and had a sparkling tail. I was happy though as always to see the sun rise.
There was no moon so the sky was black, so was the ocean; sometimes it was difficult to see the horizon. Sailing along watching the Milky Way pass overhead I saw shooting stars, one massive one that lasted a few seconds and had a sparkling tail. I was happy though as always to see the sun rise.
Sun rise at sea
In the morning the wind died and I had to motor the last 20
miles, which took 4 hours. The water around Cayman Brac is unbelievably blue,
and cheered me up. I arrived at Creek where I could check in. Swiftsure were
already there. They set off later than me but had passed me at about 9pm. Immigration
was easy – the guys were the coolest – one sprayed Sonic Boom for mosquitos (costing
$31). Here there are free mooring balls everywhere – and shower blocks too. I
picked up a ball down the coast a little, and Swiftsure joined me.
I went to bed thinking how nice it was to arrive after a
passage and the boat be still in order. Later I woke up and saw everything being
churned around like a washing machine. A very big storm passed over Cayman Brac
with huge winds and lots of lightening, I bounced around on the mooring ball
and everything got thrown around inside. In the morning I saw my dinghy paddle had
blown away, and my wind generator stopped working.
North Coast Cayman Brac
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