Crazy sail to Martinique. I started motor sailing, in the
rain for the first two hours, and no wind until I was halfway there. I got to
wear my foul weather gear for the first time. I was only doing about 3 knots,
and thinking it’d take all day. I made a cup of tea and had a cheese sandwich.
And then huge wind, and 7 knots the rest of the way, toe rails in the water.
Got caught in a rainsquall, hit 7.9 knots and got very wet, and there were
rainbows everywhere.
Saint Pierre, Martinique
I anchored in Saint Pierre for the night, but didn’t go
ashore, then went to Grande Anse D’Arlet the next morning but everything was
closed for Easter. So I couldn’t clear in or out of customs. The next day I
carried on to St. Lucia anyway.
Saint Pierre
Another crazy sail at top speeds in strong winds to St.
Lucia. Dodged a few rainsqualls, but got
hit by one just off Rodney Bay. Big waves and a really bouncy ride, inside Sonic
Boom was like a washing machine. Everyone else was reefed, I just hung on. I arrived
in Rodney Bay in record time, and it’s beautiful.
I met my sister at the airport, anchored by Reduit beach,
then we moved to Pigeon Island. We spent a day on the beaches around Pigeon
Island, and came back to a message from Tara; Mark and Lisa were in the marina,
so we met and had dinner together.
Tara and Sonic Boom in Rodney Bay marina
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