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| Sailing toward Martinique in the not-too-far distance |
It really doesn’t get much better than this. After filling
our water tanks at the marina (at 10 cents/gallon and 150 gallons, the bill
wasn’t too bad), we hoisted the sails, turned off the engine, and headed out of
Rodney Bay about 9 am. Winds were 10-15
knots from the east, sometimes a bit lighter. The seas were practically
non-existent, maybe a couple of feet with some three-foot swells in the wavy
area off of northwest St. Lucia. It was clear with puffy clouds, and you could
see Martinique as soon as we rounded Pigeon Island. Our speed varied from less
than three to nearly seven knots. We didn’t turn the motor back on until we
were coming into St. Anne, Martinique, about 2:30 pm. It was as close to
perfect sailing as it gets!
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| Anchoring just south of the village of St. Anne |
P.S. This actually occurred on April 3rd, so I’m
a little behind here.
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