To the Saints
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 26 Jan 2011 22:14
Portsmouth, Dominica to the
Iles des Saintes
We left Portsmouth
at one o'clock with Nimue at our side. Anne
taking me / taking her. Michael at the
wheel
As she pulls away
the sea is a Rita five
The waves are
shorter, Nimue here is sitting over
two
Rising on two
Her
nose being pushed
Nimue overtakes us - we can fully see the pivoting action
the waves are creating
Behind us Dominica is under heavy rainfall
Seas building a bit more
Rain
ahead
Squall behind us
No the horizon is
OK, I left it to show our angle, now gusting Force seven. Rita seas nine to
ten
Calmer as Nimue enters the Saints
We
enter the channel
Guadeloupe (on the right) now in the rain
cloud
Finally we get a bit of sunshine
Wiggling in to the anchorage
Flag ceremony - back to French
Main anchorage. Time to get the bins out and find where
Nimue has anchored, hook down at four o six
ALL IN ALL A JAUNTY LITTLE AFTERNOON
A CRACKING JOURNEY WITH TWO REEFS IN BOTH
SAILS
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