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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