Bootlegger of
Mann
Bootlegger of Mann Log – Date: Sat.
221207
Passage:
Rodney
Bay,
St Lucia to
English
Harbour,
Antigua
Weather :
Carribean Skies; Wind : Easterly 10
-14 kts Vis.:
Good Seas:
Mod.
Skipper: Frank Newton Crew: Eugene McMahon
08.30 (Local) 14.04N 60.58W Settled up with Marina , said goodbye to
the other ARC Amel owners, along with Gerry and Aselda who are doing the World
ARC (this heads off to Panama at the end of January when further participants
have joined them from the States etc after Christmas).
I paid of the w…..r who claimed to have cleaned my boat before slipping
our mooring in Rodney Bay Marina and heading out to sea for the 183 nm passage
to English Harbour, Antigua. The
route plan is intended for a non stop passage of around 26 hrs duration taking
us past Martinique,
Dominica and
Guadeloupe.
Genny, main and mizzen were set for a reach and we were soon making an
ave. SOG of 7.5 kts on a course of 352 degrees
11.30 14.28N
61.07W Abeam the dramatic Diamond Rock some three miles to Starboard which
commands the entrance to Fort de France, capital of
Martinique.
The rock was once captured by the Royal Navy during the Napolionic wars
who, landing at night, scaled it and then proceeded to hoist guns onto the
summit. They raised the British ensign and named it as a British Man’o War
! They were able to then blockade
the French port preventing ships entering or leaving, to the fury of the French
who eventually re-captured it – or did a deal with the British for its recovery.
Generator turned off (3hr run).
12.00 14.28N 61.09W
Noon Position. Freezer turned off and
cleaning started on it.
14.30 Approaching northern
tip of Martinique. Wind NNE 8kts; Engine turned on (2200
Rev – 7kts)
15.00 14.46N 61.17W FN Watch (15 -18.00)
15.45 Wind strengthened and went to the East as we clear lee of
Martinique and enter Dominica Channel enabling engine to
be turned off and all sails set for close reach.
18.00 EMc Wa\tch
19.00 FN did dinner; curried beef casserole with rice/
19.30 Wind dropped to 6kts only doing 4.3 SOG being in lee of
island of
Dominica. Engine put back on, SOG
7kts.
21.00 15.24N 61.33W. FN on Watch
23.00 Sighted what appeared to be a cruise liner off our Port quarter.
Checked AIS – Emerald Princess on passage to Antigua. Due
23 December. Asked them for radio check. They confirmed had us on radar 12 miles
away..
00.00 15.46N 61.41W COG 254 degrees. Been motor sailing at 8.0 SOG.in
17kts wind, true. Engine revs 1400. Engine switched off as wind picked up ( run
time 4.5 hrs) Making 7.1 kts SOG on sail only now. Suspect once we are in the
lee of Guadeloupe we will be back to motor
sailing.
02.00 Engine back on (2000 revs) giving 6 kts SOG. Wind 5 kts.
15.15 16.06N 61.54W. COG changed to 19 degrees. Motoring. Wind 7 kts SOG
6.3 kts
04.30 Cruise ship ‘Costa Atlantico passed to Port on
passage north to St Martin
06.30 Engine off. ( run time
4.5hrs).
11.30 Docked in Falmouth
Harbour. Distance 183nm; duration of
passage: 27 hrs; average speed for passage 7 kts.
Having checked out berth available in Nelson’s Dockyard, moved boat
around to English
Harbour berthing stern to. FWE
13.15. After brief clean up went up
to Shirley
Heights for the Sunday evening
gathering and in the hope of finding phoneless RT. Later found on his boat on the Slipway
by EMc.
