Depart Rodney Bay, St Lucia for Antigua

Bootlegger of Mann
Frank Newton
Sat 22 Dec 2007 08:30
From: Frank Newton [mailto:bootlegger {CHANGE TO AT} mailasail {DOT} com]

Date: Sat. 221207 15:29

Position 14:06.47N 60.58W

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