To second waypoint - Passage: Riviere Sens to Pointe a Pitre

Bootlegger of Mann
Frank Newton
Tue 22 Jan 2008 09:30


Tuesday 22 January 2008

Position: 16:00.08N 61:32.76W

07.10 15:55.1970N 61:43.5888W Weather: fine and sunny Wind: ENE 25kts
Waves: 2.5 m SOG: 6.1kts Course: 69 degrees T DTG to next waypoint:
11.4nm.

What a difference turning the corner into the Guadeloupe - Iles Des
Saintes channel has made! Into big seas and a strong
wind and current right on the nose sailing as I now am in a ENE direction.
My boatspeed is right down. I am gunning the engine at 2300 RPM and now
down to making barely between 3.5 to 4kts.