Mustique
Salamander
Sat 20 Mar 2010 22:19
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12.52.624n 61.11.350w
We don't often write about the sailing, but we
actually had a sailing plan work! (Nearly)
Left Bequia at 07.15, the wind neatly turning us
around from the mooring buoy to face out of the bay. We planned to motor upwind
around the northern tip for an hour or so, to be able to sail south for the
remainder. The sea was going to be rough for the first section with tide and
current as well as the wind against us. (Unfortunately the best time to leave,
with the tide with us, was in the middle of the night.)
We rounded the headland and pur the sailing part of
the plan into action, only to find we went backwards at 0.2 knots so now we
thought the plan (Murray's) might be awry. Motoring for another 30 minutes, the
speed picked up as the current died off and we were then able to sail with 2 reefs in the main and half the genoa rolled out, at up
to 5.2 knots to within 0.5 miles of the destination, the beautiful island
of Mustique. So Caroline said a big 'well done' to Murray for the plan,
especially as we saw other boats struggling to make headway, having used the
alternative of rounding the south end of Bequia.
This island is georgous - the photos don't do it
justice
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