To Bermuda
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We left
Antigua on Friday 28 for the short hop, a day sail, to Barbuda 17:35.00N
61:50.00W, en-route to Bermuda, and anchored overnight. A dinghy ride ashore to a small port
found us in a deserted area but having first tried to thumb a lift, a taxi
stopped and offered to take us into the main (only) town of Codrington, where we
had a beer and found somewhere to eat.
The island is very low-lying, really just a coral and sand and had been
badly knocked around by hurricane Irma. On Saturday we
set off for Bermuda, 900 miles north, the wind was light and patchy for the best
part of the day but filled-in overnight at 6-8 knots enabling us to switch off
the engine and sail sedately.
Despite a slow start we had travelled 100 miles in the first 24
hours. The flat calm sea is good
for seeing wildlife and we did spot a small group of whales splashing, blowing
and diving and some large dolphins.
Flat calm is also a good start to a voyage routine and the start of
watches again. The Hydrovane
self-steering is shouldering the bulk of the steering workload, so watches are
literally just watching out for traffic and changes in the wind
strength/direction. This afternoon
Keith caught a decent fish, a Dorado of possibly about 10 pounds weight
and the only fishing success on this trip so far.
Actually, he caught one yesterday, but it got away after an almighty tug on the
handline. We are not
expecting this to be a fast passage but are pleased to be making progress in the
right direction. All best, Tony, Brian and Keith
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