We pulled up our
anchor Wednesday 31st of December, 2008 at 12:50 pm and
headed for Green Island, Antigua 17:04.18N 61:40.23W
T-Rex (Gazza, Macka, Del and Cath) an
Australian yacht we meet in Gibraltar sailed up from St Lucia to spend NYE with us which
was great. Old Bob finally made it into harbor with Dave and Emma in fine
spirits we think! After being at sea since the two of us left Tarrafal in the Cape Verdes,
Old Bob blew out 3 sails and sailed into harbor under a storm jib and the rear
mizzen. Anyhow they had made it and Dave true to every word he had ever spoken
about Antigua took us to Green
Island in the north. It
was amazing. That is all I can say about it. A fire on the beach each night to
sing around and plenty of great people, beer and sand. I think from the
pictures you can see it was your standard NYE party just in a great spot.
I just have to say that
belonging to this club, that is the 30-50 foot sail boat club is an amazing
experience because everyone you meet is so friendly, kind and helpful.
Special
comments by Fiona:
Day 162
Destination
– Green Island
Traveling Direction – North East
Wind Direction
– East
Swell –
Slight 1.5 mtrs
Average Speed –
4.3 knots
Top Speed – 7.2
Knots Through the water
Total distance
– 21.6 Nautical Miles
Travel Time
– 5.05 Hours
