At sea again
Simanderal
Michael Hughes and Ger White
Mon 16 Feb 2009 13:05
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Well, having spent since 3 January in the Dominican
Republic, it was time to move on --so we set off yesterday on a 270 mile sail to
Tortola in the BVIs. Our week's sailing in the DR with Eric and Rachel was
followed by a week in London for Ger and I--all snow and recession--and we
arrived back in the DR on the 10th. A bit of time on the beach and a day
whale-watching on Samana, plus a bit of provisioning and passage planning--and
we set off on 15th February. I had looked for a weather window--the passage is
against wind and current--and found one--the bad news is it means motoring or
motor-sailing in adverse, but light, winds. We set off about 1130 on
15th--it's now 0900 on 16th and we should reach halfway within the next
hour--currently motoring off the coast of Puerto Rico--and will be most of
today, before we head up past the Spanish and US Virgins to Tortola. We had
originally intended to stop in Puerto Rico, but the visa arrangements (US rules)
for yachties are difficult if you try to get a visa in DR--and arriving there
without a visa seems to land you in Guantanamo--the land of the
free!!!
So we look forward to a sunny day's motoring and
expect to arrive in Tortola around lunchtime
tomorrow.
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