Dominica to Antigua Photos.

Swiftwing
Thu 28 Feb 2008 10:59
Notice.
The floggings will continue untill crew moral improves.
Sgd. The Skipper.
 
 
Pictures taken by the Dutch yacht Elza as we overtook her. Note Sarah dangling feet in water as she was too hot. This was on the 42 mile passage between Guadaloupe and Antigua.
 
The entrance to English Harbour, Antigua, showing Fort Berkley point to the left looking up towards Nelson's Dockyard. 
 
Some of the superyachts alongside. A good lottery win wouldn't go far here!
 
A couple of the racing yachts alongside. On the right is 'Steinlager' a Maxi 80 footer, the winner of the Whitbread around the world race,
on the left a Whitbread 60'. In the middle the ubiquitous white plastic boat.
 
English harbour from Shirley Heights. Yes, that is rain but it didn't  last long. Fort Berkley to the left, Freeman Bay in the middle, Tank Bay middle right and Ordinance Bay to the right. Swiftwing is the black blob at the entrance to Ordinance. Falmouth Harbour is at the middle top.
 
Four nurses rowed across the Atlantic in this boat for charity. I rest my case! There was a whole fleet of these when we arrived. This is the race that Ben Fogel made a film about. There were four boats still to come in. Someone had written on one of the boats Atlantic crossing 59 days.
 
Swiftwing from Nelson's Dockyard.