Tobago Cays
True Colours
James Scrimshaw
Thu 12 Feb 2015 18:37
As we returned to Bequia, we saw a large catamaran which had picked up a buoy next to us, and looked uncommonly close. 4am next morning, bang - they had hit us. James went up to fend them off, and bang on their deck to arouse them. They were French. Apparently the stew had suggested to the skipper that they were too close, but he had ignored her. No damage, but they cast off and slowly left Bequia.
Last day on Bequia, we were walking up Princess Margaret beach to get a drink at Jacks bar, and we heard someone shouting. It was Nick and Jill, who we met last year, and who have a Grand Soleil 45. After a couple of drinks with them, it was back to the boat to eat and make ready to leave.
05.55 yesterday we cast off and left. We covered the 71Nm to Rodney Bay, St Lucia (appox) in 9.5 hours, with a mixture of motoring, motor sailing, and sailing - we also had the current with us, the log registered 61Nm, so about 1Kn helping us, but still pretty good going.
We are now in the marina, with a few jobs to do before we set off to Martinique, Dominica, and Guadaloupe in rapid succession hoping to arrive in Antigua midweek.