POSITION 18:21.63N 64:35.06W PETER ISLAND BVI'S

Aurelia
Shirley and Michael Webb-Speight
Mon 5 Feb 2007 22:59
Departed Grand Case shortly before 0530 and dropped anchor in Great Harbour Peter Island just under 12 hours later - 89 miles in confused seas. Wind was right behind us and varied from 10 to 25 knots in rapid succession which led us to run with just the genoa and engine. This made for an easy trip and we arrived at Round Rock channel, the critical entry point to the BVI cruising area, with plenty of time in hand before dark. Anchor down at 1715 so time for an ouzo and a swim before sundown.

Seems the anchorages with mooring buoys are crowded but the ones where you have to use the anchor are relatively empty. It seems these charter boats are as excited about anchoring as Shirley was in Greece. This bay is perfectly sheltered from the swell and wind and about the size of Islington bay on Rangitoto, but we are only sharing it with 20 other boats.

Saw some dolphins today - first time for ages. They played around boat for a while and one of them did a spectacular back flip high out of the water.

We will go into Soper's Hole (West End) in the morning and do a spit and polish on the boat for our VIPs who are arriving tomorrow night. We are very excited about their visit!

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