Sailing Miles

We only stayed on St Bart's a few days, and spent much of the time working on the boat. We made it a point to enjoy the island, though. We enjoyed the history and tidy streets of Gustavia, then went to Colombier for a nicer anchorage. We returned to Gustavia for Bastille Day fireworks. A short, but fun trip.

 We made it from St Bart's to Antigua! We anchored by the light of the waning gibbous moon at 02:00. Steep seas and close-hauled winds made for a bit of a slog, but we were not in a hurry. We watched brown booby birds fish alongside us for miles. I think we were stirring up the flying fish for them. We ended up with ten fish on the deck, but none on a fishing pole. 

 This Facebook post was from a couple of years ago, but since we celebrated Stephen's birthday yesterday, I thought it would be fun to share the snip of the post.

  The sail from St Martin to St Bart's is not long, only about 20nm. We had a couple of repairs to accomplish before leaving, and wanted to provision before heading south. We decided to split up. I installed replacement sliders so our sail could go up, and got the wind-speed/direction device to work with the charts. We ended up getting to St Bart's just before Customs and Immigration closed. We called them on the VHF. They were very friendly, and said we could check in after a night's sleep.