We were all up at 6am this morning for final boat prep for a 7am departure to Barbuda. Given the forecasts we decided to prepare the Code Zero for a nice beam reach. Well – we ended up with a lot of lessons learned going all the way back to how we stowed the sail last use. In the end we had to abandon the attempt and pack it away so we can unfurl it and sort it out when we have calm conditions. So we ended up sailing merrily using the regular headsail. Our needlework held up. We used the radar to navigate around a squall saving us from reefing the sails and getting wet. We anchored off Barbuda shortly after midday in an idyllic setting – a bay with blue water and corals around. Now it’s time to settle down and do very little very hard.
… later …
We’ve all been snorkeling on the best reefs so far this trip. By a long shot. Helen and I have been for a walk along the beach. More doing very little to do next.
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