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Back in Rodney Bay

by steve, on March 23rd, 2009 (At Sea, Martinique, St Lucia)

After a very gentle crossing we are now back in Rodney Bay, St Lucia. We’ve anchored fairly close to the marina inlet to minimize distances to travel to and from the shops. Having said that it’s a bit busy round here with personal watercraft, etc. so we may end up moving in a few days.

When we left Martinique the seas were very, very calm, almost flat. We did get enough wind to sail most of the way but very little regeneration as the boat speed was quite low. We’ve set ourselves just the one boat chore today which will be to clean the deck and surrounds. We have quite a few things to do over the next few days so we’ll keep today fairly light before getting stuck into things.

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We’re looking forward to spending some time in one spot and hopefully getting to know a few more of the local transients.

I have eaten three bananas today and we’re going to have banana flambee for desert this evening. We gave a bunch to the guy who came around trying to sell fruit.

Category: At Sea, Martinique, St Lucia | Here is my comment

St Pierre, Martinique

by KC2RIY, on March 17th, 2009 (At Sea, Martinique, St Lucia)

Long sail today from Soufrierre, St Lucia to St Pierre, Martinique. For the first 40 minutes we were in the wind shadow of St Lucia and had to motor initially. We then caught the wind and sailed most of the way. We were caught in a couple of squalls and had wind speeds up in the mid 30s.

We arrived at St Pierre about 4:30. I went ashore immediately to check in. The customs is part of a restaurant which I found to be closed between 3pm and 6pm so I hope I can check in later. We’ve decided to all eat ashore tonight. We understand the strike is over so things should be open. Indeed, the supermarket was open so I was able to acquire 3 bottles of cheap French plonk.

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Fort de France

by steve, on March 7th, 2009 (At Sea, Dominica, Martinique)

We left Roseau at 7am this morning heading for St Pierre, Martinique. The forecast was for NE winds which we didn’t see until 8nm south of Dominica. It was slow going for the first 2 hours but when the NE winds kicked in we had a flying sail to Martinique arriving at St Pierre around 12:20. We didn’t stop as a casual glance over the anchorage made it clear it was untenable. We later learned that everyone had cleared off at the crack of dawn as it had got quite rolly around 2am. We therefore sailed around to Fort de France to get some protection from the NE winds which are due to go further to the North over the next few days.

There were a number of boats anchored in Fort de France but we managed to squeeze into the anchorage and here we are settled. I walked round to the customs but found them closed. The guy on the gate said to come back tomorrow at 9am. I do wonder if they’ll be open but I may try.

Walking the half mile back to the dinghy dock I decided to check out the town. There were a large number of people milling around in red tee-shirts, clearly the aftermath of a demonstration. All the shops I saw were shut bar one little cafe. All the cash machines that I walked past had been smashed too. So it looks like the strike is very much on here. Fingers crossed for our guests who are arriving next week.

Fishing was not successful. In fact, something chewed up and bit right through my wire leader. So we must have had something for a bit. We never noticed. So we’re down one lure. Better luck next time.

Not sure what we’re going to do now. There are a few things to do on the boat and still plenty of books to read.

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Category: At Sea, Dominica, Martinique | Here is my comment

That worked

by KC2RIY, on February 13th, 2009 (At Sea, Dominica, Guadeloupe)

Blog went through first time and fast. That was unusual even at the best of times.

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Farewell Guadeloupe

by KC2RIY, on February 13th, 2009 (At Sea, Dominica, Guadeloupe)

We’re on our way to Dominica. This is another attempt to email at sea. In the past I have not succeeded and I suspect this is due to the ground plane being close to the electric motors which are now acting as a dynamo. If you see this, I have succeeded.

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Category: At Sea, Dominica, Guadeloupe | Here is my comment
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