The sail over to Anegada was quite exhilarating. As is usually the case, quite a few boats left around the same time and as we were all heading to the same waypoint at the entrance to the passage through the reef we were in something of a line. At Anegada there are a finite number of mooring balls at various distances from the restaurants / landings. So it was a race for those in the know. Gato Chateau showed her speed. We set off fourth and arrived first. I suspect two of the boats were navigating by chart and did not take into consideration current or leeway as they were heading about 5 degrees off course and had to make the distance at the end. My GPS was able to project true course so we were able to line up on the corrected heading. For most of the passage, wind speeds were in the predicted 15-20 knot range so we sailed around 8-9 knots. At one point during the passage we hit a minor squall which brought us 35 knot winds which propelled us at 14 knots for the duration. We also got very wet. Having picked up a decent mooring, Sam, Leah, John and I went for a walk along the beach while Helen prepared sandwiches and Ben continued to rest. The afternoon was a lazy one with reading and sleeping. I dinghied Sam over to the beach so he could see if his friends were there. They were only on a day trip and had already gone to a different part of the island. Evening meal was on the boat and it was curry. All went to bed fairly early.
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