Hi everyone,
On Wednesday we sailed from Admiralty Bay in Bequia to the Tobago Cays anchorage W of the channel between Petit Rameau and Petit Bateau islands. The route was 26nm, our track was 27nm and our log distance 28nm. The wind was 12G18 E for the 5h45m passage, under a hazy sky caused by dust all the way from the Sahara!
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| Anchored in Tobago Cays |
Here are the track and graphs...
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| Overall Track |
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| Arrival Track |
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| Graphs |
We soon discovered the anchorage was rolly. Seas were refracting around the N of Petit Rameau and the S of Petit Bateau producing random rolling aboard. And a current was jetting out of the channel between the islands leaving us current-rode with the NE wind off the bow. Not very comfortable but we decided to stay until tomorrow for better light in the coral patches E of the two islands.
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| Passing Canouan Island |
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| Anchored off the channel between Peiti Rameau and Petit Bateau |
We were visited by Mandy who runs a beach BBQ at the W end of the channel. A little too expensive for us at EC$100 per person.
On Thursday we motored through the channel which is over 4m in depth and had 1.5 to 2.0 knots of W current flowing through. The Navionics charts appeared accurate, especially the SonarCharts. We anchored SW of Baradal island in 4m over sand. There were perhaps a dozen boats in the anchorage - far fewer than during the main season.
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| Track |
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| Graphs |
We were visited by the Park Rangers and paid to stay for two days. EC$10/person/day. Outstanding value!
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| Park Rangers |
Twas time to find the turtles, rays and fish on the reefs!
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