Hi everyone,
At noon today we were at 16 36N 060 38W steering 280M, sailing under staysail at 3 knots. The wind was 15G22 from the NE. Our noon to noon run by the log was 105nm. 70nm to Antigua. Slowing the boat down to arrive tomorrow after dawn.
We've been slowing the boat since yesterday afternoon. Easier said than done! As we approach the islands the W current is increasing. We sailed all night under double-reefed main alone but were still doing 4-5 knots over the ground. This morning we added the staysail then doused the main entirely. That got our speed down to 3-4 knots which was our goal.
Late this morning we sighted La Desirada, an island off the NE coast of Guadeloupe. Huzzah for GPS! We also sighted a string of large fishing floats as the passed by 20m away in 4000m of water. Time to stay watching out for that sort of thing.
Looking forward to making landfall for our third visit to Antigua.
Trust all's well where you are.
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