We left Linton @ 7:00 this morning, shortly after dawn. Given that the wind was blowing ~20 kts. from NE, I decided to take the slightly longer route up the W side of Isla Grande (that being the lee side of the island and more protected) rather than the route directly NE out the other side which "sometimes has surf breaks all the way across when a swell is running." We raised a double reefed main before weighing anchor and proceeded to motor sail due N until we could turn E to Porvinir. Unfortunately the wind was such that we could not sail and had to motor sail the first 15 nm. At that point we were able to turn ESE and sail. We started with double reefed main and half of gennie, but quickly progressed to single reef main and full gennie. The boat really likes to sail this way - thinks it is a masthead rig as the first reef brings the main down level with gennie (it is a 7/8 rig with the main extending several feet about the forestay.) Wind had abated to ~15 kts true (which meant 18-20 apparent) and we sailed as close hauled as possible going anywhere from 4 to 7 kts depending on the angle of the wind. A few degrees made such difference, but we needed to keep at least an average track of 110*M to avoid the extensive reefs around Porvinir. There was another cat, also a FP, who took the inland route and hugged the shore. He was sailing while we were beating to N, but he ended up motor sailing most of the day while we were sailing. We arrived at Porvinir at about the same time. I was very proud that I was able to head up, drop the main, fall back off, and sail in to Porvinir under gennie alone all without starting an engine. I even went up and tucked the main into its stak-pak while under sail. We furled the genoa just prior to anchoring. Or should I say anchoring for the FIRST time. We ended up too near another boat (a Frenchman who was quite load and rude about the fact even though we were already in the process of retrieving the anchor and moving). One has to not anchor near the end of the runway as planes come in so low they would hit your mast, so we had to be careful to avoid that. Finally we picked our way over a reef and into its lee and dropped the hook only to have it drag. Third time was a charm. Moving a little closer to the island we dropped in 10' of water but by the time we had slid back on the 100' of chain, we were in 50'! After the anchor was well set, we let out another 50' with the kellet and then the bridle. We'll sleep well tonight knowing we are secure. Anchored directly behind us (well, we anchored in front of them) in Linton was a really funky boat named "NoPlasticPlanet.org" It was a ketch, I think wooden, about 55-60' long painted black with a huge open mouth and teeth on the bow and the name along the side. It had rigging for mainsail and mizzen as well as three foresails, but no evidence of sails anywhere. The two guys that were on her told us they were leaving in the morning (meaning this morning) and that their anchor rode probably ran forward under us. We said, "No problem" we are leaving in AM too. Yesterday evening we watched as they loaded 2 bicycles, 3 motorcycles, and at least a dozen people on board. We left before they did and did not see them come out, but shortly after we anchored off the little island of Wichubhuala, near Porvinir, they came sailing in and anchored not far from us. Quite a motley crew they had, somehow fitting with the funky boat. We arrived too late to check in, so we will do that tomorrow and then go find some idyllic island to anchor off and go snorkeling.