Heading south in good weather
25 July 2012 | Roseau, Dominica
Bill
In the lee of the islands we have flat water and, if we stay a ways off, good wind. We have had two short, but good days sailing south.
With flat water and a well trimmed boat, I can steer with a foot and Isobel and I can amuse ourselves pointing out what the various clouds look like...
Our Weather Guru, Chris Parker and Caribbean Weather said that the weather would be "wonderful" through Firday and to "make hay while the sun shines..." So, although it was hard to corral the "herd of turtles", we did so and sailed yesterday from Deshaies to Les Saintes... and today to Roseau, Dominica.
Our anchorage here is incredibly rolly, reminding us of Chub Cay in the Bahamas. Isobel is in her bunk with pillows and a lee cloth and we will set up ours so we can sleep without being rolled out of our bunks.
The two days sail has been wonderful. Off the wind a little yesterday and a little more today... combined with a clean bottom, we zoomed along at 6 to 7 knots with seas on the beam in 20 knots of wind... all making for some comfortable and fast sailing.
We will rise early to get underway for Martinique... so we can have lots of time in St Pierre to buy cheese... seriously! We worry that there will not be good cheeses in the non-french islands.... priorities of course...