We are preparing for the onset of Tropical Storm Dean. We left Dominica two days ago when we saw the track of the storm heading that way. We passed Martinique and decided to stop in St. Lucia to get an updated weather report. We arrived at 2 a.m., anchored in the outside harbour overnight and came into Rodney Bay Marina the following morning. We have now moved into the dock, have removed our sails and are tying everything down in preparation for the worst but praying for the best. Meridian Chaser (Canadians we met in St. Maarten), are next to us and we are both busy with hurricane preparations. Our boat has survived many hurricanes in the past and we're confident it will survive this one too. It's the humans on board who haven't experienced a hurricane before.