Columbier was beautiful above and below the water, with hiking and a new fish to find every dive. But the weather dictates our life, so off at dawn we were this morning for a 53 mile sail and the same tomorrow to Guadaloupe for a 75 mile sail to weather.
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We're legal again, with the gracious help of the staff at Port of Gustavia. A downwind sail across in light air chased by the occasional rain squall delivered us to Gustavia and checked in by four. Sailing is not a cheap sport but the wind is the free part. Speaking of wind, our forecasts have SE in them for the next few days, which is exactly where we need to go. So looks like we will just have to tough it out on one of our favorite islands for a while.
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When checking into St. Kitts five days ago we discovered our Boat Document was missing from our black leather pouch we carry back and forth to customs & immigration in each country we visit. That's like losing your passport. Phone calls back to Saba, where we had most recently cleared in and out , produced zero results. Visions of drifting around at sea, not even being allowed back in the U.S. plagued us for nights. If we got one reissued, the U.S. government would insist on mailing it only to our permanent address. We finally decided we would wing it, as we do have a copy of the original, and head on south. We cleared customs in St. Kitts, looked at weather and determined we would be off to Antigua's classic yacht regatta at first light the following morning. Dawn arrived with inspiration. Could we have left it in St. Barts? BINGO! Turns out Fed Ex would take 3 to 5 working days. We might as well sail back up. So here we are again, waiting for the winds to move east or better yet, southeast, and back to luxurious Gustavia.
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