Our stay in Martinique at an end ( an enjoyable time with 2 weeks spent with a visit from our fiends Danny and Sally ), we set off just after first light bound for Dominica in a flat calm sea. With a forecast of 15-20kts we were semi hopeful of a decent passage, we should have known better. The wind rose to 20-25kts and the seas although not massively high seemed to be sending waves of all shapes and sizes from all directions, and so it was that we endured our 30 degree wash, another unpleasant trip. Making good time and with a much flatter sea behind the island we pressed on to Portsmouth with a pretty decent sail for once, Then we entered the final bay and with a final flourish the winds gusted up to 30 kts before we finally tied up to the luxury of a fixed mooring.