The 30 minute sail from Tobago Cays to Mayreau was a pleasant downwind sail under the foresail alone. As we rounded the headland, to Saltwhistle Bay, we were cut up by Zephyr, a catamaran we had seen many times and which was under engine. He was racing to get a good spot in what might be a crowded mooring field and anchorage, so early in the morning. However, we found a great spot to anchor, behind the Dutch yacht, Amanzi, which we had also seen many times before. Pete snorkelled to check the anchor and pronounced it to be 'on well'. He also said there were large trevalli under the boat, so he soon had his rod out to fish. He was getting bites but nothing took the hook.
The coastguard rib came into the anchorage and headed directly for a Canadian yacht to the side of Amanzi. They boarded the yacht and were there for a good while. We can only assume that they hadn't cleared in but we never found out. The coastguard didn't visit anyone else. Pierre and Carol, stopped to chat, on their way ashore, from the catamaran behind us. They were also French Canadian, so said they would ask the other boat what the coastguard had wanted of them. While sitting in the cockpit, I saw an eagle ray jump out of the water, behind the boat. Hopefully it was luckier than us when catching fish! We went ashore in the dinghy and had a drink at Coconut Beach Bar, where we met Clare and Mark from Amanzi. I spotted that there was a supermarket behind the restaurant next door and we managed to buy fresh ginger and sugar, so Pete could try his hand at making ginger ale. We spent a pleasant evening on board, having lifted the dinghy in preparation for our sail to Union Island tomorrow.