Dominican Republic
04 February 2018 | Just east of Luperon Dominican Republic
We got up Sunday and the weather still looked good for a crossing to Dominican Republic so we decided to go.
In all the guides we have read we expected that the water around the southern end of Big Sand would be confused and possibly higher winds due to the cape effect. Sure enough the winds were 16-18 knots and ESE. The seas were confused steep and choppy. We decided to press on and at about six miles south of the Island the waves settled a bit. For the entire run to Dominican Republic we were on a port tack with a reef in the main and the headsail. The seas built to about 8-10 feet and still more choppy than we expected. Winds remained 16-18 knots all day and night with higher gusts. There were several waves that the bow dug into and water flowed over the deck. Just before daybreak we could see the lights of the DR. By 9:00 am we were secure at the dock at Ocean World. A fantastic sail of 107.7 miles.Although a little tired we were very happy to have made it this far. About 960 miles from Marathon Florida.