Day’s Run – 20 March, 2016

North bound in the Caribbean Sea, all sails set and the sun is shining.  Bound from Grenada for Anguilla, we’re sailing inside the curve of the Windward and then the Leeward Islands; keeping far enough offshore to avoid the wind shadows of the high islands, but close enough in to pick up the fair current that runs north a couple of leagues off.

After three weeks island time exploring Martinique, Dominica, Grenada and the Grenadines, it’s good to be at sea again.  We’re expecting a passage of around four days.

Work continues on KARL
Work continues on KARL

SHIP’S WORK: Bend main t’gallant staysail, KARL restoration continues, tighten and slush port davit guys, greasing round on deck. Fire drill, abandon ship drill, MOB drill. Drill in spanker and mainsail.

 

FROM: St Georges, Grenada

TOWARDS: Sandy Ground Bay, Anguilla

TIME ZONE: ZD+4

NOON POSITION: 12°07.3’N /061°48.5’W

DAYS RUN: 6nm

PASSAGE LOG: 6nm

DISTANCE REMAINING: 385nm

COURSE AND SPEED: West half North (CMGT 323°T)

WIND: Force 2, East by North

WEATHER: 4/8 cloud cover (cumulus), air temp 82F (28°C), barometer reading 1019 millibars, visibility good

SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: approx 2 feet, East North East

SAILS SET: All square sails to the royals, fore, main and mizzen topmast staysails, inner jib, outer jib, braced up a point on the port tack.

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