Watching the Weather

That squall is definitely coming our way while sailing to Bequia. We could see it coming so had time to prepare for the 35 knot winds and rain that it brought. Luckily they are short lived and blue skies followed this.

The Start of the Windward Islands - Martinique to Bequia

June 23rd 2011
Martinique was the last of the French islands that we will be visiting this season. The Windward Islands run from Martinique to Grenada and were to be the easier ones to sail as we were now heading south. We left Trois Ilets in Martinique around 6AM on a Friday, June 10th and arrived in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia about 1PM. The wind started out light, but then built to 15 knots which was great. We ... read more

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