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Light winds mostly on our nose for a while, unlike the broad reach forecasted. Martinique coast was just a weird mess of light wind and changing directions. Gap between Martinique and Dominica was nice close reach with a squall or two. Dominica had no wind and the Dominica Guadaloupe gap was light too according to Jay and Livnat. Some motoring. Motored through most of Guadeloupe wind shadow and then the sailing was wonderful once we reached the north part of the island all the way to Antigua. Not the forecasted broad reach but a nice beam reach in 10-18kts made for good fast sailing.

Left around 5:30pm to mild wind. Picked up ok after Antigua and rode a nice broad reach in ~10kts apparent most f the night once that settled in. Wind direction was forcing us into St Barts though and given the option to do a bunch of jibes, take the long way around east St Barts or motor, I took the latter. Did a slow cruise in to make the 9:30 bridge opening. Marina here is not as great as it seemed on the web.

One of the most frustrating nights of sailing to date. Winds were in a worse direction than predicted, directly from Antigua, and there was lightning in the area. Resulted in a lot of motoring slowly into the wind and waves just to get there. Had planned for English Harbor but rerouted to Jolly Harbor to get in before customs closed. Glad to have that one behind us. Had Livnat, Sarah and Chartrands on board.

Overnight to Isles Des Saints, taking a mooring ball in Bourges des Saintes in Terre de Haut. Nice sail, a little overcast. This area is lovely and super easy to stop in. Cleared in and out and paid for the mooring ball all in one swoop at Les Saintes Multiservices. Boat is still very slow. Snorkeled on during a quick stop after we left JH and it was covered in barnacles. Costing us 1-2 kts from what I can tell.

Absolutely stunning sailing until we tore the screecher. Averaging 9 knots and regularly hitting 10-12kt in 15-20kt breeze on the beam. Easy sea state, maybe 4’ at 6 sec. Things went south when we had a bad furl of the screecher which let it flog itself to death. Some crew lessons followed. Just Livnat and I.

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