5/18 : Good exit at ~3pm from St Thomas. Motored into the wind to the end of St Johns before turning southward toward Grenada under sail. 5/19 : Good night watch but several system problems. Furlers acting weak. Winches browning out nav. Fridge stopped cooling. Weird electrical smell we could not place (later we figured it out when the alternator reg caught fire at port). 5/20 : Winds up to 30kts and waves to about 3m. Anchor jumped the roller and we had to retrieve which was dicey. The boat likes big wind. Got the fridge working. 5/21 : Completed the arrival to St George Grenada at 441.2nm over 69 hours (6.4 kts average). Bow thruster battery was hosed and later the regulator for it caught fire in harbor. So no thrusters for docking but was ok. Brent and Ben were giddy after making like 9+ kts for a while on night watch.
435.5
NM
2 days 21 hours
Sapphire Village, U.S. Virgin Islands to Saint George's, Grenada
South Grenada cruise out and back with Sarah, Livnat and Brent. The girls’ first sail on Aeoli (H54). Main got nicely jammed while unfurling it but finally freed up…
21.4
NM
3h 35m
Saint George's, Grenada
Lovely day sailing. Winds generally 10-20kts. Nice little anchorage in Ronde Island. Got a big rock stock in the anchor, but Brent dove down and fixed it.
45
NM
8h 31m
Saint George's, Grenada
Launch day from Spice Island Marine, up to Port Louis in Grenada
12.2
NM
2h 46m
Blow Hole to Frequente, Grenada
First real sail this seasons from Grenada on Aeoli (H54). Several mechanics issues and the water maker started smoking and dies. But nice sail. Big anchorage with lots of boats. With Livnat and Sarah.
33.6
NM
5h 42m
Saint George's to Hermitage, Grenada
Leave Grenada and enter St Vincent and Grenadines. Beautiful bay. Nice eco resort that let us dock the dinghy and called a cab to we could go to customs.
10.1
NM
1h 56m
Hermitage, Grenada to Ashton, St Vincent and Grenadines
Leave Grenadines and enter Grenada back in St Georges. Crappy day of sailing. Very little wind except when the squalls hit. Lots of motoring. Squalls shut down visibility to near zero and our radar is not working. Sigh.
49.1
NM
8h 6m
North Glossy Bay (historical), St Vincent and Grenadines to Saint George's, Grenada
Nice sail up, but auto pilot was not working so had to hand steer the whole way.
49.9
NM
8h 36m
Saint George's, Grenada to North Glossy Bay (historical), St Vincent and Grenadines
Gorgeous broad reach.
45.2
NM
7h 10m
Tobago Cays, St Vincent and Grenadines to Saint George's, Grenada
Shake down sail. Very fast sailing, over 9 kts at times, over 8 for a long time.
32.3
NM
5h 1m
Saint George's to Hermitage, Grenada