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Wind picked back up and had a good sail over, revisiting tacking

Took NPS Mooring in Leinster Bay. Saying conditions : Mostly Cloudy skies. wind 15-18 kts ESE. Temp 83 degrees. Seas in the Caneel Bay were 2-3' in the cut between USVI & BVI The seas were 4-6' winds were 12 gust to 19 kts. We made a tack out to Great Thatch Island but on out tack back to St John, there was so much current pushing us back we ended up motoring up the shore of St John to our anchorage in Leinster Bay.

Sailed downwind from Maho to Jost Van Dyke - jagged notch in route when we deviated to avoid a boat 😆. Ali got confused on which jib sheet is the working sheet - the downwind side! Time to clear into customs! First time!

Maiden voyage of Ali’s outhaul eye splice! We’re on our way to BVI, hoping to clear into customs tomorrow morning. Had some big gusts above 20 en route, hit 7.5 knots reefed at one point before motorsailing as our route was straight into the wind. Lots of snacks for lunch and discussion on the optimal time to stop back winding a sail on a tack on the trip. A+ mooring ball pickup, for real, except Ali more or less tossed the boat hook into the water midway through, so embarrassing! Gu saved it with the other boat hook and the power of physics.

Beautiful conditions. Even had a snorkel with a Barracuda.