Stars & Stripes - St Martin

10-17 Knot winds
Choppy 1’ waves
Lisa had a good time and had no issues. 

Lisa W. Test Sail

Mo Bettah

Winds 17-9 knots 
Waves 1’
Nice sail and more time on the engine! It seems to be working well. 
Must have been 30 plus sailboats out in the bay. 

Another practice and Engine test day!

Winds 18-21 knots 
White caps on 1’ waves. Splashing across the deck occasionally. Calmed down during the 2nd half of the trip. 
Last 30 minutes of the sail dropped to 11 knot winds. 
 Engine ran great!

Sailing Practice 

Good winds (13-20 knots)

Engine testing went well. No water or exhaust leaks‼️

Tested the new spinnaker and it was awesome! Speed was 6.5 knots in 11 knots of wind‼️

Mo Bettah Engine testing 

No wind race start that picked up to 10 knots about 15 minutes afterwards. 
Sailed with Dan Welch and did some teaching. People commented that he did much better this week!

McGregor 22 boat

LBYC Frostbite Race with Dan

Driving Me Nuts

Motored in light winds and 2’ waves
End of Trade Winds trip
Spent night at dock
I got to drive except leaving shore and entering Nanny Cay. 

TW, Time Stops, Trip back to Nanny Cay

Motored to bay and backed in. 
Left dive site and went to snorkeling area for last day. 

TW, Time Stops, Indian Chief Rocks to Little Harbour

TW, Time Stops, Move back to overnight. 

TW, Time Stops, Move to Caves

Winds 15-22 on beam
Predict Wind app was spot on!
Went to dive/snorkel site 

Stephen Hammonds