Mixed sail down to Guadeloupe, plenty of time in up to 17 kts of wind, punctuated with motor-sailing when the wind eased.  Saw a couple of whales breaching in the distance.  All going well till the wind dropped to nothing and the fuel tank ran dry.  Spent 90 minutes drifting, trying to get useful technical support from Dream Yacht Charters until I figured the fuel supply from the second tank and the unusual isolation valve which had thoughtfully been left closed.  Finally made it back to the “Death in Paradise” area of Deshaies in the dark, after a cracking sunset ready for a well-earned anchor beer!

Nelson’s Dockyard, Antigua to Deshaies, Guadeloupe

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