The wind funnels around the Guadalupe islands to create all sorts of interesting effects on the leeward sides. It accelerates down through Deshaies means we had a few spicy gusts coming through overnight.  When we left in the morning, the wind was very light and we motored for an hour until we rounded a headland and the wind came in at 10-15 kts.  Before sailing into the channel to Les Saintes we luckily reefed the main and jib - suddenly we were in 20+kts of wind and major swells again.  We were also hit by a squall with 30+kts and zero visibility from the rain.  But it cleared after a few minutes and we sailed close hauled across to Les Saintes.  Were able to pick up the last mooring ball in the secluded bay at Ilet a Cabrit and sat just a couple of boat lengths from the shore observing the pelicans and the goats roaming the island.

To Les Saintes

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