Portsmouth, Dominica - Terre de Haut, Guadeloupe

Nick W.

Wind was 20 knots, gusting 30, from the East. Sea was moderate and visibility good. We weighed anchor and set sail with 2 reefs in the bay. Close to Domenica we were becalmed a couple of times in the wind shadow. But further from land we had a strong breeze and were sailing at upto 8 knots. About halfway through the crossing we encountered a 2-3 knot current setting to the west. The wind moderated to 15 knots around 15:00 and we were crabbing across the stream doing 6 knots. We passed through Passe Des Dames and headed for Anse Fideling where we took down the sails. The anchorage was already full so we motored to Terre de Haut and took a mooring buoy off Fond Curé.