We spotted land just after 6am this morning while motor sailing at 7.6 knots, by 10.46 we had arrived in Great Harbour Jost Van Dyke.
Our passage was 7 days and 23 hours, 1,170 rumb line, our route sailed was 1,377. We had a maximum sustained wind of 20 knots, as a result we used the engine for 79 hours. We had wind from every direction, frustrating current against us but experienced only 4 squalls and just one with a big wind shift. On the wildlife front we saw one white bird and a few flying fish, annoyingly in the cockpit on two occasions.
Askari was amazing and the only breakages was the water tank sender that got stuck (easy fix with a magnet) and the oil pressure gauge on the engine which was a bit disconcerting until Andrew realised it was just the sender playing up.
This passage ended up being really straightforward and nicely boring, however we were really glad to have it behind us. Our last boat was in a really mean hurricane on this passage with her previous owners and they wrote a number of articles which I have read many times so that's what I had in my mind all the time. Andrew did a fantastic job of picking the weather window and managing our route as a result I think we've had a much more comfortable trip than many down to the Caribbean this year.
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| Arhhhhh calm water |
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| A flag from Askari at Foxy's to celebrate our passage |
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