Tobago Cays - Bequia
A perfect day was had in the paradise - swimming with sea turtles, flying kites, the tiki bar, and obviously the huge feast that was the lobster dinner!
In the morning we hoisted anchor and started the slow upwind slog back towards Martinique. Beautiful day, but quite splashy seas and adverse current made for slow progress.
As the ETA started drifting towards sunset, we decided to motorsail the rest of the way. We were greeted by one of the local “boat boys” and ended up picking a mooring right in front of the town dinghy dock. Literally 1.5 boat lengths away.
- Distance today: 28.9NM
- Lunch: aubergine curry
- Engine hours: 2.5
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 04.02. 12:19 Z |
12°38'9"N
61°21'44"W
|
12°
|
0.3kt
|
10899.5NM
|
wind
10kt
46°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 04.02. 12:28 Z |
12°38'15"N
61°21'51"W
|
319°
|
5.1kt
|
10899.5NM
|
wind
21.4kt
64°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 04.02. 12:40 Z |
12°38'56"N
61°22'29"W
|
317°
|
6kt
|
10900.5NM
|
wind
18.5kt
86°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 04.02. 13:00 Z |
12°40'12"N
61°22'52"W
|
324°
|
4.6kt
|
10902NM
|
wind
16.7kt
58°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 13:42 Z |
12°43'4"N
61°23'12"W
|
17°
|
5.1kt
|
10904.9NM
|
wind
17.6kt
58°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Paddlewheel stopped working again
|
| 04.02. 14:00 Z |
12°44'14"N
61°22'57"W
|
17°
|
3.8kt
|
10906.1NM
|
wind
17.8kt
70°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 14:03 Z |
12°44'24"N
61°22'54"W
|
1°
|
4.3kt
|
10906.2NM
|
wind
16.8kt
69°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Paddlewheel came back after some waves shook us
|
| 04.02. 15:00 Z |
12°47'28"N
61°22'14"W
|
11°
|
3.9kt
|
10909.4NM
|
wind
16.6kt
78°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 16:00 Z |
12°51'28"N
61°22'2"W
|
9°
|
4.3kt
|
10913.5NM
|
wind
15.7kt
69°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 16:47 Z |
12°54'21"N
61°22'1"W
|
351°
|
2.4kt
|
10916.4NM
|
wind
11.8kt
80°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Staysail
|
| 04.02. 17:00 Z |
12°55'8"N
61°21'59"W
|
18°
|
3.5kt
|
10917.1NM
|
wind
14.2kt
69°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 18:00 Z |
12°58'40"N
61°21'24"W
|
5°
|
3.5kt
|
10920.7NM
|
wind
11.9kt
70°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 18:07 Z |
12°59'6"N
61°21'19"W
|
1°
|
3.4kt
|
10921.2NM
|
wind
10.6kt
82°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 04.02. 19:00 Z |
12°59'49"N
61°18'58"W
|
63°
|
3.1kt
|
10923.7NM
|
wind
16kt
71°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 20:00 Z |
13°0'17"N
61°15'39"W
|
82°
|
4.2kt
|
10927NM
|
wind
12.7kt
65°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.02. 20:26 Z |
13°0'31"N
61°14'14"W
|
12°
|
0kt
|
10928.4NM
|
wind
10.7kt
55°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Picked up a mooring ball
|
| 04.02. 20:26 Z |
13°0'31"N
61°14'14"W
|
12°
|
0kt
|
10928.4NM
|
wind
12.1kt
54°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
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