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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Goyave - Pointe-a-Pitre

After a night very well slept in the still water, we hoisted the anchor and sailed out of the lagoon.

The winding fairway between the reefs into the Pointe-a-Pitre harbour was marked with both cardinal and lateral buoys. It’s been a while we’ve seen those, and the eye to pick them out of the horizon needed again some training.

Once inside the barrier island, we dropped sail and radioed the marina. They told us to prepare for med mooring with a buoy line. We did so, and then motored on a holding pattern until the harbour launch was done with the previous customer. Amusingly they parked us into the pier for local small motorboats. By Caribbean standards, Lille Ø is tiny!

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Now to watch the local Mardi Gras parade…

From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
04.03. 13:48 Z 16°8'56"N 61°33'59"W 357° 0kt 11152.9NM wind 11.3kt 117° baro 1016 hPa Started main engine
04.03. 14:01 Z 16°8'59"N 61°34'1"W 224° 1.5kt 11152.9NM wind 12.6kt 111° baro 1016 hPa Anchor up, motoring
04.03. 14:07 Z 16°8'59"N 61°33'59"W 6° 2.4kt 11153NM wind 11.2kt 128° baro 1016 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
04.03. 15:00 Z 16°11'53"N 61°32'3"W 22° 4.8kt 11156.5NM wind 14.6kt 93° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
04.03. 15:16 Z 16°13'3"N 61°32'1"W 324° 4.6kt 11157.8NM wind 16.6kt 116° baro 1015 hPa Sails down, motoring
04.03. 15:55 Z 16°13'17"N 61°31'43"W 307° 0kt 11159.3NM wind 6.4kt 138° baro 1015 hPa Stopped