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Saturday, April 12, 2025

Saline Bay - Frigate Island

After morning coffee and preparing a sourdough, we hoisted anchor and set sail to the next island over. We will eventually need to clear out of St Vincent and the Grenadines here.

The sail was short, but a pleasant one at beam reach with full sail up. We arrived to the lee of the small Frigate Island and the ruins of the superyacht marina just as sky turned grey. Anchor was set and boat made ready before the first squall hit us. Oh well, maybe we’ll wait a bit before deploying the dinghy.

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From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
08.04. 18:22 Z 12°38'3"N 61°23'53"W 288° 0kt 11432.8NM wind 10.6kt 82° baro 1013 hPa Fixed galley saltwater pump. Pressure switch had corroded, likely when we had the watermaker leak. Cannibalised a pressure switch from the small bilge pump that doesn't need one
10.04. 19:00 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 6° 0.5kt 11432.8NM wind 14.5kt 92° baro 1013 hPa Started watermaker
10.04. 19:13 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 152° 0.4kt 11432.8NM wind 12kt 90° baro 1013 hPa Watermaker 292ppm
10.04. 20:39 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 196° 0.3kt 11432.8NM wind 17.9kt 91° baro 1013 hPa Stopped watermaker, 255ppm
11.04. 14:01 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 328° 0.4kt 11432.8NM wind 13kt 84° baro 1016 hPa Started watermaker
11.04. 14:13 Z 12°38'3"N 61°23'53"W 231° 0.1kt 11432.8NM wind 10.7kt 88° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 292ppm
11.04. 15:50 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 316° 0.1kt 11432.8NM wind 14.7kt 99° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 268ppm
11.04. 17:32 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 135° 0kt 11432.8NM wind 9.8kt 85° baro 1014 hPa Stopped watermaker, 293ppm
12.04. 13:59 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 138° 0kt 11432.8NM wind 8.5kt 97° baro 1015 hPa Tightened screws holding stanchions to bases, and replaced one missing on starboard side
12.04. 14:09 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 5° 0kt 11432.8NM wind 8.5kt 97° baro 1015 hPa Started main engine
12.04. 14:14 Z 12°38'4"N 61°23'53"W 88° 0.8kt 11432.8NM wind 9.1kt 92° baro 1015 hPa Anchor up, motoring
12.04. 14:24 Z 12°37'58"N 61°24'1"W 202° 2.1kt 11433.1NM wind 10.3kt 95° baro 1015 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
12.04. 15:00 Z 12°35'59"N 61°24'8"W 178° 3.5kt 11435.1NM wind 11.7kt 104° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
12.04. 15:38 Z 12°34'29"N 61°26'3"W 292° 3.3kt 11437.8NM wind 11.5kt 96° baro 1015 hPa Sails down, motoring
12.04. 15:50 Z 12°34'56"N 61°26'18"W 234° 0.3kt 11438.4NM wind 8.4kt 89° baro 1015 hPa Anchored
12.04. 16:01 Z 12°34'56"N 61°26'19"W 20° 0kt 11438.4NM wind 14.6kt 88° baro 1015 hPa Stopped main engine
12.04. 17:42 Z 12°34'56"N 61°26'19"W 106° 0kt 11438.4NM wind 7kt 75° baro 1013 hPa Started watermaker
12.04. 17:54 Z 12°34'56"N 61°26'19"W 356° 0.2kt 11438.4NM wind 9kt 84° baro 1013 hPa Watermaker 310ppm
12.04. 19:38 Z 12°34'56"N 61°26'19"W 312° 0kt 11438.4NM wind 10.3kt 65° baro 1012 hPa Watermaker 283ppm. Jug full.
12.04. 21:30 Z 12°34'56"N 61°26'19"W 214° 0kt 11438.4NM wind 11kt 74° baro 1012 hPa Watermaker 264ppm. Jug full.
12.04. 23:30 Z 12°34'56"N 61°26'19"W 157° 0.3kt 11438.4NM wind 13kt 58° baro 1013 hPa Stopped watermaker, 266ppm