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Saturday, April 26, 2025 12°0'N 61°45'W

St. George's - Prickly Bay

Yesterday we got an big upgrade to our setup. Isosaari now has an electric engine! A ePropulsion Sprit 1.0 Plus. Now we have about 7.5 hour run time at 3 knots of speed. This will give us plenty of opportunities to do some dinghy sightseeing.

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In the morning we lowered the dinghy, put on the outboard, and went to get some freshies from the farmers market. With the distance being over a mile we wouldn’t have done it with rowing. Bag full of fruit and vegetables we got back to the boat, packed the motor and dinghy away and hoisted anchor. We decided to motor the way as we had made a sizeable dent too our battery levels by putting together this month’s YouTube video on a rainy day.

The way over was at first pleasant in the protection of the bay and slightly uncomfortable after rounding the Point Salines. Prickly Bay is very crowded so it took us a while to find a proper spot to anchor. Now we are securely anchored and ready for some land adventures.

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From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
26.04. 13:36 Z 12°2'34"N 61°45'36"W 19° 0kt 11483.2NM wind 11.8kt 115° baro 1013 hPa Started main engine
26.04. 13:41 Z 12°2'34"N 61°45'35"W 41° 0.5kt 11483.2NM wind 6.9kt 108° baro 1013 hPa Anchor up, motoring
26.04. 14:00 Z 12°1'48"N 61°47'3"W 234° 5.7kt 11484.9NM wind 8.7kt 137° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
26.04. 15:00 Z 11°59'32"N 61°46'42"W 93° 2.3kt 11489NM wind 18.8kt 91° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
26.04. 15:34 Z 12°0'0"N 61°45'47"W 83° 0.2kt 11490.6NM wind 15.3kt 106° baro 1012 hPa Anchored
26.04. 15:42 Z 12°0'1"N 61°45'48"W 348° 0.4kt 11490.6NM wind 14.4kt 110° baro 1012 hPa Stopped main engine