Across the Atlantic
So here we are in the Caribbean, Barbados to be more precise. At the anchorage off Port St Charles The boys relaxing at a beach bar in Speightstown BUT back a few steps. We were ready to leave Santa Cruz La Palma on about Sunday, but a weather forecast suggested an earlier Friday departure would be very windy, but over the next week would be favorable and less potential for motoring in light winds. So against all yachtie wisdom we left harbour on a Friday, and with Bananas on board. 25knots of breeze leaving Santa Cruz As we cleared the Southern corner of the island we entered the aptly named Wind Acceleration Zone caused by the high island. Eventually 30 miles from land were clear of the Zone but in the zone experienced wind up to 35knots gusting 40. And then no wind and had to motor for an hour to again be in 25knots. Double reef main, handkerchief of jib doing 8 knots in 35knots One visit we had that afternoon was a little bird blown off course by the gu...