So it took us 19 days and about 4 hours to make the 2969 miles. Typical crossing. Times are about 25 days, so even though we were not the fastest, we are feeling pretty good.
The island is beautiful with very sharp points, and steep cliffs. The "Bay of Virgins" is reputed to be one of the most beautiful bays in all of the South Pacific. The little town is very much like a "Bergdorf" in Europe. The old houses are all in good repair, the yards are well trimmed and there is basically no trash lying around, and it is nestled in this tiny little valley with near vertical mountains reaching up over 1000 feet. We are taking pictures and videos, but I am not sure that we can really capture the grandeur of the place. Basically it is a super nice place to make landfall!!
On another note, the side of the boat was covered with a very fine moss/seaweed almost 2 feet above the waterline. It took about 3 hours of scrubbing to get the 230' of hull cleaned. And to top it all off, the bottom is covered with these strange barnacles on steroids.
The other 58-foot catamaran made it in 15.2 days versus our19.2-day crossing. So Shannon is already pushing for a giant Screecher Sail. I am thinking that 150-mile days are just perfect, primarily because I would be the one installing the screecher!!!
Courage
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