St Vincent Exit North

As usual as we rounded the point of Admiralty Bay the wind went from 5 to 28kn. We were well reefed and the boat loved the reach up to St Vincent.

The north of St Vincent is known to be a bit rough and the pilot suggests taking it close to the coast. This also gives a good reach up to St Lucia. We don’t know how we did it but we were making about 9.6 knots on the reach suggesting a strong current. The back of St Lucia was very turbulent and it was like being in a tidal race.

We had a boat close by as we exited St Vincent – note he is motor sailing to get the best position on the point. Hang on to your hats: