Island Hopping - Heading South - The Windwards - St. Lucia to St. Vincent

Anchor to Anchor - June 4, 2008
60 miles - 11 hours

A tropical wave crossed over us today with its many squalls which resulted in a very wet passage. Barry was rained on 8 times during the day.
The sun set was a back-drop for the showers as we anchored off a spectacularly beautiful palm-lined coast in Chateaubelair, St. Vincent.
Our knot-log today read 60 miles while the straight line distance was actually 37 (no tacks were made today). This is a direct result of the tidal current as it wrapped up along St. Lucia's south and west coast at 3 knots speed.
We do very well to make 6 knots under sail; 3 against us is a real impediment.