Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Deshaies

We had a easy sail along Guadeloupe coast to the northern fishing village Deshaies. We went there because very high seas and wind were predicted for 4 days. Just crazy the weather here. We already had a night and a day here with a lot of wind when last night it started to become like a storm. Just as we were going to bed Rocky noticed the boat in front of us coming closer. And yes it was dragging. Grant and Gail were in bed already but grant got up when he heard us taking out fenders. By then the boat was very close and it seemed like everyone on it was asleep. In the end a guy got up and started telling us that we had come forward (like against the wind). He insisted that he was in the same spot as he swayed from next to us by now to right in front so Rocky had to push him off by his solar panels. He told us that he was on his own and we should leave. We had already let out more chain while he was still asleep (as much as possible without getting too close to the boats behind us). Anyway he kept reanchoring and at one stage ran over our chain and snapped the snubber (this is rope lifting the chain to keep weight of the windlass machine to take up and drop anchor). After about 6 goes he finally left at 4.30 this morning.
Besides that everything is sweet.

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