Martinique to Bequia

2/20/2016 We left Dominica at 0600 and motor-sailed in a light breeze until 10:30 when the wind picked up at the south end of Dominica. We made good speed of about 6 to 6.3 knots until we were about 5 miles north of St. Pierre, Martinique when the wind died again. We anchored at Anse Turin, just south of St. Pierre. We decided not to go ashore; just planned to leave at first light to get to St. Lucia.
The next morning, we were awakened at 0530 by knocking on the hull. It was local fishermen who told us we had to move because they were setting out nets and we would be stuck where we were. So we pulled up anchor and headed out at 0544 headed for St. Lucia. We go to Rodney Bay about 1400 and decide to anchor out in the Bay and wait to check in until the next day which was a Monday. Checking in on the weekend costs about $100EC extra (about $40US). Little did we know when we went to check in with customs the next day that Monday was a holiday so we had to pay extra anyway. We took a slip in the marina and were in between Kalani and Macario. We made a grocery run and had the hull and stainless cleaned and polished by a local crew. We laid out the anchor chain and got all the kinks out of it. We had dinner at one of the marina restaurants with Tom and Barbara from Kalani and also tried the pizza one night. 


2/29/2016 We left Rodney Bay at 10:35 and had a great sail most of the way to the Pitons. We had all 3 sails up, making 6 to 7 knots in 12 to 17 knots of wind. The seas were calm and we had the best sail we'd experienced in a long time! We took a mooring at the Pitons and dove in for a snorkel. There were lots of fish and fan coral although the water wasn't the clearest. 

Fan coral

Trumpet fish

 

Barrel Spongge

Sea Plume

Boats on moorings at the Pitons

3/1/2016 We hauled anchor early at 0555 and headed to Bequia. We had a current pushing us the entire way, making 7 to 8 knots at times. Had a good sail across the St. Vincent channel this time and anchored in Admiralty Bay near the south end of Princess Margaret Beach.

On the way to Bequia

 We found Wahoo already in Bequia and met Fred and Dorothy from S/V Aviva on board Wahoo for happy hour. The 6 of us took a bus to the other side of the island to get lobster from the Step Down Bar. The lobsters were fresh from the sea and were only $11EC per pound (about $4US). We made a great dinner and had a fun couple of days in Bequia.

Roy and Dale from Wahoo

Fred and Dorothy from Aviva

Our lobster dinner

Then it was time to move south again...............