1/3 to 1/4/2008 St. Barts to St. Martin

January 3, 2008

Anse de Grande Galet, St. Barts to Simpson Bay, St. Martin

 

Mileage:  26.3

Time: 4 hours 23 minutes

Average SOG:  6 mph

 

9:31:34 AM                            5.2 mi 1:00:04           5 mph 315° true        N17 53.657 W62 51.216

10:31:38 AM                          6.2 mi 1:00:03           6 mph 318° true        N17 56.834 W62 54.547

11:31:41 AM                          3.3 mi 1:00:06           3 mph 310° true        N18 00.840 W62 58.334

12:31:47 PM                          5.7 mi 1:00:00           6 mph 254° true        N18 02.673 W63 00.599

1:31:47 PM                            1.1 mi 0:23:13           3 mph 344° true        N18 01.325 W63 05.637

1:55:00 PM                                                                                                    N18 02.236 W63 05.908

 

We took our time leaving St. Barts perusing the anchorages outside Gustavia and Colombier.  Weather permitting; we hope to return with Katie and Ryan.  A quick run through Oyster Bay, and past Phillipsburg, reinforced our decision to anchor in Simpson Bay.

 

January 4, 2008

 

Wow!  If we thought the boats in Falmouth, Antigua and Gustavia, St. Barts were impressive, our jaws dropped at the sight of the mega-yachts in St. Martin.  We partook of the nightly ritual, drinks and dinner by the bridge, watching the parade of yachts entering the Lagoon.  The enthusiastic crowd applauded approval for the largest of the large, mega-yachts responding with resounding toots of their horns.

 

Otherwise we can be found cleaning…polishing…provisioning…more cleaning and polishing. Katie and Ryan arrive on January 7 – Yippee!