After stealing an idea from Dee and Ron we decided to leave George Town yesterday at noon, taking advantage of the SW wind to sail east to Thompson Bay, Long Island. The conditions were great and even allowed us to turn the engine off and sail with just our very small jib. We arrived about a half-hour street sunset. Thompson Bay is wide open to the SW and, although the anchorage was somewhat bouncy, it was tolerable. The anchorage calmed down after the wind moved further to the north overnight.
It was a pleasure to be able to turn the engine off and sail with the jib. We won’t be using the mainsail until George replaces the feeder track.
Storm clouds were bearing down on us but never reached us.
My grouper (after I had a few bites.)
Dee’s deluxe burger.
The view from Vantage Pointe. Our dinghies are at the end of the jetty.
George attempted to replace the mainsail feeder track before we left George Town but wasn’t able to remove the old screws. He doesn’t want to strip the heads of the screws so he is proceeding very carefully.
This afternoon we joined Dee, Ron, Jean and Michael at Vantage Pointe for a late lunch. The food was delicious—George and I had the pan fried grouper and finished with key lime pie, yum.
It was a pleasure to be able to turn the engine off and sail with the jib. We won’t be using the mainsail until George replaces the feeder track. Storm clouds were bearing down on us but never reached us. My grouper (after I had a few bites.) Dee’s deluxe burger. The view from Vantage Pointe. Our dinghies are at the end of the jetty.
Sounds like smooth sailing and a very delicious lunch! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Doreen. We are indeed enjoying our time here.
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