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November 16, 2007
Punta Arenas, Isla Vieques, Puerto Rico
We had a wonderful breakfast of fresh fruit, New York bagels, orange juice and coffee. After some final provisioning, showers, farewells to neighbours, and a trip to the post office, we set free of the dock shortly after 1pm and headed for the northwest tip of Isla Vieques. There wasn’t a breath of wind. Nothing. The cold front that we were concerned about had stalled just north of the island, stalling the wind. We motored along, giving me an opportunity to get comfortable with handling the boat.
We approached the anchorage where Chis and I had set up for the night several months prior. Since we had been here, mooring buoys had been installed. With nothing to tell us otherwise, we pick up a mooring, and had some dinner.
Shortly after midnight (legend has it that it is bad luck to leave for a long ocean voyage on a Friday), we dropped off the mooring and set off motoring southwest toward Bonaire. Sailing across the prevailing easterly trade winds would mean a single port tack on a beam reach.
Posted by dave at November 16, 2007 02:04 PM