Leaving the anchorage at 0930, looking forward to a 20 knot wind from the NE, we set sail with a reef in the main for the Island of Canouan, a short 5 miles northward.
There were only a few boats around, and you know how it goes when there are two boats going in the same direction… it then becomes a race. We won.

Our sail was going so well, and we were enjoying the speed over ground of 7-8 knots, we decided to skip Canouan and head straight for Bequia, another 18 miles to the North. After all , we had the fishing lures out, and after being skunked for 3 days prior… it WILL have been our turn.

And a beautiful sail it was reaching speeds of 8.8 knots ( our goal is 10- but don’t tell Col, we may have to get a hull out of the water to do it) Turquoise and differenct shades of deep blue water splashed over or bows in the swell and wind waves.

Bequia has long been a favorite of yachts people. Isolated enough o remain unspoiled, yet lively enough to be stimulating and entertaining. Its blend of old and new makes it almost perfect.

Bequia is an island of sailors and boats. The island has an active whaling station in the low-key and traditional way. They are allowed 4 whales a year between Feb- April, when the Humpbacks leave their Northern feeding grounds and head south to mate and bear young. Although very few people are left in the rural island who retain the skills necessary to hunt them, on the odd occasion they do make a kill.
We did not see any whales, nor whalers.

We did have a really nice meal out in a local restaurant. It had lots of people in it… therefore we thought it would be good, and it was reasonably priced.

We had a beautiful meal of fish….

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