Passage notes: westbound across the Caribbean

Totem is sailing toward sunsets again. Turning towards the Dutch Antilles from Martinique was more westbound than south. This passage brought back more than a familiar angle for sunrises and moonsets: it’s also…

• downwind sailing for the first time in 18 months
• first passage with more than one night at sea in 18 months
• a nearly full moon! so nice on a passage, and something we had a knack for mis-timing
• new destinations, instead of retracing a track

The 470nm distance was slightly awkward. It’s just long enough to necessitate a third night at sea. The benefit is a chance ...

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