LILY'S LOG

We arrive in Rodney Bay in St. Lucia on the 12th of December after 16 days shortly before noon. Lily cruises close hauled towards the finish line. After two ruff nights with large crossing seas we are exhausted but happy to have made it all in one piece.

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Every crossing is accompanied by flying fish. During the day we gladly watch them skimming across the water and our hearts are fulfilled with lightness. At night the soul purpose of these creatures is to scare your brains out as they ricochet under the dodger and drench the vessel immediately in the stench of an [...]

December 5th: We had another wet night with red blobs crawling across the radar coming up from behind, meaning one thing: another squall. The dark becomes darker with a black heaviness above, the air cools, the wind begins to pick up and invariably veers North making us head South further off our course. The [...]

We had another wet night with red blobs crawling across the radar coming up from behind, meaning one thing: another squall. The dark becomes darker with a black heaviness above, the air cools, the wind begins to pick up and invariably veers North making us head South further off our course. The boat rocks [...]

Just after celebrating midway, the wind drops and in the heavy swell the spinnaker decides to wrap itself continuously around the forestay. Just what we need, sundown nearing, skipper in the galley, Lily rolling and bouncing. We run out and tug and heave, against the giant sail trying to refill itself with wind and [...]

Dolphins bid us farewell at our first sunset

Fast start to the crossing. A bit of rain and biggish waves, but all in all a great day for sailing downwind. Just sailed 34 miles, 2716 miles to go!