2-3-2022: Escape from Port du Bas

Having headed up to Port du Bas for the Martinique Carnival and to do some boat work. Most importantly we needed to replace one of our sail sliders which are basically very big curtain hooks that hold the mainsail onto the mast. 
Should have planned this better as nearly everything was closed for Carnival and the start of Lent etc. Having originally booked two nights in the marina there we ended up extending our stay for a total of 4 nights although the marina officials really didn't want us to stay. They are very strange prioritising boats coming in over baits already docked ! 
Anyway we did manage to find a chandler's open and get our spares so all is now well. Our mainsail slides again.
Carnival was good too although the tropical rain rather dampened the costumes.
This morning we headed out from the Marina after no dentists were open (I have a broken tooth that needs attention). Our destination today was the main city on the south side of the west part of Guadeloupe, Basse du Terre. We set off for an anchorage just a bit south of the marina at Riviere Sens. 
Sailing down from Port du Bas we had very fair winds and made over 6.5 knots for most of the way.  Rounding the bottom of Guadeloupe we raced a Lagoon 42 for the mooring. Amazingly we got here first. Wow. 
We set anchor in 6m and made some dinner. 
As it happens we found on our anchor check dive that we are moored just next to the wreck of a small yacht. Slightly strange.

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  1. Stelios3 March 2022 at 12:10

    Our imagination travels with you, have fun, by a new sunshine 38 owner!

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  2. Unknown6 March 2022 at 14:11

    It is nice to catch up on how things are going - thank you for the blog. I'm glad you have got the sail fixed and set off again, hope the tooth is not too painful. Good luck on the next stage.

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