Failed attempt sailing to SXM

Emma Haley

Left St John with the plan to stop in the BVI for a few days before crossing to SXM, but at the last second we decided we might have a good weather window to just sail straight to SXM that day. We got just past Virgin Gorda and the weather was worse than forecasted (~8ft seas and 20-25kts of wind) and at this point the sun had gone down, and somehow going straight into the rough seas our brand new dinghy got messed up in the davit and was looking like it was going to flip over. We decided to turn around and get on a mooring by the Baths to lower it and stay for the night. Now our plan is to wait for a better window on Thursday and hang in Virgin Gorda for a few days Sometimes it’s just better to turn around when things aren’t going as planned 🤷🏻‍♀️

Boat & Crew

Afterglow

Hunter, 460

Andrew Knott

Owner

Isla

Pet, Female

Emma Haley

Owner