Celebrating the bday kid in Bequia 🤘

Brandy L

You know, I keep saying this — but the Thorny Path is thorny! JEEZ. We thought we were done with the rough part of the journey. Nope! Just for shits and giggles, let’s throw in 7 to 10 foot waves on the beam, swirly winds, and washing-machine seas. It wasn’t scary (which is always a plus), but we all felt like trash. Probably didn’t help that I made pork medallions in a mushroom cream sauce for dinner last night. 😂. Note to self, stick with chicken and rice. We had a double reef in the main and one in the Genoa right from the start — sailing between the islands has been insane, with winds jumping from 5 to 30 knots and ripping. But we got lazy and never shook out that second reef. We probably could have taken an hour or two off the ride. Near St. Vincent, we were crawling along at 4 knots in the wind shadow, then suddenly catching wind for 15 to 20 minutes at a time. Repeat for 12 miles. Then we went to fire up the port engine. It cranked for 30 minutes while we motor-sailed — and then it died. Fun times. Like a professional, Adam handled it just fine. He sailed us into Elizabeth Harbor, we dropped anchor in some beautiful water, and tomorrow we’ll go ashore to celebrate the Harbor Man turning 8 years old. If you’ve got any pirate-themed words of wisdom for the young buck, send them our way. 🤙

Boat & Crew

Kaikoa

Dolphin, 460

Adam

Owner

Harbor Reef

Child

Aria

Child

Brandy L

Owner

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