Dominica stopover

Paul Ward

The journey north continues! Stopping in Dominica just for the night before continuing to Guadeloupe for a little family reunion later this month. Today was quite the day, starting off with a moderate breeze before hitting a strong acceleration between Martinique and Dominica that had the wind jump up to the high 20s and boat speeds over 10. Thankfully we started the day with a reef in the main given how unpredictable conditions seem to always be, but ended up still having to take a second along with heavily furling the jib. To make things even crazier, we had a 2.7 knot current straight on our beam, and absolute pouring rain with zero visibility for most of the day before getting into the lee of Dominica which slowed us right back down for a moderate but not disappointing average. Despite the conditions, I caught a skipjack right when the rain was at its worst and wind strongest, and although no yellowfin, I’m glad to have fresh fish after a week digging through the freezer reserves.

Boat & Crew

Stardust

Outremer, 45

Paul Ward

Owner