Aglaia - The Wind Gods

The wind gods have been toying with us all night, offering a little breeze and then making that breeze take us off in the wrong direction. Boat speeds have been averaging 5 knots over night with only about 2-3 knots of speed taking us closer to St Lucia. Spinnaker poles have been up and down, genoa and staysail set in every conceivable setup to keep us moving though the calm night.

This morning has dawned to be clear and sunny but once again with light winds coming from directly behind us, we have poled out the genoa and are making best speed directly towards St Lucia, currently about a 5.5 knot average.

This means that we are now around 40 hours from arrival if maintain similar speeds for the rest of the run and with the forecast for a slight increase in wind maybe we will arrive a few hours earlier and get to Rodney Bay before the bars call last orders for the night.

Everyone is looking forward to arrival now it seems almost touchable yet still just out of reach.

Next update in 24 hours, keep your fingers crossed for us to get an additional 5 knots of wind for the remainder of the run!