Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou
12.27.355N
61.29.317W
It rolled horribly during the night. A swell was wrapping around the island and into the anchorage. At one point I got up and saw that Scott Free was rolling worse than we were. I guess no one was getting any sleep.
We awoke to rain and it continued to rain off and on all day. It wasn’t looking hopeful for Orpailleur to get its bottom paint on.
Scott and Heather from Scott Free dropped by to see if we were still on schedule to depart and make Grenada on Thursday. We discussed the various routes through the outer islands of Venezuela and what information we had on the method of doing it. Our primary question is whether we’ll be allowed to "Q" flag it through or if we’ll have to check in at Margarita, which is a day south of our intended route.
I dropped Dale and another load of laundry off at the Yacht Club and returned to run the genset and make water and start a macaroni salad for dinner.
A couple of hours later, he called to be picked up. It seems Gerry was once again working on his boat alone. Workers would stop by to see how he was doing but would continue on to sit under another boat and do nothing. When the yard manager came by and asked how he was doing, Gerry let him know in no uncertain terms that he was not pleased with the fact that there were no workers. At that point, all of the chipping and sanding was completed, it just needed the barrier coat of paint, followed by the layers of antifouling paint.
Later when MTNest came in, we swung by to say hi and ended up picking up Mike to head in to check on Orpailleur’s progress. You can imagine our surprise when we found Gerry now painting his boat. However, he did have at least one worker with him. The barrier coat had already been applied and they were rushing to get the 1st coat of antifouling on before the rain came down hard. Luckily, it was just a heavy mist and they were able to complete the first coat.
Looks like we’re still on schedule for a Thursday transit to Grenada. However, due to the holiday schedule here, where they are closed Friday through Monday, we figure it will be in our best interests to check out in Hillsborough (around the corner) before the overtime charges take effect and "Q" flag it in Grenada where we’ll stop overnight to re-provision.
I was able to pick up my laundry and once again our cockpit has become a laundry line for the night. The enclosure makes it nice to hang our clothes out to dry even when its raining.
Tonight, we’ll gather for dinner on MTNest. This is where we’ll part once again for an unknown time. Whereas we met Scott Free in St. Augustine at the very beginning of our trip and ran into them when they left their boat in Trini, we buddy boated with MTNest for several months from Luperon to Virgin Gorda and then met up with them again in Puerto Rico for a month or so before running into them again in St. Lucia. They’ve invited us to visit them in Minnesota which means that it will have to be in the summertime or Dale & I will freeze to death; we haven’t been in snow in 20 years.
12.27.355N
61.29.317W
It rolled horribly during the night. A swell was wrapping around the island and into the anchorage. At one point I got up and saw that Scott Free was rolling worse than we were. I guess no one was getting any sleep.
We awoke to rain and it continued to rain off and on all day. It wasn’t looking hopeful for Orpailleur to get its bottom paint on.
Scott and Heather from Scott Free dropped by to see if we were still on schedule to depart and make Grenada on Thursday. We discussed the various routes through the outer islands of Venezuela and what information we had on the method of doing it. Our primary question is whether we’ll be allowed to "Q" flag it through or if we’ll have to check in at Margarita, which is a day south of our intended route.
I dropped Dale and another load of laundry off at the Yacht Club and returned to run the genset and make water and start a macaroni salad for dinner.
A couple of hours later, he called to be picked up. It seems Gerry was once again working on his boat alone. Workers would stop by to see how he was doing but would continue on to sit under another boat and do nothing. When the yard manager came by and asked how he was doing, Gerry let him know in no uncertain terms that he was not pleased with the fact that there were no workers. At that point, all of the chipping and sanding was completed, it just needed the barrier coat of paint, followed by the layers of antifouling paint.
Later when MTNest came in, we swung by to say hi and ended up picking up Mike to head in to check on Orpailleur’s progress. You can imagine our surprise when we found Gerry now painting his boat. However, he did have at least one worker with him. The barrier coat had already been applied and they were rushing to get the 1st coat of antifouling on before the rain came down hard. Luckily, it was just a heavy mist and they were able to complete the first coat.
Looks like we’re still on schedule for a Thursday transit to Grenada. However, due to the holiday schedule here, where they are closed Friday through Monday, we figure it will be in our best interests to check out in Hillsborough (around the corner) before the overtime charges take effect and "Q" flag it in Grenada where we’ll stop overnight to re-provision.
I was able to pick up my laundry and once again our cockpit has become a laundry line for the night. The enclosure makes it nice to hang our clothes out to dry even when its raining.
Tonight, we’ll gather for dinner on MTNest. This is where we’ll part once again for an unknown time. Whereas we met Scott Free in St. Augustine at the very beginning of our trip and ran into them when they left their boat in Trini, we buddy boated with MTNest for several months from Luperon to Virgin Gorda and then met up with them again in Puerto Rico for a month or so before running into them again in St. Lucia. They’ve invited us to visit them in Minnesota which means that it will have to be in the summertime or Dale & I will freeze to death; we haven’t been in snow in 20 years.
Photo from the camera of Orpailleur.
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