The trip from Virgin Gorda to St-Martin (80 miles) is known as a rock and roll passage due to confused seas (Anegada Passage) and easterly winds on the nose (as can be seen on the picture, we cover our vents with plastic bags...we have a friend who was really surprised to see a waterfall pouring into those vents after he forgot to take the necessary prrecautions!!!).

We hoped that t would not be a "Hard Rock " passage...and expected to have to motorsail all the way to our destination. And it was exactly as we anticipated...The wind was East-Southeast, from 12 to 23 knots (in squalls), seas were confused and choppy (4 to 6 feet on an Easterly swell) but hey! it was a short passage! Only 24 hours...compared with our ocean passages of 7-8 days, it was a "walk in the park" as Lindsay would say... After being greeted with winds of 20 knots and rain showers at our arrival in St-Martin, we sailed into Marigot Bay!