St. Lucia Delivery

Captain Bill will be away from March 15 to at least the end of the month. He has been asked to deliver a Mainship 39 trawler from Florida to St. Lucia. Crewing will be the owner, Malcolm and his son, Kyle. This is a challenging voyage of over 1 500 nautical miles against the trade winds and ocean currents. The proposed route will take us through the Bahamas, Abacos, Exumas, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, Dominica and finally St. Lucia.
At the moment we are sitting at Hollywood Marina, Fort Lauderdale, where we have been wind bound since the 15th. Thursday should give us a break in the weather to charge across the Gulf Stream and onto the Bahama Banks. This leg must be made when the wind is south of east, blowing less than 15 knots and waves under 1 meter. Otherwise, the Gulf Stream is extremely rough and dangerous.

While waiting for the weather window we have purchased charts, cruising guides, a larger anchor and chain, provisioned the boat and plotted the routes. Next post will likely be from Nassau.