Trade Wind Frustrations

The wind continues to blow from the wrong direction as another cold front goes over. In a few days the real trade winds should settle back in but that means 15 to 20 knots from the southeast - just the direction we need to go to get to the Turks and Caicos for a hop across to the Dominican. This is open ocean with expected 7 to 8 foot seas on top of a north swell.

The owner of Seaquel, Malcolm, needs to get back to St. Lucia by Monday for work. I need to get back to Ontario soon but I am not as committed time wise. The big concern is that we could head off to Rum Cay or some place along the way and get stuck again, with no place to leave the boat and no airport. So it looks as though we should leave the boat here in Georgetown and head for home. A delivery crew will need to be arranged to deliver Seaquel possibly in May when the trades settle down. I would love to finish this trip but I will be pretty busy then getting Little Wing ready for the summer season on Lake Huron.