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Location: 14°28.06 N; 60° 52.02 W
Wednesday 21:00, 05.17.2006

Today we moved from the bay of Fort de France about 20 miles down the coast of Martinique to the charmingly named “Cul de Sac des Marins.” Our coordinates are 14° 28.06 N, 60° 52.02 W. This is certainly the sailing center of Martinique, if not the Caribbean. There was just a forest of masts as we came in. It is a big charter center, but still there must have been at least 500 sailboats. Falmouth in Antigua is empty in comparison and wasn’t this full even during race week.

We somehow ripped out a cringle on our fore sail during the sail from Antigua to Guadalupe. North Sails has representatives everywhere and had a guy on the dock here to evaluate the problem, pick up the sail (actually it took four of us to lift it) and it will be on a plane to Guadalupe tomorrow and back fixed by Saturday. Just in time for a promised Northerly (yes, sometimes it blows from the north here) to take us to Barbados.

Lots of boat work in the next few days and then on to Barbados!

All is well.

  posted by Frank | May 17, 2006  

great to read about your journey, am more envious than ever (still not certain that I am ready to confront the southern ocean (ever)). Good spring in Chicago, banking business is keeping me interested, family in good shape, 25 year old son Charlie is spending a month this summer working in Israel and Palestine. I will be very relieved to see him back in one piece. He quoted to me today at lunch my earlier comment about how important it is to put yourself in uncomfortable places. I am very proud of him - same applies to you. Go with God.

Mark

—markfromm  May 26, 2006

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