Location: 17° 00N, 61° 49W
Thursday, 04.24.2008

At noon on April 24th, the Schooner Maggie B was at 17° 00N, 061° 49W, just a few miles off the coast of Antigua at Curtain Bluff. We were underway for Bermuda, motorsailing in a light sou’easterly. The sky is clear and the air is hot and humid. We will be happy for a little cooler weather.

We have 931 NM to go to St. Georges, Bermuda, which should take us about five days, probably arriving April 30th. The weather forecast is not particularly favorable. Commanders Weather comment was: “light winds to start and then upwind to Bermuda followed by a possible gale the middle and end of next week. Welcome home, I guess!” We should be into Bermuda before the gale.

Onboard for this leg is Frank Blair, Hannah Joudrey (aboard since Cape Town), Curtis Weinrich (aboard since Puerto Montt, Chile), and Danette Eden and her partner Rik Hansen. Danette was our landlady when we lived in Lunenburg for the completion of Maggie B and Rik spends part of the year in Russia or Northern Canada working oil exploration, and the rest of the time messing about in boats. Danette has a marvelous business in Lunenburg converting worn out sails into very imaginative high-end purses, packs and bags.

It is great to be back in Blue Water. It will probably take us most of the way to Bermuda to recover from the frenzy of Antigua Classic Race Week.

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All is well.