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Is the Third Time the Charm? Sailing Back to the Virgin Islands.

30 Thursday Dec 2021

Posted by farreachvoyages in Navigation, Planning, Provisioning, Techniques, Tactics, Tips, Voyaging

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offshore sailing, Route planning, Voyaging

After 1,466 nautical miles, Landfall in the Virgin Islands 15 Dec 2021.

With the selfsteering windvane back in fighting condition we provisioned the Far Reach for our planned six months in the West Indies. Since this was our third voyage there Gayle has gotten pretty good at knowing what we need to purchase here in the states. I have heard sailors argue that “excess storage capacity and heavy provisioning in the states is not necessary since people eat everywhere.” That may be but almost everything in the West Indies costs two to three times what it costs in the states. So, while she worked the provisions I gathered all the tools, gear, equipment, lines, repair parts, books, navigation equipment to include my sextant, snorkel gear, etc that needed to be stowed on the boat. I made lists then began making trips to the marina to get the gear aboard and stowed. I tested my Sony SW7600GR short wave SSB receiver and the long-wire antenna making sure I could get the key stations I needed to be able to hear to get weather. We also test a new piece of equipment for this voyage–a Garmin In-Touch Mini satellite texting device.

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