We had another very nice ride from St. Vincent (Union Bay) to Prickly Bay, Grenada. We hit 10 knots boat speed again under a reefed main and the small jib with 16 knots of wind. We just look at each other and wag our heads in amazement.
While reading a book in the salon during our migration from Union to Grenada, I heard a thud against the haul and ran up to the cockpit hollering "what did we hit, what did we hit?" By that time a wooden crating slat visually passed by the stern. The guys in the cockpit thought all they heard was a wave slap hard, but down below I heard something loud and clear. I wonder if it left skid marks on the bottom paint?
Basically we are here to relax, get Bruce's swollen feet to deflate before heading south to Trinidad. It's only 80 or so miles and the wind/sea conditions are looking favorable. I'm thinking we'll be here until Tuesday as Bruce wants to get confirmation of the haul out date. And we can get stuff duty free here so, yeah, we'll probably pull out early Tuesday morning.
Free Range Chicken is a custom designed Perry 59' and built by Westerly Marine in Santa Ana, California. Launched in 2006, FRC has done several Pacific Cup races, Transpac, Mexorc, but is more suited to off shore cruising. She has cruised to Tahiti, Hawaii, and through the Panama Canal 12/24/10. FRC is currently berthed in Bristol, Rhode Island for the summer, being shown by a local rep..
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