Sea VS man: 1-0

Last night was extremely hard. We were sailing with two reefs on the main and staysail 500 miles away from the center of the reported low pressure system when the barometer dropped and we found ourselves with the wind blowing 45knots and big waves started hitting us on the beam! The waves were continuosly breaking over the rail and washing the deck completely. We hung in for a while but in the end we took the only possible choice, and decided to surrender to the strength of the sea, and run with it.

Therefore we tacked and since yesterday night we have been heading South. The wind is blowing around 25-30knots, seas are still heavy but at least the waves are now from a more favorable direction.

We’ve covered 110 miles and we’ve lost about thirty miles on our approach to Antigua. We are considering to continue on this course all day long in order to sail away from the low pressure area and then head straight to the lush Caribbean island that is awaiting us.

Postponing further our ETA was a hard decision for our Captain but it was the only reasonable option he had for the safety of Cape Arrow and his Crew!

Hope to write back to you soon in better conditions!