lustyd
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Doesn’t the main interfere with one of the headsails? We have to drop ours for downwind, although a much smaller boat
Atlantic crossing 2025
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geem
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No. You sail conventionally, wing on wing, but the wind comes from 165° by the lee. So the genoa is to windward. The jib is to leeward. All 3 sails fill.
lustyd
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To be fair most of ours this year were dead runs so slightly different scenario I guess.
geem
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We would have crossed the Atlantic on a dead run but this sail plan works better for us. We won't ever sail on a dead run on long passages again. The twin poles have been set up since Mindelo. Being able to gybe across the poles is fantastic. It minimises foredeck work in a bumpy ocean and I can gybe on my own with the wife happily in the land of nod
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geem
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It's a wrap. We are 4nm from our WP off Falmouth Harbour, Antigua.
13 days from Mindelo. Super happy with that. Tough at times with 3 reefs in the main for 8 days. Maximum wind speed 39.9kts. 12 fishes caught. No diesel used. No days run, apart the the day escaping CV, less than 160nm. Best days run, 176nm.
Time for beer, swim and walk
13 days from Mindelo. Super happy with that. Tough at times with 3 reefs in the main for 8 days. Maximum wind speed 39.9kts. 12 fishes caught. No diesel used. No days run, apart the the day escaping CV, less than 160nm. Best days run, 176nm.
Time for beer, swim and walk
z1ppy
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Fantastic updates thank you! enjoy that cold beer and swim!
noelex
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Congratulations on the excellent crossing and thanks for the thread so we can follow along.
Antigua is an island we have not managed to visit so far, but I understood that check-in at Falmouth was a lot more expensive (as it is a notional park area) and most cruisers used a different bay. Is this wrong or out of date?
Enjoy the beer, swim, and walk.
Antigua is an island we have not managed to visit so far, but I understood that check-in at Falmouth was a lot more expensive (as it is a notional park area) and most cruisers used a different bay. Is this wrong or out of date?
Enjoy the beer, swim, and walk.
geem
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Yes. It's more expensive in Falmouth. We have come around to Jolly Harbour to meet the government vet. It's cheaper to clear in here as well.
z1ppy
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more expensive as they generally have all the big superyachts with no regard for cost. The Jolly customs house has less friendly operating hours but given you have just raced across the Atlantic, a short delay to clear i am sure isnt going to cause you a problem. National holiday on island today so kick back and enjoy the views of the sleeping Indian.
Roberto
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Congrats 
What are -usually- the additional formalities with a domestic animal on board?
What are -usually- the additional formalities with a domestic animal on board?
geem
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We have the WhatsApp number for the chief government vet. We let him know we are coming in advance. We clear in first then meet the vet with the dog at customs. We hand over $50US and bingo, the dogs cleared in. The dog has a European pet passport and is fully vaccinated and chipped.Congrats
What are -usually- the additional formalities with a domestic animal on board?
geem
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Falmouth clearance takes place in English Harbour. Both anchorages are part of the national park. They charge you $5US per person per day to be there. If you are switched on, you tell them you are just staying one night and then going elsewhere. You then just stay put. Nobody checks. In addition to park fees, the clearance fees are higher than Jolly.
We just cleared in at Jolly. Cost was $85EC for a month. You can stay 3 months but have to pay additional fees for the extra 2 months