4 days and back in SXM..

Bon-SXM.. nice SE wind made it fast and almost straight back home.. until last 80nm.. should have been 12 hours faster but could not make the final tack to Simpson bay.. tried engine when wind dropped out.,. Ai, several hours dirty work at an 'angle'.. makes life hard.. got it going, but did not use it any more to avoid more discomfort and disappointment.. could use it to slowly come in at the end.. more work to come, but time to relax 1st..

So in the end I left Kralendijk Friday night 23.59 and arrived Tuesday night 23.58

Toedeloe Bon sailing back to SXM..

Ready to sail back from Bonaire to St Maarten..

Goodbey Bon, maybe next year again, jenever..
so..
485nm NE with NE-SE 12-15knts.. beating upwind,
so say 800nm to sail..
at 6 knts.. 800/6=133hr/24=5.5 days,
at 5 knts.. 800/5=160hrs/24=6.6 days..

Leaving Fri 2300.. so Simpson Bay Thursday late..

Actually it looks even slightly better, more SE looks like, so maybe quiker..  the more I can point to SXM the shorter the miles to sail..

If I do not have to tack at all..  485miles/6knts/hr = 80hrs/24 = 3 days and 8 hrs
if more wind..  7 knots..  485/7 = 70hrs/24 = under 3 days...  that wont happen...

Cheers

Han


NB  Thanks Roan for helping me get my things back on board...

 Thought I was helping Marije and Marco on a mooring..  did not last more them 10 minutes..  Immediately send away..  Bonaire is the most unfriendly island for them, wit Cur good second was Marco's conclusion..  In the end they found a spot for 3 days, on a very long line to the shore..

 Things 2 do..  Laser on deck, engins on the railing, dinghy in the davits and secure everything inside..

 After 10.6 years I now finally made a system to put my bike nicely out of the way..  yeajj

 And of course I was sweating like hell again..  but ready, time to move, 5 days to relax and read a book a day, full moon, so very nice all day..

Full moon, means I can fish 24/7..  This nice Tuna we cought 3 years ago at 0200 with full moon..  same place as I will be in a few hours btw...

Toedeloe..

Mastwork..

Rowan, 49kg...   Mast rigger, climber, repairs...

 End of spreader fell of..  (Otto did mastwalk) sailing to Aves, now we repair good.. try several other boults, then fix it with locktight..

 Remove old spreader top cover which got stranded halfway.. had to be cut off..

 Ad an extra reflector..

 Tape off and check other spreader end..

 Sand frond of spreader which had some dammage..

make pictures of 'steamlight', needs repair, mabe next time..