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Cruising Guide to the Eastern Caribbean: Martinique to by Donald M. Street Jr

By Donald M. Street Jr

The cruiser's bible for secure navigation.

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The current runs to the west through here as fast as 3 knots. Against a 3-knot current in the same direction as the wind, it would require 6 knots through the water to hold your own tacking in 120°. advantage of better wind shifts than could be found offshore. When approaching Long Point, be sure to favor the Morne Rouge beach area, and stay inshore to avoid Long Point Shoal. If under power, motor directly from Point Saline to Long Point, leaving Long Point 100 yards off the starboard side, and proceed directly to St.

CARRIACOU TO GRENADA From Hermitage Point at the southwest corner of Tyrell Bay to Diamond Rock (Kick 'Em Jenny) and David Point, Grenada, it is 228 magnetic without taking account of current. This is normally a very broad reach or a dead run. If the wind is in the north, it may be a good idea before you leave the lee of Carriacou to rig your main boom foreguy to starboard and set your jib on the pole to windward. This will save you a lot of rolling and slatting on the way down. Once round David Point, the wind tends to hook around the island, often putting you dead before the wind most of the way to Black Bay, Grenada, where it will tend to come more abeam.

Against a 3-knot current in the same direction as the wind, it would require 6 knots through the water to hold your own tacking in 120°. advantage of better wind shifts than could be found offshore. When approaching Long Point, be sure to favor the Morne Rouge beach area, and stay inshore to avoid Long Point Shoal. If under power, motor directly from Point Saline to Long Point, leaving Long Point 100 yards off the starboard side, and proceed directly to St. George's Harbor or Grand Anse Bay clear of all dangers.

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