We are on day 8 and having a blast. The swell has been significant all week, so we chose our moorings carefully as recommended. Staying put for a second day in Great Harbor on Jost, waiting out predicted wave detail of 8’ with 5 second period, and occasional 10’, before heading to Soper’s tomorrow then Roadtown, and home.
Wish I had thought to bring my own binoculars. Quality of the ones provided are pretty low. Glad I brought a sailing multitool. It has helped with a few small repairs on board. They gave us a small kit, but items we needed were broken or missing in some cases.
Folks everywhere have been a joy. Lots of laughs and kindness everywhere we go.
To be honest, we’re a little disappointed in the condition of the boat. Wear and tear is pretty reasonable, but some of the minor equipment is not functional, like the autopilot remote, digital chain counter, remote vhf, cockpit lighting, etc. Important stuff works, but things like a water tank with a crack that can only hold about 50% of its capacity is annoying. Also, had about 3-4” of hairy growth on the waterline and rudders. Managed to scrub most of it off myself while moored at BEYC.
Fantastic suggestions to bring handheld VHF, and Nav gear. Both were necessary. The boat had dual Raymarine chartplotters at helms, but the location and angle made them very hard to see due to glare and sun washout. One of my best purchases was NV Charts 12.1 chartbook that came with access to a chart plotting app and 5 licenses, we’ve been primarily using our phones with excellent results. We’ve made great use of headlamps and flashlights on the tender, another fantastic suggestion, and can confirm almost none of the tenders, often comically overloaded, have any kind of lighting.
So again, to all the experienced contributors who took time to reply in this thread, we want to express our sincere thanks. You guys have saved our bacon in several cases.
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