S/V ALEXANDRA arrival in Anguilla, continuing on south

[TheSandPebbles]

Hello fellow CD owners,
I have been keeping my blog http://sailingexpeditionalexandra.blogspot.com updated as much as I can, so feel free to read more about my adventures, photos and mishaps since I left Charleston Feb 15th. I have just finished up the BVI's and arrived in Anguilla, passing the lonely and deserted Sombrero Island, with it's unusual looking buildings and ruins by about 100 yds. I thought I might anchor there for a rest, but I never saw less than 11 fathoms along it's coral cliff coast. I'm on my way to St. Martin tomorrow for a few days of repairs. The most major problem is a failure of the roller furler, wherein the forestay has snapped! I just sort of noticed I had a floppy furled jib one day and went up the mast to see and... well the photos are on the blog.

After St Martin I plan to Island hop on down to Grenada, arriving around July 5th or so, unless a hurricane forces me to make a dash out of the belt earlier. I have one crew member with me, but will be back to singlehanding again in June. With a faulty Aries steering gear (plan to get a new one in St. Martin) we've been doing 4 hour watches on the longer sails, hand steering the entire trip. I've come to enjoy the 0400-0800 watch, when it's cool and you can enjoy a coffee and watch the sun rise. That's what it's all about!
Fair winds!
-Perry
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