The once in a lifetime adventure of Mary Anne and Barry Keyes on the catamaran Knot Normal, a Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40. The trip starts at La Rochelle France, across the Atlantic to Grenada, and then the Caribbean island chain.
Waves - big ones
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Atlantic rollers are smashing into the 20 foot protective wall that separates Knot Normal from the sea. The resulting splash reaches 50 feet.
We arrived at Saba on Sunday 14th. What a wonderful experience! The view of the island from the sea is ruggedly breathtaking. Rising vertically from the ocean to an elevation of 3,084 ft., Saba is raw volcanic rock at its base soaring to lush verdant tropical greenery. The central mountain, Mt Scenery, is perpetualy covered with inspiring cloud formations. We crossed from St Eustatius in 18-24 knots of wind with 5-6 foot following seas. Anchoring overnight in Wells Bay we had strong winds but relatively calm seas overnight with Tropicbirds chattering overhead. Add caption Today we toured Saba with Wayne, a native Sabian of 8 generations. This is a relatively unknown place due to its inaccessibility. It is, hoowever, very special. The main town is The Bottom which should be named Bottoms Up since that is the only way to get there. Dutch owned Saba is orderly, tidy and picturesque. All the buildings are white with red roofs and green trim. The ro...
It is the end of Barry's Big Adventure, at least for now. The boat is in Tortola, BVI and will join the Conch Charter fleet. It is a sad day to leave her behind. I am already looking forward to getting her back and sailing her home to Elizabeth City.
The christening happened at 9:20 AM. We were there at the crack of dawn to see them raise the boom, then the mast. Following that, the huge lift motored into place and hauled her to the harbor and splashed her in. We did not waste a bottle of champagne as that would be alcohol abuse. Instead we went to our favorite wine store later that morning and ordered 5 cases of French wine to haul back to the Caribbean.
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