Wing on wing run from Barbuda

We heard from multiple people that visitors were coming back to Barbuda. No island was hit harder by a hurricane – demolishing 95% of the island. But word was out that they had taken a beating but the beaches were still gorgeous. We had a great sail up from Antigua, but unfortunately found the anchorage to be much too rolly to even consider dropping the dinghy and going to shore. We upped anchor and started moving around to the next bay thinking it would be calmer, but it turns out the swell was wrapping around both the north and the south sides of the island making everything miserable. We went back to our original anchorage – joined by a few other boats, and had a nice but rolly evening admiring the beaches from the water.

We got up early the next morning to make a downwind sail to St Barths. Going wing on wing (double-reefed main on one side, jib poled out on the other, we were doing a steady 6-7 knots, flying along. The seas were still big, 6-8 footers that kicked us around quite a bit, and I got great video of Trip singing and dancing along as we rolled from side to side. Not exactly a sail for anyone with a queasy stomach.