Jimmy went down earlier to labour in a hot sweaty boat yard, to get the boat ready to put back in the water. Once Charlotte and I arrived, we launched the boat, went into a marina and Jimmy had a quick flight up to NY to sort out his necessary surgery to his arm after falling off the ladder in the boat yard and injuring his rotary cuff.
During our week in Trinidad, Charlotte got a chance to meet up with Ryan ("Trini boyfriend" who had spent some time in Bermuda over the summer) for a play date.
After an overnight flight, Barry was quickly put to work when he arrived in Trinidad, helping us with the final jobs before leaving Trinidad.
We left at first light, for our 80 mile trip to Grenada, with dolphins playing at the bow of the boat. The timing was perfect with the tides out of the "Mouth of the Dragon" and we managed to have a couple of knots of current with us for the first half of the trip. Conditions were great, 15 knots of wind from the south east. We had anticipated not getting in til after dark, but made it in about 10 hours, arriving in Grenada at about 4.30pm, in time for cocktails on the trampoline, BBQ dinner and all asleep by 9pm!
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